Hi Shaun, I agree. Tyler did have the Jaws voice rate up way too fast for a demonstration. When working I also have my speech rate up equally as fast, but for a demonstration on something I am unfamiliar with I would have prefered the speech rate be a little slower so I can be certain to hear everything clearly. Other than that the fact Tyler didn't use a written outline of some kind are my only two major complaints with the podcast. I really think if we are going to broadcast and demonstrate programs and services to the blind community at large we should aim for a cemmi-professional podcast format/quality. Most of us aren't probably good public speakers, I realize that, but there are ways to improve our public speaking skills. The best way to improve our public speaking skills i by using notes, outlines, and some kind of reference to have on hand as we are doing our podcast. It helps organize your thoughts, sets a defined format for your podcast, and there is no guessing what to say next as it all is really right there on your braille notes. For those in college or thinking of attending college taking some communication classes would really help as well. In communications classes they will teach you how to prepare speaches, state all points as quickly and clearly as possible, and what should and should not be said in your public program. Most people have a tendancy to get board quickly so your speach or podcast needs to be informative and interesting enough to hold your end users attention for at least 30 minutes. The last thing we want to do when podcasting is stop and start in the middle of a thought, spend too much time fiddling with this or that in the background,and so on. those sorts of disruptions to the podcast have a way of getting your listener disinterested in your program.
shaun everiss wrote: > good points tom, also the speech was still to fast, I never have my speech fast, in fact I still don't understand the miriani combat thing well though there is a good pack which I am getting, i probably should put it somewhere. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
