Jun 5, 2009 2
Thanks to Greg Afarian (@zipvogreg) of Zipvo, there’s apparently video evidence of my session at REBarCamp Philadelphia.
It was a great and fun session, and I hoped it would be useful to people who attended.
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Thanks again Greg! I owe you a drink next time we see each other.
-rsh
May 30, 2009 8
Now that I have recovered, more or less, from RE Barcamp Philadelphia (great job, by the way, Bill Lublin, Kim Wood, John Lauber, and the rest of the REBC PHL gang!), I wanted to ask a question:
I also present at various events and have come to realize after Philly why it is that I tend to enjoy presenting at REBarcamps: audience participation. I love the energy of the room at REBarcamps, especially when the audience gets feisty. When the disagreements and the sharp questions start, that’s when I start having fun. True exchange of ideas and real learning seem to happen more when there is a bit of debate and disagreement, rather than when there is uniform head-nodding going on.
At REBC Philly, I had a great time doing an impromptu “debate” session with Eric Stegemann of Tribus. People were interrupting both Eric and me, challenging our assertions, making us explain ourselves, and I’m pretty sure most of the room left disagreeing with me. 
What a great time! Total engagement, excitement, and energy.
In contrast, at other events where I’ve presented or spoken on panels or whatever, I often get the feeling that the audience mostly sits there passively hoping to learn some great piece of wisdom from the experts gathered on stage. Even the setup at non-barcamp type of events is conducive to the notion that those who are presenting or speaking are teachers lecturing a bunch of students.
But what if the presenter is talking out of his ass? Is the audience supposed to sit there deferentially?
