Hi David,
I am glad you chimed in that "presenting" is not only for the favored
few, but for everyone!
Looking forward to the "new" stuff!
Calvin
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David Bovill <mailto:da...@vaudevillecourt.tv>
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 5:34 PM
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 :)
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Calvin Waterbury <mailto:c...@eml.cc>
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:59 PM
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.
Fair winds,
Calvin
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