Comments on: And Then He Flashed a Slide That Made the Whole Room Gasp… https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/ Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:17:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: My #eval12 #evalAHA moments | Emery Evaluation https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-111 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:32:18 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-111 […] when Jen Hamilton told us not to worry about forgetting our socks? So naturally Jen and I LOLed when we saw […]

]]> By: Come meet me at #eval12! | Adventures of a Nonprofit and Foundations Evaluator https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-110 Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:12:30 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-110 […] Lunch with the lovely Jen Hamilton. […]

]]> By: Jen https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-109 Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:04:28 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-109 Thanks Isaac – you are exactly right. I’ve seen presentations go the other way too. Presenter gets defensive about something small, and audience spends the rest of the time picking them to pieces. It’s not pretty.
I think a big factor is likability. You need the audience to like you as a presenter, and I think the audience comes into the room *wanting* to like you. That changes quickly however, once you get your back up about something. The mood shifts, and it’s almost impossible to recover from.

]]> By: Isaac Castillo https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-108 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:44:59 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-108 Great story by Jen, and that is why I always make sure to carry extra socks in my backpack!
More seriously, getting defensive in these situations is the last thing you’ll want to do. You just want to admit the mistake and roll with it – and that goes for obvious flaws in your evaluation design to more benign things like typos on slides. Getting defensive invites more (and harsher) criticism. Recognizing your mistakes and even inviting more commentary and discussion frequently leads to really positive group discussion.

]]> By: Ann K. Emery https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-107 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:14:23 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-107 In reply to Karen Anderson.

Hi Karen,
Unfortunately I can’t take credit for the excellent picture, Jen picked it out. I laugh every time I see it!
I know the feeling about drafts… I read a Q&A interview with a professional blogger (that’s her full-time job) and she said she’s got more than 200 drafts sitting around. Yikes.
Your writing meetup group sounds like a great idea! I just learned that there’s a similar group at the library near my job, so maybe I’ll check it out. Everyone keeps talking about storytelling as being one of the keys to giving potent presentations, so it can’t hurt. Stay tuned!
I look forward to reading your “…and after ten minutes the noise had stopped” story!
Ann

]]> By: Karen Anderson https://depictdatastudio.com/and-then-he-flashed-a-slide-that-made-the-whole-room-gasp-guest-post-by-jen-hamilton/#comment-106 Wed, 08 Aug 2012 05:24:52 +0000 http://annkemery.wordpress.com/?p=1029#comment-106 LOL at that visual Ann! I’m going to use that at some point. This is a interesting post, I have one along the same lines sitting in my drafts *sigh*. I wanted some original(fiction) material for my virtual bookclub, but this is great and a TRUE story!
I joined a meetup group in Atlanta, GA and I’m far from Tom Sawyer, but the last writing prompt I worked on was: “…and after ten minutes the noise had stopped” during a free writing session that allows you to get feedback from fellow writers(experienced, unlike myself) and bloggers.
Thanks so much for sharing! I’ll have to check out your posts Jen!
Good luck on your journey through blogdom 🙂
-Karen

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