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 Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 12:56 PM |
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Freaks,
The time is right to try a little experimentation in the way we deliver information. I wanted to try to shake things up a bit, and try a slightly different approach - a narrated PowerPoint presentation.
I've started with a few slides, with the intention of providing a free "sample", and saving the good stuff for the later slides (available for a small fee to try to raise some money for myself). Having looked through the finished result however, I think I'll just go with more traditional book/article teaching methods.
Still, I'd like to post it here anyway, as inspiration to others. Discuss at will!
http://fourwalledcubicle.com/files/frea ... SAMPLE.zip
- Dean 
PS: I have a cold at the moment, so my apologies for the voice! |
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Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 04:35 PM |
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Good to hear your voice, you sound both competent and mature and the accent isn't all that noticeable. I'm not sure what I think about this method. I've been thinking about doing YouTube style videos for introductory material, but I personally would rather have a text to consult for the more detailed exposition. Seems you may have come to the same conclusion about a text.
I'll email you about some additional ideas.
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Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 04:57 PM |
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| Smiley wrote:
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Good to hear your voice, you sound both competent and mature and the accent isn't all that noticeable.
And not just ONE stutter !
Doing it this way, adds an extra dimension. I sat back, listened and watched the screen now and then. Didn't miss a single word. It was all very clear. And made me think of a personal training. Dean ! One more talent !
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Posted: Mar 24, 2008 - 09:13 PM |
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| I just finished watching the sample presentation. Very clear with a nice sense of pacing. I agree with smiley that when the subject matter begins to get more complicated a textual presentation will allow for understanding at the proper pace for each individual's learning style. |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 12:00 AM |
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I've been thinking about doing YouTube style videos for introductory material, but I personally would rather have a text to consult for the more detailed exposition.
Same conclusion here. I was inspired by my Microprocessors lecturer who has been able to present the information via lectures in a clear format. After this attempt however, I think traditional books are the way to go for lengthy technical discussions -- but it seems to work adequately for introductions to a particular concept.
The voice is a bit flat/nasal at the moment, due to a cold I'm suffering from.
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And not just ONE stutter !
I confess, I cheated! I'm a terrible public speaker, so after a few failed off-the-hip attempts I gave up and recorded a pre-written narration. Believe me, you don't want to have to suffer through the originals!
This experience has taught me just how badly I slur words when trying to get through large amounts of text. I had to re-record a bunch of bits where I just rambled into one long mashed up syllable. I still do that in the final version, just not as bad.
If nothing else, it's proof that I'm a real human!
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 09:00 AM |
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Posted: Mar 25, 2008 - 07:42 PM |
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abcminiuser wrote:
This experience has taught me just how badly I slur words when trying to get through large amounts of text. I had to re-record a bunch of bits where I just rambled into one long mashed up syllable. I still do that in the final version, just not as bad.
This is a good way for you to get practice and improve with public speaking. Everyone has to start somewhere, even the best public speakers spend time honing their skill. |
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Posted: Mar 26, 2008 - 03:03 PM |
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HOLY EXPLICATIVE!
I didn't think there'd be so many downloads in such a short time - my site statistics show over 630 requests in the last two days. That's a *ginormous* amount of hits -- over three gigabytes in the last 24 hours!
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Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 09:29 AM |
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Well done! I've attended dozens, if not hundreds, of technical presentations and your work is as good as any of them! I enjoyed viewing and listening to the slideshow, but I was finsihed it with a, "where's the rest of it", feeling. I liked it so much that I wanted to know more.
Here's hoping that you'll do a followup presentation with the technical aspects of using the MyUSB code in a sample project.
Keep up the good work! |
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Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 09:44 AM |
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Posted: Jul 26, 2008 - 06:05 PM |
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| Excellent presentation... |
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Posted: Apr 30, 2009 - 10:05 PM |
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Thank you, a very good primer.
Came across this while looking for information about getting my UC3B0256 on an EVK1101 board to play USB host to a USB Drive (No luck yet).
On the topic of bandwidth, if you need a mirror site for such in the future; please PM me.  |
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