On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Robyn Bergeron <robyn.bergeron(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Max Spevack
<mspevack(a)fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Jan 2011, Jared K. Smith wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 7:40 AM, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
>>> The last I heard, it was going to happen at FUDPub rather than trying
>>> to wrangle everyone to walk back to ART at the end of Saturday's
>>> sessions, which seems like it would be difficult.
>>>
>>> Jared, is that correct?
>>
>> That's my understanding. I don't know how conducive Sparky's Den
will
>> be to giving a speech, but I'm happy to do it wherever.
>
> Whether or not this is a good or bad idea depends entirely on what you
> want the duration, and the content, of your talk to be.
I don't know if it's as much of a good/bad idea situation as it is a
"we have to make the best of what we've got" situation.
The room in ART that would be able to contain everyone is good till
5pm, which really isn't all that great for us, schedule-wise.
Ryan and I are trying to square a few things away with the folks in
Sparky's Den, including things like "Do you have a PA system /
microphone / anything handy for talking."
But, if we think this is a Really Bad Unproductive Idea, we should
think about rearranging the schedule a bit.
Many other public speaking events occur partway into a celebratory
dinner/social event, so I don't see how it's prima facie a bad idea. I
would suggest it be done eariler in the event than later -- maybe a
half-hour or so into the scheduled time for FUDPub. That way it's
early enough people aren't feeling they're being interrupted in social
time, and late enough that roughly all the people who are going to be
there have arrived.
> My gut tells me that a speech at FUDPub has to be short, and
relatively
> high level/superficial, for attention spans and desire to focus one's
> brain on heavy issues will be low once people shift into "fun" mode.
>
> What's the first rule about public speaking? "Know thy room."
Big +1. Chastened by a failure in my recent past, I offer the three
rules: "Be forthright. Be brief. Be seated."
--
Paul