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16 Dec 09
Tom KrieglsteinA reflection on back channeling, speaking, and public feedback in this new age
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I fail to see why anyone is surprised when a speaker gives a sub-par talk and this happens.
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When you put yourself out there publicly, you have to expect that some people are not going to like what you have to say, or are going to say stupid things about you.
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The time has passed when the audience goes into a talk under the assumption that the speaker is more educated in a topic than they are.
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Oftentimes, the audience is just as knowledgeable so if you don’t get up there and know your stuff, you are going to be in trouble.
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But it’s not all about knowing your stuff. It’s also about how you approach the talk.
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Speaking is about helping the audience. It’s not about you as the speaker.
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I would never reprimand the audience for what they say on Twitter during any talk that I give
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Twitter has changed the game for presenters and public speakers
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Anyone who lets their audience get to know them on Twitter will not be torn apart by that backchannel.
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But the “evil backchannel” meme is really just a reflection of a greater societal incivility.
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If we expect every presenter to be supremely polished and rehearsed, we’ll get talks like the one I heard by Guy Kawasaki at CASE 7: he was great, but he’s delivered that talk dozens (if not hundreds) of times and now I don’t have to hear him again.
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25 Nov 09
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