On Jul 13, 2007, at 5:14 PM, Dieter wrote:
Generic comment on slides: Sometimes one hears a talk and later looks
over the slides, or, these days, often finds the slides on the web
without having heard the talk. It is nice if the slides can remind
you
of the talk, or better yet, stand alone and get the main points
across.
That's a good point. I always like it when I can remember what a talk
was about, or find out what happened at an event I wasn't able to
attend.
Following Tufte (e.g. [1]), one idea is to provide a single-page
handout. This takes more work (obviously you can't just reprint the
slides) but is a physical token, and can contain quite a bit of
information.
Another nice idea is to put a transcript up on the web. I have really
enjoyed reading transcripts of talks such as Paul Graham's various
keynotes and Larry Wall's "State of the Onion" speeches. These also
have the distinct advantage of being visible to search engines.
In summary, slides aren't the only supporting material a talk can
use! Different materials can and should be used to support different
things.
Ben Schroeder
[1] http://www.edwardtufte.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00001B
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