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Old 05-03-09 | 12:52 PM
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Bikes: Some bikes. Hell, they're all the same, ain't they?

Whiteboard? My college still didn't have those when I was there...

The best lecture class I had was with a professor who'd say, "Now write this down," and write a short phrase on the chalkboard. Then he'd rattle off on it for the next twenty minutes, often engaging the class in a sort of guided discussion.

To me, the only good thing that a Powerpoint shows is that you know how to type stuff onto a computer and make it move pictures for you. But really, who doesn't know how to do that?

Google for "powerpoint dumbs down meetings" and have fun. I like this comment from this page: "The practical conclusions are clear. PowerPoint is a competent slide manager and projector. But rather than supplementing a presentation, it has become a substitute for it. Such misuse ignores the most important rule of speaking: Respect your audience."

So your Constitutional speech will mainly be on the election of US Senators by the people instead of their state legislature? Should be interesting; if the class pays attention, I wonder how they'll react over the idea of having their votes taken away.
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