Re: English spoken here

2012-12-05 Thread Steven Bellovin
On Dec 4, 2012, at 10:03 PM, Keith Moore mo...@network-heretics.com wrote: On 12/04/2012 12:50 PM, Steven Bellovin wrote: I started making up really good slides (in a variety of settings) after noticing non-native-English speakers at the IETF taking pictures of the screen -- it *really*

Re: English spoken here

2012-12-05 Thread John C Klensin
--On Wednesday, December 05, 2012 08:45 -0500 Steven Bellovin s...@cs.columbia.edu wrote: I used to see that also, but I don't recall seeing anyone do that in Atlanta. Maybe people just download the slides now? That's my assumption -- the infrastructure and policies are better set up now

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-04 Thread Tim Chown
On 3 Dec 2012, at 18:11, Fred Baker (fred) f...@cisco.com wrote: I agree with the notion that the primary purpose of the meeting is discussion. What you and I tell those who present in v6ops is that we want the presentation to guide and support a discussion, and anything that is pure

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-04 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/04/2012 08:29 AM, Tim Chown wrote: Exactly. If the presentation is one slide listing the key changes in the document since the last revision/meeting, and one slide per key question/issue being asked of the room, then that should help facilitate good discussion, not hinder it. What

Re: English spoken here (was: PowerPoint considered harmful)

2012-12-04 Thread Steven Bellovin
On Dec 2, 2012, at 12:21 PM, John C Klensin john-i...@jck.com wrote: --On Sunday, December 02, 2012 08:35 -0800 SM s...@resistor.net wrote: It is not about different dialects of English. There are people in one part of the world who speak English. There are people from other parts

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-04 Thread Tony Hansen
On 12/3/2012 9:28 AM, Keith Moore wrote: On 12/03/2012 08:57 AM, George, Wes wrote: You have a very specific opinion of what an effective WG session should be like and what people should and should not be doing to facilitate such. Sounds like you need to work with the EDU team to give a

RE: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-04 Thread Lee Howard
-Original Message- From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Keith Moore Years ago, my impression was that that Sunday training sessions were pretty much ignored by anyone experienced in the organization. Is this still the case? I've been to the

Re: English spoken here

2012-12-04 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/04/2012 12:50 PM, Steven Bellovin wrote: I started making up really good slides (in a variety of settings) after noticing non-native-English speakers at the IETF taking pictures of the screen -- it*really* helped them. I used to see that also, but I don't recall seeing anyone do that in

RE: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-03 Thread George, Wes
From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Melinda Shore it's kind of weird that we cut off discussion so that we can proceed to the next presentation. It's done all the time (I've done it, myself) and while there's definitely a sense that we need to cover the

RE: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-03 Thread George, Wes
From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Keith Moore A different toolset, (e.g. pens and paper and overhead cameras coupled to projectors), would likely produce better results if that toolset did not encourage laziness in preparing materials to facilitate

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-03 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/03/2012 08:57 AM, George, Wes wrote: From: ietf-boun...@ietf.org [mailto:ietf-boun...@ietf.org] On Behalf Of Keith Moore A different toolset, (e.g. pens and paper and overhead cameras coupled to projectors), would likely produce better results if that toolset did not encourage

RE: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-03 Thread George, Wes
From: Keith Moore [mailto:mo...@network-heretics.com] Years ago, my impression was that that Sunday training sessions were pretty much ignored by anyone experienced in the organization. Is this still the case? [WEG] Depends on the subject matter. If they're all targeted at new attendees,

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-03 Thread Fred Baker (fred)
On Dec 2, 2012, at 10:46 AM, joel jaeggli wrote: We have non-native english speakers and remote participants both working at a disadvantage to follow the discussion in the room. We should make it harder for them by removing the pretext that the discussion is structured around material

English spoken here (was: PowerPoint considered harmful)

2012-12-02 Thread SM
At 05:40 02-12-2012, Keith Moore wrote: p.s. I certainly acknowledge the difficulty in understanding different dialects of English. But it strikes me that part of the problem is the high level of ambient noise It is not about different dialects of English. There are people in one part of

Re: English spoken here (was: PowerPoint considered harmful)

2012-12-02 Thread John C Klensin
--On Sunday, December 02, 2012 08:35 -0800 SM s...@resistor.net wrote: It is not about different dialects of English. There are people in one part of the world who speak English. There are people from other parts of the world which do not understand that English because of: (a) The

Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Dave Crocker
But can be considerably aided in many cases by written material (slides, summaries, or both) well in advance especially if those material are also used at the meeting, thereby aiding synchronization. This is a very specific matter of technique. As I started doing more presentations outside

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/02/2012 12:42 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: But can be considerably aided in many cases by written material (slides, summaries, or both) well in advance especially if those material are also used at the meeting, thereby aiding synchronization. This is a very specific matter of technique. As

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Dave Crocker
On 12/2/2012 9:51 AM, Keith Moore wrote: I think you're missing the point. The core problem is the overuse of presentations, and presentation tools, for working group face to face meeting time which is better suited for discussion. stop blaming the tool. focus on the folks doing the

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/02/2012 12:57 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 12/2/2012 9:51 AM, Keith Moore wrote: I think you're missing the point. The core problem is the overuse of presentations, and presentation tools, for working group face to face meeting time which is better suited for discussion. stop blaming

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread joel jaeggli
On 12/2/12 10:06 AM, Keith Moore wrote: On 12/02/2012 12:57 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: On 12/2/2012 9:51 AM, Keith Moore wrote: I think you're missing the point. The core problem is the overuse of presentations, and presentation tools, for working group face to face meeting time which is

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/02/2012 01:46 PM, joel jaeggli wrote: We have non-native english speakers and remote participants both working at a disadvantage to follow the discussion in the room. We should make it harder for them by removing the pretext that the discussion is structured around material that they can

Re: English spoken here (was: PowerPoint considered harmful)

2012-12-02 Thread SM
Hi John, At 09:21 02-12-2012, John C Klensin wrote: (d) Their reading-English is much better than their spoken English and they have trouble keeping up even if (b) is quite moderate. Yes. But can be considerably aided in many cases by written material (slides, summaries, or both) well in

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread joel jaeggli
On 12/2/12 11:15 AM, Keith Moore wrote: On 12/02/2012 01:46 PM, joel jaeggli wrote: We have non-native english speakers and remote participants both working at a disadvantage to follow the discussion in the room. We should make it harder for them by removing the pretext that the discussion is

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/02/2012 03:57 PM, joel jaeggli wrote: On 12/2/12 11:15 AM, Keith Moore wrote: On 12/02/2012 01:46 PM, joel jaeggli wrote: We have non-native english speakers and remote participants both working at a disadvantage to follow the discussion in the room. We should make it harder for them by

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Joel jaeggli
On 12/2/12 19:02 , Keith Moore wrote:\ I saw very little productive discussion happening in Atlanta in the vast majority of working group meetings which I attended. True, there were times when people queued up at the microphones. (though that's actually a pretty inefficient way to have a

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Randy Bush
I'm unclear on how we'd carry on a discussion without a floor management discipline. i know it's a leap, but maybe presume people are adults

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Keith Moore
On 12/02/2012 10:49 PM, Joel jaeggli wrote: On 12/2/12 19:02 , Keith Moore wrote:\ I saw very little productive discussion happening in Atlanta in the vast majority of working group meetings which I attended. True, there were times when people queued up at the microphones. (though that's

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Joel jaeggli
On 12/2/12 19:52 , Randy Bush wrote: I'm unclear on how we'd carry on a discussion without a floor management discipline. i know it's a leap, but maybe presume people are adults and that everyone of them has a microphone

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Randy Bush
I'm unclear on how we'd carry on a discussion without a floor management discipline. i know it's a leap, but maybe presume people are adults and that everyone of them has a microphone so we build our meetings around the fears, will someone speak unacceptably, will someone appeal, will someone

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread joel jaeggli
On 12/2/12 8:08 PM, Randy Bush wrote: I'm unclear on how we'd carry on a discussion without a floor management discipline. i know it's a leap, but maybe presume people are adults and that everyone of them has a microphone so we build our meetings around the fears, will someone speak

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Dave Crocker
On 12/2/2012 8:08 PM, Randy Bush wrote: I'm unclear on how we'd carry on a discussion without a floor management discipline. ... people are adults ... ...there is a high road, let's take it. A series of glib catch-phrases are certain not to facilitate meaningful discussion, any more

Re: Useful slide tex (was - Re: English spoken here)

2012-12-02 Thread Melinda Shore
On 12/2/12 7:54 PM, Dave Crocker wrote: Microphones introduce a consideration to the process, but then so does the 'presence' of remote participants. It's not that difficult to manage the room productively given these realities. Chairs do it all the time. This is off the topic at hand but I