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Giles

@gdeejay.bsky.social

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Applied economist working in international development policy 🇹🇴🇸🇧🇻🇺🇫🇯🇦🇺🇲🇲 (etc), Mostly memes. Sometimes post about #publicpolicy, research, data science, #PFM and #Rstats Economist | Independent Consultant All views my own

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 12h

Eyebrows are weird.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 12h

Vanuatu is a land of contrasts....

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 14h

Some proof I'm in #Vanuatu
(This is the parliament)

A photograph of Vanuatu's parliament building

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 18h

Exactly. It's a bad look

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 19h

WTP #econsky
Credit: www.exocomics.com

A comic where a duck asks the WTP to cross the bridge

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

The more I've presented, the simpler my presentation decks have become.

I want people to focus on me and my story, not the ten bullet points I've crammed into a slide.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

I remember a friend who had included a regression table in his slides. When I asked why, he said:
"I'm hoping if I present details they won't ask any hard questions."

And I suspect this is the primary source of this sin.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

💯!

Absolutely onboard here.

Either I'm telling a story OR the slides are, but if the latter is true why deliver the info as a presentation at all?

If you want to share details pair the presentation with a short briefing note, but don't drown the audience in detail.

Matt Cowgill @mattcowgill.bsky.social · 1d

probably my most deeply-held belief: it is not possible for a slide deck to be both (1) a good presentation aide; and (2) a standalone document that can be read and understood in isolation.

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

Now I'm wondering how poor quality my previous posts were...
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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I've been posting much less lately.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

🎶"You're so vain, I bet you think this skeet is about you..."🎶

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 1d

Just a warning to that I'm going to redo my pinned bio post.

Apologies in advance for the cringe.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 2d

Google's new recaptcha panel is really confusing.

After 30 minutes trying to figure it out I went back to the old console.

You'd think they'd simplify the UI before forcing migration.

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 2d

I'd *love* this!

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 2d

Why, yes, I am an enjoyer of #AI
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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 3d

Beach recursion:
( #Vanuatu edition)

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 3d

Finished this one today.

I was relieved to see Jeeves reemerge in the final chapter.

Fun book.

Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 24d

I've recently been reading old humorous books past copyright.

I just finished "Diary of a Nobody" and am now onto "My Man Jeeves".

Here's hoping I don't run out
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