DrupalCampNW 2013
22 - 24 Nov 2013
at The Hive
Talk comments
Right at the end of the day, this was a very difficult slot to take, but I enjoyed the talk. The content was spot on, and there was some very solid advice given. The delivery could have used some polish though - the slides weren't readable (try printing them with a laser printer, or even better rehearse on a projector if you know a meeting room that uses one that you can try), and the talk came over as a little rough around the edges. Although the advice given in the talk was not to rehearse talks too much, this one would have benefitted from a couple of full run-throughs, to help the points link together, and this would have also enabled you to realise that the talk was a little short for the slot. I'm nitpicking though - overall you did a great job and I'll certainly be looking out for the chance to see you speak again :)
Loved all the examples from other places around the world - this talk was a great example of a talk that is relevant to developers everywhere, irrespective of their platform. I will now be asking "what should we call you?" in future :)
It was a great presentation, I agreed with all the points you had made.
The only criticism I can come up with is maybe next time you should have more slides with less info on each one. On several occasions I couldn't help but read all the text on the slides instead of listening to what you were saying.
Anyway, good job, thank you!
Found this talk really very negative and the reenactment was like beating a bad metaphor to death. There were some good points, but in general it felt like the point of Agile had been missed a little bit.
Really enjoyable and interesting. A nice departure from just saying that client is evil and instead, tackling how to best work with different clients to have a harmonious relationship and keep them coming back for future work. Shame about the computer issues causing problems with keynote, but sometimes that can't be helped.
Good content, with clear examples and explanations of good and bad habits, and how they are encountered in the wild (with few qualms about naming and shaming!).
Alex can improve his delivery by getting out of the habit of reading his slides out - sometimes he seems as surprised by what the next point is as the audience is.