I’m at a conference this week and I’m struck by what an old fashioned format the presentation is. In these times of blogging, social networking and open source content, someone standing up on stage in front of a passive audience seems undynamic and falling short of exploiting the potential offered by the minds in the room. It makes me wonder what the presentation 2.0 would be and how you could engage all conference attendees in discussion and collaboration instead of a one-way flow of information. Panels and lunch topics are probably the closest and best examples I’ve seen elsewhere, but there most be a format that goes further still. I’m also thinking of the infamous interview/presentation at TED where the audience ran their own critique during the session on Twitter. Perhaps we should make that audience response the rule rather than the exception.
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