From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 18 02:12:54 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ABEEC1065670 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:12:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19DDC8FC12 for ; Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:12:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: from kobe.laptop (adsl23-13.kln.forthnet.gr [77.49.150.13]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.2/8.14.2/Debian-3) with ESMTP id m3I2CcDQ021553 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:46 +0300 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m3I2CbLN017915; Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:37 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m3I2CZjv017477; Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:35 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from keramida@ceid.upatras.gr) From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez References: <200804171742.58735.mitchell@wyatt672earp.force9.co.uk> <20080417163820.a049f062.rnsanchez@wait4.org> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:12:34 +0300 In-Reply-To: <20080417163820.a049f062.rnsanchez@wait4.org> (Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez's message of "Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:20 -0300") Message-ID: <87lk3boqr1.fsf@kobe.laptop> User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-MailScanner-ID: m3I2CcDQ021553 X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-3.902, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.50, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@ceid.upatras.gr X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Help with a presentation. X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:12:54 -0000 On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:38:20 -0300, Ricardo Nabinger Sanchez wrote: > On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:49:40 +0200 > "TooMany Secrets" wrote: > >> Hummm... I never heard about that. Looks like a great way to make a >> presentation, and also participative way for the assistance. > > Don't forget to do some practice before the real thing. This way you > avoid stage panic, or at least reduce it considerably. Good point :) I have discovered that giving a similar talk to multiple places helps a lot too. The second time a talk is scheduled (and all the subsequent times) I have at least the following advantages over the first time I gave it: * The questions of the audience from the first talk are _very_ helpful in expanding the "interesting" parts and trimming down what they didn't seem to take a very active interest in. * I've practically had a chance for "live" practice of the same talk, by giving it in the past. I also like preparing for a talk by firing up "presentation mode" and keeping a sheet of paper and pencil/pen nearby for notes. While I am timing the talk, I use the paper for notes like: "5>6 no connection" "10 too many bullets in one page" "29 needs more" and other random scribblings about anything that seems "odd" about the talk style, content, or timing. Then I go through the notes and the actual slides, looking for places where improvements can be made. It takes me two or three iterations to catch some of the obvious stuff, but the whole process helps me a lot! Naturally, I don't always have the time to do *all* of this, and I've given talks after staying very late at night and furiously stuffing slides with text and images. These presentations/talks tend of be major disasters or mind-numbingly boring sessions of "See? I can so totally read the text on the big white thing! Oh, where was I?". I have learned to avoid that now :) HTH, Giorgos