Looking for October presenters for PLUGdev

[Lisa Kachold]

On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 2:17 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:

> or I could possibly do one on chrome extensions if there is interest.

Mike, just do what u love and others will follow.

I am sure you will do a great job!

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> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Mike Hoy <mhoy06 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> how about something related to vim? geared more towards the beginner user.
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 3:36 PM, Ed <plug at 0x1b.com> wrote:
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>>> n Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 11:53 AM, der.hans <PLUGd at lufthans.com> wrote:
>>> > Am 26. Sep, 2010 schwätzte M Hoy so:
>>> >
>>> > 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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>> Mike Hoy
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