Re: Internet Roundtable

>> relevant to the others. Technical discussions should be avoided at all
>
>Assuming, of course, your audience allows you the luxury of avoiding
>them! I innocently agreed to be half of 45-min presentation on This vs
>That where That was the 'net. A HUGE number of folks showed up, some of
>them web-heads, some of 'em techno-nerds, and began interrupting with
>queries like "Just how does the Internet route its traffic?" "Why does
><my ISP> insist on UUENCODE/UUDECODE?" "Where do I find a list of what's...

If barraged with questions from the "technonerds" that will sidetrack the
presentation and lose the audience, I would tactfully (well, as tactfully as
*I* could) ask them to see me afterwards. If they insist on pursuing the
inquiry, give them a very quick answer. You should know quickly if such
questions will be of value to your audience. If they are, then answer them.

YMMV...

YiS,
John Pannell, Unit Commissioner
Three Fires Council, IL
I used to be a buffalo (SR-92, working ticket)
but will always be an Eagle (1981)
pannellj@delphi.com

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