Comments on: Tips for Second Life Presentations http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/ Gary Barber rants on user experience, and the controlled chaos of the Web Industry Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:32:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nber Medici http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-4955 Nber Medici Wed, 02 Jan 2008 14:46:41 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/#comment-4955 Starboards Yacht Club in Hollywood Sim in Second Life has been doing Learn to Sail presentations almost every Sunday at noon for over two years. Our presentation has evolved over time, but a couple of points that have worked for us...first in regard to the graphics rezzing issue that is addressed in item one above..we handle this by asking folks to type "y" when the graphic has come in to focus for them. The presenter simply waits until all of the students have responded before proceeding. We have used chat almost totally and have a very stable device (can't remember the name of it right now) that will step through a preset "speech" one line at a time...with a simple touch from the presenter. I am going to be adding voice to the mix in the next few weeks for a more advanced sailing class that is now in chat format. We follow up the presentation portion of the class with one on one coaching instruction on the water with experienced skippers. Using this method has grown the sailing community in Second Life tremendously over the past four years. As evidence of this, Starboards Yacht Club (the oldest yacht club in Second Life) currently has over 1000 members. Starboards Yacht Club in Hollywood Sim in Second Life has been doing Learn to Sail presentations almost every Sunday at noon for over two years. Our presentation has evolved over time, but a couple of points that have worked for us…first in regard to the graphics rezzing issue that is addressed in item one above..we handle this by asking folks to type “y” when the graphic has come in to focus for them. The presenter simply waits until all of the students have responded before proceeding. We have used chat almost totally and have a very stable device (can’t remember the name of it right now) that will step through a preset “speech” one line at a time…with a simple touch from the presenter. I am going to be adding voice to the mix in the next few weeks for a more advanced sailing class that is now in chat format. We follow up the presentation portion of the class with one on one coaching instruction on the water with experienced skippers. Using this method has grown the sailing community in Second Life tremendously over the past four years. As evidence of this, Starboards Yacht Club (the oldest yacht club in Second Life) currently has over 1000 members.

]]> By: Judy O'Connell http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-3367 Judy O'Connell Sun, 04 Nov 2007 13:20:36 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/#comment-3367 Gary, this is a really interesting and helpful post - you've pinpointed ideas that are so sensible now that you pointed them out :-) Great! I wish I had enough experience to add some pointers...but keep this list brewing for us all, if you don't mind. Cheers, Judy Gary, this is a really interesting and helpful post – you’ve pinpointed ideas that are so sensible now that you pointed them out :-) Great! I wish I had enough experience to add some pointers…but keep this list brewing for us all, if you don’t mind. Cheers, Judy

]]> By: Sue Waters http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-3341 Sue Waters Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:45:54 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/#comment-3341 Thanks Gary for all the tips for presenting in Second Life. The main reason I decided to go into SL was so if people did presentations I would know enough to be able to attend and not look like a n00b. Now you have made me stop and think about whether I would do a presentation in SL. I am still struggling to feel comfortable using Virtual Classrooms -- wow and then add an extra dimension with SL. Thanks Gary for all the tips for presenting in Second Life. The main reason I decided to go into SL was so if people did presentations I would know enough to be able to attend and not look like a n00b.

Now you have made me stop and think about whether I would do a presentation in SL. I am still struggling to feel comfortable using Virtual Classrooms — wow and then add an extra dimension with SL.

]]> By: The Grid Live » Second Life News for October 30, 2007 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-3318 The Grid Live » Second Life News for October 30, 2007 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:25:07 +0000 http://manwithnoblog.com/2007/10/30/tips-for-second-life-presentations/#comment-3318 [...] Tips for Second Life Presentations Previously I have discussed the interface of the standard Second Life client. But on this post I’m looking at how people can step up beyond their usual real world methods when giving a presentation or talk in Second Life (SL). Now I’m not an expert on Second Life, but I have noticed a few things that work and don’t work when presenting a talk. [...] [...] Tips for Second Life Presentations Previously I have discussed the interface of the standard Second Life client. But on this post I’m looking at how people can step up beyond their usual real world methods when giving a presentation or talk in Second Life (SL). Now I’m not an expert on Second Life, but I have noticed a few things that work and don’t work when presenting a talk. [...]

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