Friday, January 19, 2007

Lessons From A Mediocre Seminar

1. Most people are nice. They keep their mouths shut. Other people are not. If the not nice people refuse to shut their mouth, then the presenter should not shut his or her mouth. Or, give the not nice people a stare that reminds them that you can whip their ass.

2. Proofread your presentations. Small errors make the presenter look like an idiot.

3. Do not overwrite or overgraph. Do not do what everyone else does on slides. Too much information is worse than too little. Use the presentation to go beyond the slides.

4. Study, teach, and talk about what you know. I cannot teach an effective class on ballet, menopause, or India. I should not even try.

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