tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post8796132031759551894..comments2024-03-29T07:54:12.874+00:00Comments on MEI's Barry Wills: Should laptops be banned from conference sessions?MEIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14834780351452765156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-1539786292614716312011-08-22T10:06:39.424+01:002011-08-22T10:06:39.424+01:00It's one of these questions of respect. How do...It's one of these questions of respect. How do you legislate to make people respectful? As a presenter, I don't mind if people have laptops etc open, but they should at least feign some interest every now and then, and certainly should avoid tapping away; that's really frustrating. <br /><br />By far the most disrespectful behaviour I've had is three senior people asleep in the front row. OK, I was presenting a molecular biology-based report to a room full of engineers, but still... (And I do appreciate that you must know and understand your audience, and present accordingly.) <br /><br />Chris Bryan, Curtin University, AustraliaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-70293571042638251852011-08-22T10:05:03.417+01:002011-08-22T10:05:03.417+01:00Clicking keyboards in the audience at a presentati...Clicking keyboards in the audience at a presentation should be a capital offense. If the perpetrator is able to work noiselessly, as on a tablet, perhaps, that's OK. <br /><br />Mike Dry Arithmetek Inc., CanadaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908362959739425575.post-75525873295655911982011-08-21T20:08:54.129+01:002011-08-21T20:08:54.129+01:00It might by annoying, but you cannot ban them. Nor...It might by annoying, but you cannot ban them. Nor can you ban smart telephones or tablets. What we need to ask the audience is to not communicate in a way that disturb the conference. After all, they may follow your presentation on the device they are currently using, or they are simply taking notes. <br /><br />Bertil PĂ„lsson, Lulea University of Technology, SwedenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com