The reason I can't stand watching presentations or listening to pitches is that they give sequential rather than random access.
I'll put up with sequential access from a handful of great writers and filmmakers. From everyone else I want random access.
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what do you mean by random access?
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Q&A (he can ask a question and get the answer he wants, rather than waiting for it)
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Maybe we're biased towards sequential info because of time. It would be so weird if time were random access vs sequential.
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Presenters prefer it because it gives them something to hide behind. Audiences prefer it when they don't want to do any work.
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In practice that is not a risk if you know what questions to ask.
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Then next time you're in New York you should go see Sleep No More.
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does this disrupt continuity and thus lessen the opportunity for a story to come through?
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Steve Jobs?
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I have the same issue with most video. Text is much more random-accessible.
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