> > With some scripted talks it not be that bad. Someone does one and then > > pumps out some notes and then it is upgraded by someone else. Even I > > could give one of these talks and not feel dumb :-) > > How about a kind of dual talk and Q&A thing; a short talk on, say, file > permissions, and then a Q&A so that everyone can contribute? This may make > the scary-talk thing a bit less daunting. >
Maybe a more team effort.. even though i assume people contribute answers etc from the "floor" during the Q&A.. maybe have a few "experts" people who know a fair bit about what's being talked about but for whatever reason aren't doing the talk and have an impromptu "panel" of sorts.. Means less "load" on one person .. have 3 or 4 (or howevermany u like) to help answer the curly questions during the Q&A > > If we had a roster and got 12 months worth of volunteers to start would > > the committee consider it then? > > Hey, seriously, we're going to consider anyone who contributes a talk, no > matter what it is. If it looks like we can work a couple of cool ideas into > a single meeting, the dual-talk thing is worth a try. The other thought I had (and for all i know you do this already) any thought to "renumerating" the speakers perhaps paying for their dinner if they hang around?? Too expensive?? too "commercial"?? I'm not saying pay to get speakers (well maybe i am sort of) but just a little "thank you" for putting in the time and effort to do a talk? Thoughts, comments, flames?? Dan. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
