Lynda wrote:
> I've seen a lot. Sometimes it feels like I've seen everything, and more
> than once for most of it. On the other hand, I just attended a talk on
> the UNIX Command Line, and learned a couple of things I hadn't known
> before. Many presentations are the same. Just because the audience has
> seen the same presentation a dozen times, doesn't mean that there isn't
> going to be an Aha! moment that made the trip worthwhile.
Exactly my point. It's not that the audience is not paying attention,
and it's not that the audience is not going to get something from the
presentation, it's just that a lot of it may be review, and they may be
trying to research the topic to come up with a good question, counter
argument or trying to figure out it's relevance to them. And, every
class or presentation I have been to that had ANY relevance to what I
do, I have learned at least one new thing. That new thing might have
only has 30 seconds of coverage in a 30 minute presentation, though.
Some users may be taking notes on their laptops, or may ask their
co-worker of the relevance of the topic to their company. "Say, Bob,
aren't we doing something like this?" "Well, Bill, we are, but instead
of the blue widget being presented, we are using a green one."
Alan Clegg wrote:
> Disrespect for a speaker that you feel is irrelevant, boring and
> un-fun just shows that you are a rude and elitist audience.
>
> AlanC {Dale Carnegie trained speaker, presenter, relevant, interesting
> and fun guy that had thought about presenting at NANOG, but won't now}
Not even trying... I wonder what that says about a "Dale Carnegie
trained speaker, presenter, relevant, interesting and fun guy"?
-Sean
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