On Mon, Sep 10, 2018 at 10:49:47AM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote: ...
>Or to quote Gary, from >https://twitter.com/garybernhardt/status/989998209123536896: > >| who in hell called it conference talk Q&A and not an open mic pedantry slam And this is exactly what makes me wonder if the other confs referred to are very different (in style, or feel, or attendees) to DebConf. I'd *never* describe DebConf Q&A as "an open mic pedantry slam", from many years of experience. I'm used to people asking reasonable clarifying questions of a speaker. Either what's happening at these other events is massively different, or this author is massively exaggerating their perceived problem. :-( I started off as a *really* nervous public speaker, petrified of standing up in front of an audience and making a fool of myself. Talking to supportive audiences like DebConf helped me a lot to get over that, and that includes conversations started in Q&Q. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Mature Sporty Personal More Innovation More Adult A Man in Dandism Powered Midship Specialty
