Comments on: Low Tech Presentation: Paper or Electronics? http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/ Communication Skills for Business Professionals The Henderson Group's complete portfolio of communications skill programs provides your employees the results they need in face-to-face conversations, during online presentations, or when delivering speeches to large global audiences. We offer customized programs that boost your organization's bottom line, whether selling products, managing teams, presenting customer solutions, or leading companies worldwide. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: terrygault http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-192 terrygault Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:33:12 +0000 http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-192 Nick, Thanks for the comment. BTW, I think you've got a terrific blog going yourself. Let's keep the conversation going! Nick,

Thanks for the comment. BTW, I think you've got a terrific blog going yourself.

Let's keep the conversation going!

]]> By: nick morgan http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-189 nick morgan Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:12:39 +0000 http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-189 So many people today work in what is essentially a sensory deprivation chamber -- lots of white noise, the bland walls of a cube, the hum of background conversations and ringing phones, the color-robbing light of overhead fluorescents, the a/c pulling all the scents out of the air, and so on and on. Add to that a day spent crouched over a computer looking at the screen pusing electronic pulses around. What do you get? Sensory deprivation. In that context, anything we can do to add color, sound, smell, touch, and taste is not only stimulating and interesting -- it's necessary! So many people today work in what is essentially a sensory deprivation chamber — lots of white noise, the bland walls of a cube, the hum of background conversations and ringing phones, the color-robbing light of overhead fluorescents, the a/c pulling all the scents out of the air, and so on and on. Add to that a day spent crouched over a computer looking at the screen pusing electronic pulses around. What do you get? Sensory deprivation. In that context, anything we can do to add color, sound, smell, touch, and taste is not only stimulating and interesting — it's necessary!

]]> By: terrygault http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-185 terrygault Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:12:14 +0000 http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-185 Tom, Thanks for the comments. Your point about "more senses ... stickier" is right on, in my estimation. Let's keep the conversation going! Tom,

Thanks for the comments. Your point about "more senses … stickier" is right on, in my estimation.

Let's keep the conversation going!

]]> By: Tom Tiernan http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-184 Tom Tiernan Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:35:29 +0000 http://speakfearlessly.net/low-tech-presentation/#comment-184 Without an extraordinarily large evolutionary bump in the road, I don't think that the desire and need for having physical contact with our surroundings will ever change, because we are inherently tactile beings. Everyday we engage our world through our senses, touch being one of them. My company develops tools that help enhance communication processes using photographs. Our tools are very low-tech. When doing exercises, people manipulate the images in ways that make sense to them according to the question they are being asked. The more senses people use the more the learning is stickier, ideas are generated, and deeper connections are made. Our long range goals include having an online version to accommodate groups who are not in the same location. However, I don't foresee that this will ever replace the physical tool. The kinesthetic element is much too important to getting great results, because it brings one more dimension of our brains to the situation. A timely post in our technical world. Thanks. Without an extraordinarily large evolutionary bump in the road, I don't think that the desire and need for having physical contact with our surroundings will ever change, because we are inherently tactile beings. Everyday we engage our world through our senses, touch being one of them.

My company develops tools that help enhance communication processes using photographs. Our tools are very low-tech. When doing exercises, people manipulate the images in ways that make sense to them according to the question they are being asked.

The more senses people use the more the learning is stickier, ideas are generated, and deeper connections are made.

Our long range goals include having an online version to accommodate groups who are not in the same location. However, I don't foresee that this will ever replace the physical tool. The kinesthetic element is much too important to getting great results, because it brings one more dimension of our brains to the situation.

A timely post in our technical world. Thanks.

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