Comments on: Powerpoint Excellence http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/ tales of swimming upstream Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Gardner http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-1466 Gardner Sun, 20 Aug 2006 16:34:28 +0000 http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-1466 Interesting: I see I did see this post after all, but didn't follow the links. Coming to the presentation through an audio podcast rather than a video link, I had only the content in my mind--and a surmise about the visuals that I got onto from the crowd response and the particular tempo of the presentation. Because I had the podcast content in mind, I didn't have any link to this post in my head. I suppose I might have been able to reconstruct the connection with some prompts, but that's highly unlikely given that so much time had gone by. Some interesting things to mull over here with regard to teaching, learning, and modes of encountering presentations. Hmm. Interesting: I see I did see this post after all, but didn’t follow the links. Coming to the presentation through an audio podcast rather than a video link, I had only the content in my mind–and a surmise about the visuals that I got onto from the crowd response and the particular tempo of the presentation. Because I had the podcast content in mind, I didn’t have any link to this post in my head. I suppose I might have been able to reconstruct the connection with some prompts, but that’s highly unlikely given that so much time had gone by.

Some interesting things to mull over here with regard to teaching, learning, and modes of encountering presentations. Hmm.

]]> By: Jerry http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-95 Jerry Sat, 08 Oct 2005 04:36:16 +0000 http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-95 After seeing Dick Hardt's presentation, I agree that his presentation is really good. But, I would say these are "performances" as they are very scripted. Most folks doing a presentation are not doing a performance, but it sure would be more interesting if they approached them that way. Of course, not everyone is a good performer, and I might think that after I saw this sort of presentation/performance a few times with folks that were not good performers I would be happy to have them go back to reading their bulleted slides to me. :) Thanks for sharing this - it is good to see new uses of tools we are all very familiar with. After seeing Dick Hardt’s presentation, I agree that his presentation is really good. But, I would say these are “performances” as they are very scripted. Most folks doing a presentation are not doing a performance, but it sure would be more interesting if they approached them that way. Of course, not everyone is a good performer, and I might think that after I saw this sort of presentation/performance a few times with folks that were not good performers I would be happy to have them go back to reading their bulleted slides to me. :) Thanks for sharing this - it is good to see new uses of tools we are all very familiar with.

]]> By: Gardner http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-85 Gardner Sat, 01 Oct 2005 12:12:58 +0000 http://www.marthaburtis.net/wrapping/2005/09/30/powerpoint-excellence/#comment-85 They said the Tweedy presentation was coming soon, but I've never been able to get to it either. If all the press I've read is even slightly true, I don't think the presentation was either Tweedy's or Lessig's finest hour. Too much true-believer stuff for a topic that needs a very nuanced but firm approach. In my view, anyhow--and I *like* Wilco. They said the Tweedy presentation was coming soon, but I’ve never been able to get to it either. If all the press I’ve read is even slightly true, I don’t think the presentation was either Tweedy’s or Lessig’s finest hour. Too much true-believer stuff for a topic that needs a very nuanced but firm approach. In my view, anyhow–and I *like* Wilco.

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