Comments on: QoTD: Garr Reynolds http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/ where we're going, we don't need roads... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:29:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Michael Carden http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-990 Michael Carden Thu, 12 Apr 2007 06:29:54 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-990 > I’m cheating someone by only giving them the slides. How are > they going to enjoy all the jokes? There were jokes? -- MC > I’m cheating someone by only giving them the slides. How are > they going to enjoy all the jokes?

There were jokes? — MC

]]> By: jdub http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-983 jdub Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:24:20 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-983 By the way, it's amusing how few people notice the duplication of "more" on that slide. It's like we know the quote back to front or something... :-D By the way, it’s amusing how few people notice the duplication of “more” on that slide. It’s like we know the quote back to front or something… :-D

]]> By: Fred Nerk http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-976 Fred Nerk Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:48:11 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-976 "It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. But it is not effective to speak the same words that are written, because it is putting too much load on the mind and decreases your ability to understand what is being presented." — John Sweller I absolutely agree with this definition. No matter what toolset is used, if used poorly it is a poorly used tool. Powerpoint and like tools are great when used appropriately. I will never read slides to an audience, it is a waste of time and really pisses of the participents. You must talk to the slide, use the slide to visually present the idea. There are significant articles on how to create and deliver great presentations, and how to use the tools effectively in a presentation. I have seen certain people present for 2 hours over three slides and absolutely captivating in delivery with spot on use of those three slides to support and enhance the message of the presentation. Tools being used effectively is the point “It is effective to speak to a diagram, because it presents information in a different form. But it is not effective to speak the same words that are written, because it is putting too much load on the mind and decreases your ability to understand what is being presented.”

— John Sweller

I absolutely agree with this definition. No matter what toolset is used, if used poorly it is a poorly used tool. Powerpoint and like tools are great when used appropriately. I will never read slides to an audience, it is a waste of time and really pisses of the participents. You must talk to the slide, use the slide to visually present the idea. There are significant articles on how to create and deliver great presentations, and how to use the tools effectively in a presentation. I have seen certain people present for 2 hours over three slides and absolutely captivating in delivery with spot on use of those three slides to support and enhance the message of the presentation. Tools being used effectively is the point

]]> By: Nat http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-975 Nat Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:56:43 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-975 Here's a program I wrote to create bullet-point-free presentations in GNOME: http://nat.truemesh.com/archives/000678.html Here’s a program I wrote to create bullet-point-free presentations in GNOME: http://nat.truemesh.com/archives/000678.html

]]> By: Goran Rakic http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-974 Goran Rakic Tue, 10 Apr 2007 10:51:57 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-974 I like to publish slides with additional notes attached under each slide. It takes some time to prepare, but I think it can be useful to ones that can't make it to a live talk if video coverage is not available. I like to publish slides with additional notes attached under each slide. It takes some time to prepare, but I think it can be useful to ones that can’t make it to a live talk if video coverage is not available.

]]> By: Nick Moffitt http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-973 Nick Moffitt Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:59:38 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-973 Someone ought to put a bounty on the openoffice presentation program so that when a slide reaches a certain level of verbosity or a certain number of bullets, a popup alert appears admonishing the user that "Slides must illustrate without narrating." Obviously large sections of text in fixed-width fonts would get an exception. Someone ought to put a bounty on the openoffice presentation program so that when a slide reaches a certain level of verbosity or a certain number of bullets, a popup alert appears admonishing the user that “Slides must illustrate without narrating.”

Obviously large sections of text in fixed-width fonts would get an exception.

]]> By: Planet linux.conf.au 2007 http://bethesignal.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-1243 Planet linux.conf.au 2007 Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://perkypants.org/blog/2007/04/10/qotd-garr-reynolds/#comment-1243 <!--%kramer-pre%--> April 10, 2007 11:11 AM <!--%kramer-post%--> April 10, 2007 11:11 AM

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