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29 May 2007
Virtually presenting
Posted by Richard Wallis at May 29, 2007 04:32 PM
Today was a presenting in Portugal day, but for once this trip didn't involve any tedious mucking about at 30,000ft. Today for a change I traveled courtesy of Skype and Webex.
The event was Ciências e Tecnologias da Documentação e Informação - Web 2.0 na Ciência da Informação [Sciences and Technologies of the Documentation and Information - Web 2.0 in the Science of the Information (courtesy of Google language tools, and with apologies to those fluent in Portuguese)].
It was both a pleasure and an adventure, especially when a conflict between the Skype video component and the Webex screen sharing caused a system crash and subsequent reboot on the third slide of the presentation.
Although the technology wasn't perfect it was an adequate way to get a message to those that wanted to hear it. A bit of a physical world mashup. I've been preaching that you need to get the data to the consumer rather than the other way around, now I've been practicing it.
From my point of view it was difficult to judge how my message was being received by an audience I couldn't see who didn't have English as a first language, but I'm told it went down well.
I don't think this way of presentation will entirely supplant standing up as a real person in front of an audience of real people, the power of body language and eye contact is immense. An interesting, eco friendly, exercise nevertheless.
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My many thanks for your patiente with our sound problems. This was a technological adventure for all of the involved.
The in presence feedback is indeed an important factor of human interaction.
I can only say that I have heard many positive comments about your presentation and about the Talis platform all day long.
My many and deep tyhanks for your participation.
Posted by: Julio Anjos at May 29, 2007 08:06 PM
Dear Richard:
I Would like to thank you for your cooperation with CTDI 2007, in ESEIG, Portugal.
Your confeence was very interesting and all of us have learnt a lots about web2.0 with you.
Thank you again.
I hope to see you soon, in Portugal!
Best Regards
Inês Braga
Posted by: Inês Braga at May 29, 2007 10:45 PM
I was there and saw you!
First by video and after the reboot :-) by picture.
The tele-conference was an inovation (and an adventure also) to all of us but I think your message was perfectly understood. The audience gave you a long and well-earned aplause.
I really like your presentation and became impressed with Talis technology.
Thanks for "being" in our conference.
Posted by: Lino Oliveira and Cândida Silva at May 30, 2007 07:10 PM
an amazing presentation that showed us how talis is improving in the internet library world. surely a vision of the future in the present days. too bad it only lasted 20 min.
thank you soo much for sharing your knowledge and experience with us.
Posted by: Susana Martins at May 30, 2007 08:05 PM
