tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post7090964098089513375..comments2023-10-25T05:20:10.712-07:00Comments on Speak Schmeak: Why you can't read slides and listen to a speaker at the same timeLisa Braithwaitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11515770110437411408noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-36726233871958538042009-01-26T10:21:00.000-08:002009-01-26T10:21:00.000-08:00OK, that helps, Lisa. It's how I do it now, pretty...OK, that helps, Lisa. It's how I do it now, pretty much. I read the title as dictated by the flow. Neat!Matthew Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040056737828893994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-90012078360925057942009-01-25T23:05:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:05:00.000-08:00If you only have a sentence (not a title -- read ...If you only have a sentence (not a title -- read this: http://tinyurl.com/cffoca) at the top of your slide, you don't have to wait for them to read anything, as it takes a split second. I click the slide and continue with my material, letting them read the one simple sentence at their leisure. No problem with pacing at all.Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-15533052317875722562009-01-25T22:56:00.000-08:002009-01-25T22:56:00.000-08:00OK, I'll ask: You're saying *not* to read the slid...OK, I'll ask: You're saying *not* to read the slides (I only have titles, plus a full-screen image). So each time I click the remote I wait for them to read? Weird pacing, no?Matthew Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09040056737828893994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-47963003659407208412008-02-24T16:55:00.000-08:002008-02-24T16:55:00.000-08:00Thanks for the link, Deb. I'll check it out!Thanks for the link, Deb. I'll check it out!Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-72099134503191259662008-02-24T14:16:00.000-08:002008-02-24T14:16:00.000-08:00Hi Lisa,Ruth Colvin Clark has written a good book ...Hi Lisa,<BR/><BR/>Ruth Colvin Clark has written a good book with some reseach into how reading/listening affects learners - it also applies to speaking and using ppts.<BR/>Here's the link http://www.amazon.com/e-Learning-Science-Instruction-Guidelines-Multimedia/dp/0787960519<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/>DebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-77177399919026283372008-02-22T06:01:00.000-08:002008-02-22T06:01:00.000-08:00The scary thing is my husband and kids can have 2 ...The scary thing is my husband and kids can have 2 conversations with 2 different people in 2 different languages at the same time.<BR/><BR/>Maybe that is true bilingualism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-89574884887907114772008-02-21T15:50:00.000-08:002008-02-21T15:50:00.000-08:00That sounds really hard, Jacki!That sounds really hard, Jacki!Lisa Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203279973932837403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35758167.post-63003116084958498582008-02-21T13:25:00.000-08:002008-02-21T13:25:00.000-08:00Thank you for explaining why I can't write in Engl...Thank you for explaining why I can't write in English while listening to someone speak French!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com