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An interesting part is the addendum in the postscript, where he wonders why "almost everyone who has read this has completely missed the point". Of course he b
by olavk 18y ago
An interesting part is the addendum in the postscript, where he wonders why "almost everyone who has read this has completely missed the point".
Of course he blames the misunderstanding on the readers (who else?), but it interesting example for anyone concerned with presentations or communication in general to ponder why this happens in this specific presentation.
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- njharman 18y agoHe states the answer(but still doesn't see it) in the post post script - "Why do people focus on pages 4, 5, and 6 of a 13-page talk, and forget all about slides 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13, where I make the real point?" Um, because in 2002 your presenter skills sucked and you included pages 4, 5, 6 which weren't supportive of your real point. Also, because of the nice goat picture the one thing everyone will remember is page 6 and that "the C++ macro system blows goat dick". Making your most memorable point be one that isn't what you're trying to convey is fail.