[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.