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@Wright2Tweet I am in a similar place. I took some notes from the workshops at Codemash. The biggest thing seemed to be finding a good ratio of talking:doing. ...Permalink On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet Sessions where there was a lot of talking, and not much doing, lost energy and focus quickly. People have their laptops open in workshops - it doesn't take much to lose them to one of their 8 million slack channels. ...Permalink On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet Sessions that didn't talk much at all had a different problem. People would leave, presumably because they weren't getting much more than heads-down coding - which they could do on their own time. ...On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet The people who nailed the ratio the best were agile coaches. This makes sense, it's what they do for a living. I'd suggest watching some of them work, or talk to some. They do a great job of getting the audience engaged early, and often. ...Permalink On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet Two other random notes I had: 1. It was helpful to have the slides online. People could look at them on their own, instead of asking the presenter to "scroll back". I think it would also be helpful for people who work ahead. ...Permalink On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet 2. I think it would be helpful to do some heavy expectation-setting up front. 4 hours is a long time (even 2 hours is). It'd be nice, as an attendee, to know what parts I could skip and go to another session, and when I should come back for the stuff I really wanted.Permalink On twitter.com
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@Wright2Tweet .....and, scene. 🙇♂️Permalink On twitter.com
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