On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Brian Schott <[email protected]> wrote: > Maybe, I am completely wrong. I am thinking about Joe's screencast on > database retrievals. He can type really fast and can talk easily (which I > cannot do) and is able to fly through many examples in no time. Maybe I > should be thinking like that and how impressive a screencast of your > examples would be. But I cannot do that because my speaking ability is very > limited and does not permit simultaneously typing, so even such a > presentation would be impossible for me to develop. Maybe even folks who > don't understand financial calculations would be impressed with your > examples to choose J.
Would you be comfortable doing several passes? Basically, splicing together the video presentation and using voice over software to provide the narrative? This would require some organizational skills, and mapping out a rough sketch of a timeline. But the advantage would be that you do not have to start completely from scratch for every new attempt. Keep in mind also that Joe worked really hard to put together his presentation. It was not just the time spent recording that video but the thought and effort that went into his previous efforts. Anything worth doing is going to require some patience and willingness to keep trying. And I know you can do this - you have years of experience in classroom situations and you know how to prepare for them so well that it has become easy for you (relatively easy - I expect you get more than enough pushback from your students, sometimes). I think you just need to sit back and allow yourself some time for repeated efforts here, and you'll do great. Thanks, -- Raul ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
