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Author: Mike Hoy
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Subject: Re: Looking for October presenters for PLUGdev
thanks Lisa!

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:42 PM, Lisa Kachold <>wrote:

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> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hoy <> wrote:
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>> or I could possibly do one on chrome extensions if there is interest.
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> Mike, just do what u love and others will follow.
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> I am sure you will do a great job!
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>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mike Hoy <> wrote:
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>>> how about something related to vim? geared more towards the beginner
>>> user.
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>>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Ed <> wrote:
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>>>> n Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:53 AM, der.hans <> wrote:
>>>> > Am 26. Sep, 2010 schwätzte M Hoy so:
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>>>> > moin moin,
>>>> >
>>>> >> in the future I am interested in doing presentations. my main
>>>> motivation
>>>> >> is
>>>> >> to work on public speaking skills. the only problem is I don't know
>>>> what
>>>> >> you
>>>> >> guys/gals might want to hear me talk about and of course I would also
>>>> need
>>>> >> to have sufficient knowledge in that area.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> so anyway I'll be looking into this more and hopefully I can come up
>>>> with
>>>> >> something I feel I can go over in detail and still be able to answer
>>>> those
>>>> >> questions at the end which can be very unpredictable.
>>>> >
>>>> > Sometimes the appropriate answer is, "I don't know.". A presenter
>>>> doesn't
>>>> > need to be an expert in the topic. Sure, that helps :), but it's not
>>>> even
>>>> > a loose requirement.
>>>> >
>>>> > The key is knowing the actual material being presented. Sometimes that
>>>> > meanѕ leaving out large components of a tool, but that's fine. Present
>>>> > what you know. There is a maximum time for presentations, but not
>>>> minimum
>>>> > time. In fact, short presentations give us the opportunity to cover
>>>> > multiple topics and broaden the potential audience.
>>>> >
>>>> > BTW, I have had multiple presentations with much more knowledgable
>>>> people
>>>> > in the audience. Those who've spoken up have always been helpful and
>>>> > improved my presentation. In some cases it was information beyond the
>>>> > scope of the presentation, but useful, so I let the audience
>>>> participation
>>>> > run wild. In at least once case it was instant clarification of
>>>> everything
>>>> > I said ( hi Russ :) ), but in the end the audience got a much improved
>>>> > presentation and I learned a lot.
>>>> >
>>>> > As the presenter it's your choice as to whether or not you allow
>>>> audience
>>>> > participation during your presentation. I do and think that's better,
>>>> but
>>>> > there is no obligation for other presenters.
>>>> >
>>>> > ciao,
>>>> >
>>>> > der.hans
>>>>
>>>> what hans said +1
>>>>
>>>> What areas are you interested in?
>>>>
>>>> For example, I have been looking into the new system initiation
>>>> process that in Fedora will likely replace sysVinit and Upstart pretty
>>>> soon*. If people are interested, I can make a presentation that I
>>>> think would make a good introduction, but I'm no kernel hacker so I'll
>>>> be on a bit of a learning curve myself. As many can attest, a not all
>>>> that unfamiliar location... PLUGdev presentations are typically
>>>> informal, a relaxed chat if you wish. with pictures. and a topic.
>>>> Sometimes canned goods too - if we're lucky. From a developers
>>>> perspective, this presentation will be useful for those setting up
>>>> daemons, among other things too.
>>>>
>>>> It all comes down to what you are experienced with, and what you are
>>>> interested in - make a list & volunteer!
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>> *sooner than it should, but then that's Fedora for ya.
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