Comments on: “Better Living Through Blogging”: The Slide Deck http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/ Joey deVilla's Personal Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paul http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24420 Paul Thu, 14 May 2009 12:36:57 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24420 Video!! Video!!

]]> By: darryl http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24397 darryl Wed, 13 May 2009 15:16:03 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24397 I can understand the preference for text form, but the one thing video can do better is demonstrate rhythm. I'd like to see the pacing of the slide changes. As we know, comedy is timing. I can understand the preference for text form, but the one thing video can do better is demonstrate rhythm. I’d like to see the pacing of the slide changes.

As we know, comedy is timing.

]]> By: Alyson http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24384 Alyson Tue, 12 May 2009 18:44:36 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24384 Way to go on not killing them with powerpoint! Death by powerpoint is very very painful. Death by Darth Vader would be preferable. Video - movie maker can do a pretty kick ass job of that, yeah? Gets more senses in on the experience. Way to go on not killing them with powerpoint! Death by powerpoint is very very painful. Death by Darth Vader would be preferable. Video – movie maker can do a pretty kick ass job of that, yeah? Gets more senses in on the experience.

]]> By: DaveP http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24378 DaveP Tue, 12 May 2009 09:59:17 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24378 Definitely not video. Video puts my brain in TV-mode. Learning stops. Higher functions shut down. Drool forms. But I'm probably an outlier. Definitely not video.

Video puts my brain in TV-mode. Learning stops. Higher functions shut down. Drool forms.

But I’m probably an outlier.

]]> By: W Gordon http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24362 W Gordon Mon, 11 May 2009 20:10:28 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24362 Almost definitely as video. A few days I watched a Lawrence Lessig talk that was presented the same way and that kept me interested for the entire time. Almost definitely as video. A few days I watched a Lawrence Lessig talk that was presented the same way and that kept me interested for the entire time.

]]> By: Joey deVilla http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24361 Joey deVilla Mon, 11 May 2009 19:37:36 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24361 <strong>darryl:</strong> Alas, nobody shot video of any of the presentations at WordCamp. The best I'll be able to do is re-do the spoken part of the presentation and sync it with the slides. darryl: Alas, nobody shot video of any of the presentations at WordCamp. The best I’ll be able to do is re-do the spoken part of the presentation and sync it with the slides.

]]> By: darryl http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/comment-page-1/#comment-24360 darryl Mon, 11 May 2009 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.joeydevilla.com/2009/05/11/better-living-through-blogging-the-slide-deck/#comment-24360 Video form. It'd especially be nice to hear the audience response in the background. Sure to be plenty of chuckles. Those damn PowerPoint thingies always put me to sleep. No way there'd be napping with this one. Good tutorial on presentations. You nail a lot of the dos and don'ts I wish everyone would read. Video form. It’d especially be nice to hear the audience response in the background. Sure to be plenty of chuckles.

Those damn PowerPoint thingies always put me to sleep. No way there’d be napping with this one.

Good tutorial on presentations. You nail a lot of the dos and don’ts I wish everyone would read.

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