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> people will create videos, people will stop attending meeting because "I'll just watch the video offline" This is why I have a strong “no recordings” rule fo
by Swizec 3y ago
> people will create videos, people will stop attending meeting because "I'll just watch the video offline"
This is why I have a strong “no recordings” rule for any meeting that benefits from back-and-forth conversation. Especially if it’s a knowledge sharing opportunity like an internal tech talk, brown bag discussion, or similar.
Nothing sucks more than presenting a talk to 3 blank squares, getting no questions, and having 30 people ask for a recording. No.
- falcor84 3y agoYou can treat it as recording a YouTube video
- Swizec 3y agoI prefer to treat it like a small club standup session. These meetings are how you figure out what to put in the youtube video or other documentation. Audience questions are vital.
- nlawalker 3y agoDo you call them “brown bags” and “tech talks”? For a lot of people those terms imply a one-way presentation.
- Swizec 3y agoNot all feedback is explicit. Being able to see when you're confusing the audience helps a lot. Beyond that it depends on situation. Talk at a large conference is obviously one-way. Private talk to a "room" of 10 people who work with you on similar problems can be very interactive. The best ones are a low-fi 15min talk followed by a 45min discussion. Those 45min discussions are pure gold for a future large conference talk.