I mean this constructively as it is easy for a speaker to overlook. Especially if you are already working on an Open Office Presentation.
When I started student teaching, the teacher in the first classroom that I visited said "Never ever assume that s student knows anything." So in your planning, answer the question: "WHAT THE HELL IS DRUPAL AND WHY WOULDN'T I BE BETTER OFF WITH A ROLODEX OR A STAPLER?" The exercise that they give in schools of education is that they give a big long paragraph describing a certain procedure but with no title. The class has to guess what the directions are about. Then at the end, when none of the class can guess what the paragraph is directing you to do, the teacher tells you that they are the instructions for doing a load of wash in a washing machine! NEVER, EVER ASSUME THAT YOUR AUDIENCE KNOWS ANYTHING!!!!! The joke that I am told first year medical students are told is about the woman with ten children who gives birth to an 11th. The doctor talks her into taking birth control pills. Four months later, she is back in his office pregnant. He asks her if she took that pill and she says. "I kept putting it in but it kept falling out." Also, never show a class a diagram until after they understand what it means. Enough advice. Keeping that in mind it should be a good presentation and I will be there unless I am out of town. On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 5:09 PM, Sean Dague <[email protected]> wrote: > As I'm working on the Drupal presentation for January, I'm curious if there > are any specific questions that people have up front. If you post any of > those here, or to me directly, I can make sure to have material to touch on > those points. > > -Sean > > -- > __________________________________________________________________ > > Sean Dague Learn about the Universe with the > sean at dague dot net Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association > http://dague.net http://midhudsonastro.org > > There is no silver bullet. Plus, werewolves make better neighbors > than zombies, and they tend to keep the vampire population down. > __________________________________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium > Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal > Feb 2 - Zimbra > Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell > -- Robert Mark Wallace 60 Delaware Road Newburgh, NY 12550-3802 (845) 541-7396 _______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Jan 5 - Building a Community Site with Drupal Feb 2 - Zimbra Mar 2 - MHVLUG 8th Anniversary - Show and Tell
