I agree. In fact, I made the same point in my first post. What I was trying to suggest was that while the intro stuff was taking place as usual, reference could be made periodically to a configuration taking place in the background. Not syaing how to do it, but that it is being done during the show. The point here is subtle, but powerful... in the time it takes someone to watch the intro show, someone who gets with WLUG/watches other WLUG shows would be able to configure a complete system in a short period of time... Doug Chamberlin wrote:
At 11/13/2003 04:51 PM (Thursday), Stephen C. Daukas wrote:
Yes, but I think we might be able to get a bit more in... What you describe could be scripted to take less time, depending on the goals... We could do the overview in tandem with configuration work taking place and "check in" with that progress during the show. After 20 minutes or so, show a completely configured running system/server and then hit them with "if you want to know more..."
Good? Bad?
Generally not a good idea. One basic mistake often made when designing a new production like this is to try to pack too much into one session. Similar to a teacher trying to cover too much material in one class. You generally end up losing everyone - just in different ways and a different times.
Better to have one intro show as already described and then a second show which walks through a complete sample install process. This show would display the machine's screen as someone talks the viewer through what he is seeing.
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