[Y_Y]

Ugh, I'd prefer people keep passion for the bedroom and just convey information straightforwardly without trying to "sell" it to me.

Adding a false excitement signal to the information is a hindrance to me as a viewer. If you want Tony Robbins then go and see him. If you want an overview of the new product architecture lets keep calm and get on with it.

[Agingcoder]

I disagree, but it doesn’t mean you’re wrong - we might just be looking for different things.

My view is that if you’re going to talk like a bored robot, then I need a transcript or a paper which is much shorter than a talk. I distinctly remember not going to classes at university because the teachers wouldn’t give me anything beyond reading a book aloud. I just read the book at home.

Now, if you’re able to indicate what’s important and not important, what’s interesting and what isn’t , and why you like it , I’ll be delighted to watch your talk.

I think it’s very difficult to be interested in something new if the presenter doesn’t seem to care about it. This is different from something written , where I expect something dry anyway.

[1718627440]

That's why it is called a lecture. :-)

[IIsi50MHz]

It's not even a lecture if all they do is read from the book. I'd say that's one step away from phoning it in. (-:

[1718627440]

The act of reading to an audience IS what is called a lecture.

[BoorishBears]

The irony the deck presents 3 very different presenters to show that you don't need to be Tony Robbins to be passionate.

If you can't be passionate, don't make it a presentation. Passionate doesn't need to mean over-the-top, but it means speaking on the topic effectively and in a way that reflects believing there's a reason for these people to sit there and listen to you.

No one is forcing people to do presentations, but once you put people in a situation where they're expected to give you their undivided attention for a block of time, those are very reasonable table stakes.

There's always blog posts, articles, mailing lists, HN posts, etc. if you don't believe there's a strong need for people to set aside time consume your information in the form of a presentation.

[phainopepla2]

> No one is forcing people to do presentations

To the contrary, pretty much every presentation I've ever given has been one that I would not have done if it were up to me

[BoorishBears]

Ah sorry, I gave way too much credit to the reader.

Please do continue to give bad presentations and insist it's just not in you to do better.

[theshrike79]

"passion" here means "be excited about the subject", which usually (neurospicy people exluced naturally) automatically brings up feelings from the speaker in a "this is cool and I want to share it" kind of way.

If I want to listen to someone read a slide deck word for word in a monotone voice, I can have an AI do it. I'd much rather read a blog post at that point though.

[aidenn0]

If there's zero passion in it, just write a fucking blog article; don't waste my time with a presentation.