Hecklers (was Possible future talk; interest?)

[Abidel Bassie-Cripps]

Hello Maureen

Well, know I regret missing that meeting!! If it gets repeated or someone is willing to repeat here experience, I'll be there! :)

Kind regards
Abby





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From: Maureen Thornton <maureen-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org>
To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:00:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TLUG]: Hecklers (was Possible future talk; interest?)

I have been away since the last Tlug meeting and am now catching up on
mail.
I learn a great deal at Tlug meetings from the "hecklers" not only that
but it makes the meeting much more interesting. As I am not a programmer
but a learner, oft times a straight lecture will put me to sleep. I get
lost as things get more complicated but the personalization of those in
attendance show me the how's and why's of the lecture.  This is the main
reason I even turn-up, I tried a few other group meetings and found I
learnt sweet little and they were not nearly as friendly as the Tlug
group.
Keep it up guys.
Maureen




On Tue, 2009-05-19 at 10:43 -0400, Robert Brockway wrote:
> On Sat, 16 May 2009, Richard Weait wrote:
> 
> > Would anybody like to discuss the place of heckling at TLUG meetings?
> 
> I'm not sure I'd call it heckling.  Points from the floor normally come in 
> one of two varieties:
> 
> 1) Comments/annecdotes related to the topic that are sometimes amusing 
> and sometimes intended to show off knowledge of the subject.
> 
> 2) Insightful questions that raise important points.
> 
> I've done quite a few talks at TLUG including the most recent one of 
> course.   I have found that the contributions from the floor, while 
> generally valuable, do slow the talks down quite a lot.  I think each 
> speaker should be allowed to manage that as they see fit, perhaps with 
> help from Drew.  Personally I lean heavily towards allowing questions 
> during the talk.
> 
> Rob
> 

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