seminar
Original: seminar on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
An older bearded professor sits at a desk in a book-lined office, talking to a younger woman with reddish-brown hair.
Professor: THE BEST ADVICE ON HOW TO DO YOUR SEMINAR SPEECH IS WHAT MY PROFESSORS TAUGHT ME:
Panel 2:
Close-up on the professor's face.
Professor: TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE GONNA TELL THEM. TELL THEM. THEN TELL THEM WHAT YOU TOLD THEM.
Panel 3:
The young woman looks ahead with a flat, slightly uneasy expression.
Panel 4:
Wide shot of the two of them standing facing each other.
Professor: THAT WAY NOBODY WILL STAY AWAKE THROUGH YOUR TALK AND YOU WILL NEVER BE SCOOPED.
Woman: AHHH...
Votey:
Close-up on the professor's lower face as he continues speaking.
Professor: NOW, USE AS MUCH JARGON AS IS NECESSARY TO CONVINCE YOUR READER THAT YOUR OBSERVATIONS ARE NON-OBVIOUS.
An older bearded professor sits at a desk in a book-lined office, talking to a younger woman with reddish-brown hair.
Professor: THE BEST ADVICE ON HOW TO DO YOUR SEMINAR SPEECH IS WHAT MY PROFESSORS TAUGHT ME:
Panel 2:
Close-up on the professor's face.
Professor: TELL THEM WHAT YOU'RE GONNA TELL THEM. TELL THEM. THEN TELL THEM WHAT YOU TOLD THEM.
Panel 3:
The young woman looks ahead with a flat, slightly uneasy expression.
Panel 4:
Wide shot of the two of them standing facing each other.
Professor: THAT WAY NOBODY WILL STAY AWAKE THROUGH YOUR TALK AND YOU WILL NEVER BE SCOOPED.
Woman: AHHH...
Votey:
Close-up on the professor's lower face as he continues speaking.
Professor: NOW, USE AS MUCH JARGON AS IS NECESSARY TO CONVINCE YOUR READER THAT YOUR OBSERVATIONS ARE NON-OBVIOUS.
Alt text
A four-panel comic. Panel 1: An older bald, bearded professor sits at a desk in a book-lined office, speaking to a younger woman with reddish-brown hair. He says, 'The best advice on how to do your seminar speech is what my professors taught me:'. Panel 2: Close-up of the professor saying, 'Tell them what you're gonna tell them. Tell them. Then tell them what you told them.' Panel 3: The young woman stares ahead with a flat, faintly worried face. Panel 4: A wide shot of the two standing facing each other. The professor concludes, 'That way nobody will stay awake through your talk and you will never be scooped.' The woman replies, 'Ahhh...' The joke: the classic 'tell them three times' speaking advice is reframed as a deliberate tactic to bore the audience to sleep so no one steals your ideas. Votey (bonus panel): A close-up of the professor's mouth as he adds, 'Now, use as much jargon as is necessary to convince your reader that your observations are non-obvious.'
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.