Mind Dump
 
Dec 8

The rights of audience members

As an audience member, why should I not be able to question and comment on what is being presented? Should I just sit and accept, without question, what is being said? As a presenter, do I not want people to discuss my work and ask questions, and yes, even criticize?
via http://www.mguhlin.org/2009/12/unalienable-rights-life-liberty-and.html

3 comments

Dec 08, 2009
Russ Goerend said...
I think about this at church sometimes. Not so much the criticizing, but the questioning and discussion. I'm fairly certain our pastor would be open to it, but I'm not so sure about the rest of the congregation.

I'm so tempted to raise my hand during a sermon...

Dec 08, 2009
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Dec 08, 2009
Charlie A. Roy said...
An interesting thought. I think it depends on the venue. Sometimes at a conference I go to the keynote or the big name guy because I'm interested in what he has to say not what someone in the audience thinks. Adding quick discussion points into a formal presentation to break up the monotony of of a 90 minute presentation would be well worth it.

I support democracy but sometimes listening to certain questions that are more about the audience member pointing out there own intelligence is a little much. A clarifying question - good. Reserving Q and A time is a good way as well to gather audience input.

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