Lots to Improve (Seriously) - crafthaus2024-03-29T08:14:31Zhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/forum/topics/lots-to-improve-seriously?groupUrl=snag-conference-2012-phoenix&commentId=2104389%3AComment%3A350878&groupId=2104389%3AGroup%3A343841&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI heard that! Will get your n…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-16:2104389:Comment:3512342012-06-16T01:07:13.776ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
I heard that! Will get your name on that specific volunteer list!! Thanks for stepping up.
I heard that! Will get your name on that specific volunteer list!! Thanks for stepping up. I am totally ready to take on…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-15:2104389:Comment:3515312012-06-15T23:34:51.795ZLiz Steinerhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/LizSteiner
<p>I am totally ready to take on the Student Digital Presentation.</p>
<p>I am totally ready to take on the Student Digital Presentation.</p> 2nd Brigitte's comment.
In t…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3508812012-06-14T20:29:49.432ZHarriete E Bermanhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/HarrieteEstelBerman
<p>2nd Brigitte's comment.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I would love to hear suggestions for next year's program. How can the PDS provide information you need to know on a practical level to improve your future success as an artist and maker.</p>
<p>Putting together 3 hours of programming content is a herculean effort, but it starts with the nugget of an idea for program content and speakers.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Harriete </p>
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<p>2nd Brigitte's comment.</p>
<p>In the meantime, I would love to hear suggestions for next year's program. How can the PDS provide information you need to know on a practical level to improve your future success as an artist and maker.</p>
<p>Putting together 3 hours of programming content is a herculean effort, but it starts with the nugget of an idea for program content and speakers.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Harriete </p>
<p></p> Thanks, John!! Really kind, e…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3506912012-06-14T20:21:48.668ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>Thanks, John!! Really kind, encouraging words to hear from someone who knows how to make things 'work.'</p>
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<p>Let's not forget that this is all volunteer-driven work too. Anyone who wants to sign up for a job where you work with a team almost every day for a full year, discuss things until you are blue in the face, shoulder full responsibility for everything without getting paid a dime: Line up right here.</p>
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<p>I am not complaining. <strong>I love my PDS team</strong> !!…</p>
<p>Thanks, John!! Really kind, encouraging words to hear from someone who knows how to make things 'work.'</p>
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<p>Let's not forget that this is all volunteer-driven work too. Anyone who wants to sign up for a job where you work with a team almost every day for a full year, discuss things until you are blue in the face, shoulder full responsibility for everything without getting paid a dime: Line up right here.</p>
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<p>I am not complaining. <strong>I love my PDS team</strong> !! It's a joy and great privilege to work with Andy and Harriete. Hope they will let me work with them for a loooong time.<br/> <br/> :-)</p> Its a difficult job and I app…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3510462012-06-14T19:20:31.472Z2Roseshttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/2Roses
<p>Its a difficult job and I applaud Harriete, Andy and you for you willingness to slog through this every year. Critique notwithstanding you are providing an invaluable service to the field, and you can all be proud of what you have accomplished.</p>
<p>Its a difficult job and I applaud Harriete, Andy and you for you willingness to slog through this every year. Critique notwithstanding you are providing an invaluable service to the field, and you can all be proud of what you have accomplished.</p> Thanks Katja!
tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3510402012-06-14T15:25:17.573ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>Thanks Katja!</p>
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<p>Thanks Katja!</p>
<p></p> Point well taken and thanks f…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3508782012-06-14T15:13:08.618ZBrigitte Martinhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/brigittemartin
<p>Point well taken and thanks for the compliment!!</p>
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<p>Trust me, after having worked on this topic for a year, the 3 of us were VERY aware that the topic was "dry". We aimed to present everything as snappy as possible: different presenters, shorter presentations and interspersing as much 'lightheartedness' as we could possibly muster.</p>
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<p>The topic is what it is though and there's only so much that can be said about it beforehand to make it seem more appealing. The three…</p>
<p>Point well taken and thanks for the compliment!!</p>
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<p>Trust me, after having worked on this topic for a year, the 3 of us were VERY aware that the topic was "dry". We aimed to present everything as snappy as possible: different presenters, shorter presentations and interspersing as much 'lightheartedness' as we could possibly muster.</p>
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<p>The topic is what it is though and there's only so much that can be said about it beforehand to make it seem more appealing. The three of us had intense discussions about how to present this to our audience and the opinions on how to do this were split in our team.</p>
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<p>What I meant with the "sex up" comment: We don't want to deceive anyone by promising a glamorous show and then not delivering the va-va-voom everyone is expecting. We ARE talking about wrapping, boxing and shipping after all.</p>
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<p>The PDS is very interested in and able to offer an engaging experience and I honestly think we did it again this year. It was just really much harder to get people in the door in the first place.</p>
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<p>Always room to improve. Thanks for the comment !!</p>
<p></p> "It is also not my job or sty…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3509532012-06-14T14:38:46.258Z2Roseshttp://crafthaus.ning.com/profile/2Roses
<p>"It is also not my job or style to "sex up" dry topics to make them more appealing. I absolutely refuse to do that. It is my job with the PDS team to put information together that is timely and useful for a majority of the field, not to provide entertainment."</p>
<p>I, for one, found the shipping presentation to be useful - very useful in fact. But that does not mitigate the rules for a good presentation. Part of planning and presenting ANYTHING is understanding the interplay of the venue,…</p>
<p>"It is also not my job or style to "sex up" dry topics to make them more appealing. I absolutely refuse to do that. It is my job with the PDS team to put information together that is timely and useful for a majority of the field, not to provide entertainment."</p>
<p>I, for one, found the shipping presentation to be useful - very useful in fact. But that does not mitigate the rules for a good presentation. Part of planning and presenting ANYTHING is understanding the interplay of the venue, the subject, the needs of the audience an how to keep them engaged in the subject.</p>
<p>Part of the presenter's job is to make the presentation engaging, and yes, entertaining to some degree. Ignore that fact and you will loose your audience, particularly over a 3 hour period.</p>
<p>"Edutainment" is the business we are in when in conference mode. That does not mean you have to work in a juggling act during the last half of the presentation. It means look to other presentations and conferences to get an idea of what Best Practices are.</p>
<p>Organizing a conference and presentations on the scope of SNAG is a monumental task, and I am grateful and appreciative of everyone's efforts. In particular, the PDS has been nothing short of groundbreaking and prescient for our field. You are presenting information that is important and needed. We should not allow ourselves to think that because the information is important and needed that our audience will gladly endure anything to get it.</p> While I agree with you on the…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-14:2104389:Comment:3506842012-06-14T03:30:02.085Zkatja toporskihttp://crafthaus.ning.com/xn/detail/u_1pr56mnhdd8xz
<p>While I agree with you on the issue of the student show (my program being another victim), I have to say that as an unexperienced conference attendee (this was my second one) I was positively surprised by the wealth of information in this years' PDS. I thought the speakers were engaging and the topic was certainly covered in a very thorough way. Maybe attendance would have been improved by a more snappy title highlighting the relevance of the various issues to everyone in the field. Also, I…</p>
<p>While I agree with you on the issue of the student show (my program being another victim), I have to say that as an unexperienced conference attendee (this was my second one) I was positively surprised by the wealth of information in this years' PDS. I thought the speakers were engaging and the topic was certainly covered in a very thorough way. Maybe attendance would have been improved by a more snappy title highlighting the relevance of the various issues to everyone in the field. Also, I really appreciate the amount of work, effort, thought and enthusiasm that is put into preparing for these presentations. Even for that alone I find it is worth checking out every part of programming there is, and like with this year's PDS you may just find yourself picking up lots of useful pieces of information. </p> Liz, I sincerely appreciate y…tag:crafthaus.ning.com,2012-06-13:2104389:Comment:3507942012-06-13T21:59:24.835ZDana Singerhttp://crafthaus.ning.com/xn/detail/u_0i6qw6ayfx52z
<p>Liz, I sincerely appreciate your honest perspective on those components of the 2012 conference, and your specificity helps me and us immensely. I assure you we are listening to everyone's feedback and will make improvements each year.</p>
<p><br></br>Brigitte, placing the PDS in that Saturday time slot came directly from the PDS Committee. If it's time to revisit it, let's have that conversation.</p>
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<p>For anyone who wants to hear Garth Clark's talk, it's on SNAG's website,…</p>
<p>Liz, I sincerely appreciate your honest perspective on those components of the 2012 conference, and your specificity helps me and us immensely. I assure you we are listening to everyone's feedback and will make improvements each year.</p>
<p><br/>Brigitte, placing the PDS in that Saturday time slot came directly from the PDS Committee. If it's time to revisit it, let's have that conversation.</p>
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<p>For anyone who wants to hear Garth Clark's talk, it's on SNAG's website, <a href="http://www.snagmetalsmith.org" target="_blank">www.snagmetalsmith.org</a>. With more to come. Also take a look at the communal slideshow on our website. If you have images to share, send them to elaing@snagmetalsmith.org.</p>
<p>Dana Singer</p>