Sex and Lectures about ComputersSex and Lectures about Computers
I previously wrote about the appropriate references to porn in lectures about Computer Science [1]. It seemed that by providing a short list of all the appropriate ways that porn[...]
Category: Speech
Appropriate Talks about PornAppropriate Talks about Porn
There is currently some discussion about a talk which used pornographic imagery and jokes to illustrate points about Ruby programming [1]. A similar event happened in 2006 here is the[...]
Talking FastTalking Fast
My previous post about my LCA mini-conf talk received an interesting comment from Christopher Neugebauer. He said that he had some trouble understanding me because I speak quickly, he wasn’t[...]
Finishing a Presentation too soonFinishing a Presentation too soon
In my previous post about Advice for Speakers [1] I referred to the common problem of going through presentation materiel too quickly due to being nervous. In extreme cases (which[...]
Questions During LecturesQuestions During Lectures
An issue that causes some discussion and debate is the number and type of questions that may be asked during a lecture. In a previous post giving advice for speakers[...]
submissions for LCA and other conferencessubmissions for LCA and other conferences
In this post I recommended that job seekers not publish their CV. In a comment Gunnar suggested having a special CV for conferences. I think that Gunnar’s idea is good[...]
what is a BOF?what is a BOF?
BOF stands for Birds Of a Feather, it’s an informal session run at a conference usually without any formal approval by the people who run the conference. Often conferences have[...]
presentations and background colorpresentations and background color
In response to my last post about using laptops for presentations it has been suggested to me that using white (or a very bright color) as the background color can[...]
licence for lecture noteslicence for lecture notes
While attending LCA it occurred to me that the lecture notes from all the talks that I have given lack a copyright notice. So I now retrospectively license my lecture[...]
Advice for speakersAdvice for speakers
I am not an expert at public speaking. Attending Toastmasters to improve my speaking skills is on my todo list. However having given hundreds of talks over the course of[...]