Quote Originally Posted by kingnat View Post
I realize there is no poker in the commune, but this isn't really poker questions, it's more about communication. I've been given the following task and have thought a lot about it, but was very curious to see what FTR came up with.

You've been asked to give a 40-50 minute talk to a general audience of 50 people about the science and/or math behind poker. The audience overall is quite bright, but they know next to nothing about poker.

What topics do you include in your talk? Which do you avoid?

Can you think of any activities to do with the audience to get them involved/engaged?
What's the end-goal. To come out if it with the highest winrate possible on day one? To make them understand the game theory of the game as best as possible? To convince them that poker's crazy and awesome and involves a lot of skill and kewl stuff like that? Etc.

What is the value whose expectation I'm tryin' to maximize here, if ya know what I'm sayin.