Comments on: Questions - or not http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/ hints, tips and articles ~ to help the impact you make Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:03:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: simon http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/#comment-31257 simon Sat, 12 Apr 2008 09:01:09 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/#comment-31257 Hi Terry - I certainly agree with the idea that people asking questions (for my taste at the end :) ) is a good metric - it shows they've taken what you've said and are starting to apply it for themselves and so on. All good. You're right about the pigeon-holing comment, too, I think. I probably over-stated my case in my original post. S Hi Terry - I certainly agree with the idea that people asking questions (for my taste at the end :) ) is a good metric - it shows they’ve taken what you’ve said and are starting to apply it for themselves and so on. All good.

You’re right about the pigeon-holing comment, too, I think. I probably over-stated my case in my original post.

S

]]> By: Terry Gault http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/#comment-31224 Terry Gault Sat, 12 Apr 2008 05:11:55 +0000 http://www.curved-vision.co.uk/presentation-skills-blog/2008/03/29/questions-or-not/#comment-31224 There are a number of metrics I use to determine if my presentation was a success when I present. One of the most important ones is whether the audience is asking questions or not. I like your idea of having such a tightly structures presentation that the audience doesn't need to ask questions, but I think this is pigeon-holing the audience a bit: often the audience will be able to pick out a point that you hadn't thought of, or will be able to make connection that you didn't see. This is helpful. Whether this should be during the presentation or at the end I suppose is more a matter of taste. There are a number of metrics I use to determine if my presentation was a success when I present. One of the most important ones is whether the audience is asking questions or not.

I like your idea of having such a tightly structures presentation that the audience doesn’t need to ask questions, but I think this is pigeon-holing the audience a bit: often the audience will be able to pick out a point that you hadn’t thought of, or will be able to make connection that you didn’t see. This is helpful.

Whether this should be during the presentation or at the end I suppose is more a matter of taste.

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