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From: eliot@chutney.rtp.dg.com (Topher Eliot)
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Subject: Re: a thought for speakers
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Date: 29 May 91 15:07:09 GMT
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In article <3492@muffin.cme.nist.gov>, libes@cme.nist.gov (Don Libes) writes:
|> In article <1991May28.183003.18759@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
|> Here's a related peeve:
|> The audience is responsible for homework, too.
|> 
|> ...
|> I had carefully timed everything, but with time so limited (we had 15
|> minutes to speak), the audience must do their part as well.  Read the
|> papers beforehand of any talks at which you think you might ask
|> questions.  (This statement really belongs in the conference program.)

Here's a halfway measure that might help:  when it comes to Q&A time, announce
that you are giving priority to those who have read the paper, and invite
them to step raise their hands first (or step to the head of their line at
the microphone, or whatever).

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