Thanks for the comments Calvin! The encouragement and constructive comments are very motivating. The sessions are certainly informal - in my view the lower and more fun the expectations the more it will encourage other people to give it a go - really everyone has something to show that others can enjoy and learn from.
Also, for now we are experimenting with formats and techniques - so I think you will see a lot of cool tools being added to the mix in the coming weeks - think of it as beta for now with a more professional launch towards the time of the conference - at least that's my excuse :) On 25 January 2011 19:59, Calvin Waterbury <c...@eml.cc> wrote: > Hello, > > First off, "BRAVO!" to all who take their time and knowledge to make these > presentations! They have been extremely helpful in my learning of LiveCode > and in being introduced to the programming world outside of Windows®! > > I also wish to convey my comments herein are not intended as criticisms, > but as a "reflection" through the eyes of a student. If nothing changes, I > will still continue to participate and glean what I can from each session. > I realize that "newbies" are in the minority and I do not expect nor desire > the presentations to be "dumbed down." I can understand that spicing up a > presentation makes for a less mundane experience. > > My comments are from only seeing four presentations. Perhaps the > presenters were having "off days?" > > Ok, with the above preamble/disclaimers in place, here are some thoughts > for your consideration when you present... > > 1. RECORDING - Please make sure you are recording, if you intend to do so > and let your audience know at the outset you are doing so. Others mileage > may vary, but for me knowing I will be able to review the presentation > allows me to relax and look at the bigger picture and more robust > interaction of Q&A during the live presentation. The couple of times the > chat had comments like "Is he recording?" and "Did he turn on the recorder?" > sent me into a quasi-panic of myopia and tunnel-vision because I did not > want to miss any details. > > 2. SCREEN VIEW - It is nice to match a face to a voice. Seeing the "camera > view" of the presenter at the beginning and briefly "here and there" during > the presentation certainly assists the tardy as well. Aside from these brief > displays, it is very helpful if the screen real estate, the "screen view" is > allocated to the computer desktop and specific windows where the coding > action is happening. Without doing so, it is impossible to read the script, > etc. windows. > > 3. DISTRACTIONS - Just a quick note to say I found the visual effects and > cartoon animations to distracting for my taste, besides taking up screen > area. This is my own personal opinion and not necessarily the opinion of > any other participant(s). > > 4. VERBOSITY - I realize this comes easier to some than others, but try to > verbalize your thought processes as you are working through your > presentation. This really helps to "connect the dots," especially for those > of us who do not have the same familiarity yet. While I am a newbie to > LiveCode, I am not a novice programmer and "hearing" the logic spoken allows > my experience to assist my learning. Also, if your presentation contains a > bug, hearing the logic may allow me to assist in debugging where otherwise I > could not. > > 5. KEEP AN EYE ON THE CHAT - *We* are able to see and hear you via USTREAM, > but but the only way you can "see" or "hear" our feedback is via the > ChatRev. I noticed more than one instance where the presenter was oblivious > to what the audience was trying to "say," especially when there were > problems like sound issues, performance, clarity, etc. > > > Ok, there are my notes from *my* experiences. Use what you feel is valid > and throw out the rest, but by all means please continue to present! :) > > I would like to encourage everyone to present something. Everyone has > their own personal way of communicating and the way *you* might say > something could unlock someone's understanding where no one else's would. > You don't have to be a guru-coder to present either. Maybe your > presentation could be about how you lay out your LiveCode work space, what > ancillary tools you use to develop, etc. I am working on a project that I > will present, hopefully in about six weeks, if I haven't bit off more than I > can chew. ;) > > FYI - I used to work in a television station years ago and have coached > people into getting over the intimidation, anxiety and stage fright of being > in front of an audience on camera. I'll be glad to help if you want to try > and present. Unfortunately, I will have to defer the technical questions > about using USTREAM to other experienced presenters at this time. > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
