[etni] powerpoint and boring presenters

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Erich wrote: " Secondly, I'd like to say, that for me personally, I find that 
some  lecturers who use powerpoint are so boring and, everything that is put  
on the screen is just read from it."
I agree with Adele's answer to this message 100%. Powerpoint will not turn an 
interesting speaker into a boring one (or vice versa), but it can enable an 
interesting presenter to make his/her presentation visually interesting and 
more easily remembered by using more than one modality to present the 
information. I think the issue here is not whether everyone should use or not 
use powerpoint, computers or video, but whether the presenter who finds it 
useful and enhancing to do so should have to pay for it. To me it's obvious 
that a presenter should no more have to pay for the equipment than he should 
have to pay for the hall in which he is lecturing. We should all want to 
upgrade the presentations and expand possibilities for presentation. 

I think that it is very important that no one see this discussion as "ETAI 
bashing", or a demonstration of a lack of appreciation of all of the hard work 
and many hours that ETAI volunteers have invested in our conferences. I, for 
one, appreciate their contribution very much and have always enjoyed the 
conferences - especially at the Renaissance. I simply see the equipment as part 
of the cost of a professional conference which should logically be shared by 
all who attend, with the help of contributions from whichever generous sources 
we can find.
                    Mitzi



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