Sorry, no. Not always.
Let's be clear that email and face-to-face are not equivalent media. Human
communications skills vary and sometimes you need to change channels to get
an idea across.
Sometimes a quick presentation can clarify a point in a way that no amount
of writing can accomplish. At least, for some writers and some readers.
I think it is fine to treat presentations with caution; they can consume a
lot of time and they can be of dubious benefit. But there is a difference
between caution and prohibition.
If we first focus on the needed benefit out of each agenda item -- and,
yes, whether it could instead be done on the list -- the details of how it
is accomplished will be chosen appropriately.
d/
At 04:51 PM 12/21/00 -0500, Scott Brim wrote:
On 20 Dec 2000 at 23:53 -0500, Valdis(_dot_)Kletnieks(_at_)vt(_dot_)edu
apparently wrote:
> I assume that by "Presentations", you mean "tutorial presentations",
> and not "Gee George, your proposal on the mailing list looks novel
> and interesting, but we're not getting it, could you take 10 mins
> in the WG meeting and explain it more fully" presentations?
I think we can succeed in using mail for clarification (like we're doing
now). We all just have to be willing to look stupid now and then.
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