Comments on: Talking is teaching! That’s all it is! http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/ Braindump of the Mel. Seek coherency and relevance at your own risk. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:05:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paul N http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-3303 Paul N Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:35:56 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/#comment-3303 Your talk was pretty awesome. I thought the use of two sets of slides was really effective. Your talk was pretty awesome. I thought the use of two sets of slides was really effective.

]]> By: monique http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-3174 monique Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:57:37 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/#comment-3174 I've never given a presentation nearly that large - only to small groups within my company - but I definitely prefer both giving and attending talks that are interactive on some level. I think of any presentation I give in terms of a round table or discussion; your classroom approach also makes a lot of sense. When you're interactive, it allows information to flow both ways, which can allow you to better target the audience's needs or even allow you to leave with some new ideas of your own, like how your system is being used in ways you'd never anticipated. Just about the worst presentation format is when someone stands at the front of the room and talks and clicks for an hour without any audience participation. So I usually force the issue and ask lots of leading questions =) I’ve never given a presentation nearly that large – only to small groups within my company – but I definitely prefer both giving and attending talks that are interactive on some level. I think of any presentation I give in terms of a round table or discussion; your classroom approach also makes a lot of sense. When you’re interactive, it allows information to flow both ways, which can allow you to better target the audience’s needs or even allow you to leave with some new ideas of your own, like how your system is being used in ways you’d never anticipated.

Just about the worst presentation format is when someone stands at the front of the room and talks and clicks for an hour without any audience participation. So I usually force the issue and ask lots of leading questions =)

]]> By: emmajane http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 emmajane Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:08:55 +0000 http://blog.melchua.com/2009/10/25/talking-is-teaching-thats-all-it-is/#comment-3108 As I mentioned at Ontario Linux Fest: your talk was BRILLIANT, Mel. Congratulations on engaging your audience and giving them useful and relevant take-away skills. It was an inspiration to be at your talk. As I mentioned at Ontario Linux Fest: your talk was BRILLIANT, Mel. Congratulations on engaging your audience and giving them useful and relevant take-away skills. It was an inspiration to be at your talk.

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