[OSDC Israel] feedbacks from the conference

[Gaal Yahas]

On Sun, Mar 05, 2006 at 03:31:59AM +0200, Amit Aronovitch wrote:
> >* Minimize typing. Unless you are Audrey you type slower than your
> >  audience thinks.
> >
>   The "live demo" style of lecture has it's own merits.
> It has a great psychological impact, and provides means to give
> satisfying answers to unplanned questions from the audience (just
> do it and see what happens) etc.

Sure, I didn't say "never type". You have to be aware of the control
you either give up or gain over your audience by each action you take.

>    Speed and accuracy can be greatly improved by using tab-completion
> and history features. Still, it's not the right format for every talk.
> Choose wisely and practice beforehand.

If we get technical: history features can be hard for untrained audiences
to follow. In some cases you may assume they can handle it, but not
in others.

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Gaal Yahas <gaal at forum2.org>
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