On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Dan Treacy wrote: > I can only think that intimidation may have something to do with that. Not > saying the commitee etc are an intimidating bunch (well maybe they are but I > won't go there :-)). But standing you in front of some very technically > talented people can be a little off-putting for some, most people don't want > to make themselves look like an idiot, not to mention the general dread a
I must admit that the heckling could be off-putting for some people. Out of every LUG I've talked at, SLUG is probably the most... 'hostile', for want of a more appropriate word. It's not hostile as such, but it certainly isn't conducive to helping nervous speakers out of their shells. That's not necessarily a bad thing for the group, because you get lively, informed discussion. Certainly the SLUG discussions tend to be more interesting and up-beat than other LUGs, but when you're doing a talk and are a bit nervous, I can imagine that a bit of 'impromptu feedback' from the audience would not be helpful. And, having seen what other speakers experience, those who are a bit nervous already would be heartily discouraged from volunteering. > If there is a dual stream this may be resolved. People may be much more > comfortable speaking to "newbies" on things they are VERY comfortable with > themselves. I know with as little as I know about things there never really > be anything of use for me to talk about amongst the normal group. I'm sure > there's people who could do it far better, but that's beside the point.. > Objections like that may be removed with teh 2 streams. AOL. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #include <disclaimer.h> Matthew Palmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
