Comments on: Bill Gates Takes Using Props to the Next Level by Unleashing Swarm of Deadly Bugs on Crowd http://blog.jvf.com/2009/02/06/bill-gates-takes-using-props-to-the-next-level-by-unleashing-swarm-of-deadly-bugs-on-crowd/ Achieving Fast Results through Powerful Communication Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:10:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iris Moshkovitz http://blog.jvf.com/2009/02/06/bill-gates-takes-using-props-to-the-next-level-by-unleashing-swarm-of-deadly-bugs-on-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1209 Iris Moshkovitz Sat, 28 Mar 2009 07:38:52 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=446#comment-1209 Hi James Bill gets an A for the whole lecture he gave. When watching the video http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html I couldn't see the mosquitoes. It seems there were very few of them. Regarding the prop catching the eyes of the audience during the speech - Yes, he has done it. But when looking at the physical surrounding and how the stage is organized, it looks like a very smart thing to do. James. I do agree with your comment on how to use props. It is a big mistake speakers do. But it doesn't apply in this case. I also think that the famous Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&fmt=18 is another good example of using props. Iris Hi James
Bill gets an A for the whole lecture he gave.
When watching the video
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html
I couldn’t see the mosquitoes. It seems there were very few of them.
Regarding the prop catching the eyes of the audience during the speech – Yes, he has done it. But when looking at the physical surrounding and how the stage is organized, it looks like a very smart thing to do.

James. I do agree with your comment on how to use props. It is a big mistake speakers do. But it doesn’t apply in this case.
I also think that the famous Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo&fmt=18
is another good example of using props.

Iris

]]> By: The Weekly Might Have Missed List (02/08/09) | Breaking Murphy's Law http://blog.jvf.com/2009/02/06/bill-gates-takes-using-props-to-the-next-level-by-unleashing-swarm-of-deadly-bugs-on-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 The Weekly Might Have Missed List (02/08/09) | Breaking Murphy's Law Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:10:35 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=446#comment-1126 [...] Sensation – Bill Gates Takes Using Props to the Next Level by Unleashing Swarm of Deadly Bugs on Crowd Of course the mosquitoes weren’t carrying malaria, but I’m sure quite a few audience members [...] [...] Sensation – Bill Gates Takes Using Props to the Next Level by Unleashing Swarm of Deadly Bugs on Crowd Of course the mosquitoes weren’t carrying malaria, but I’m sure quite a few audience members [...]

]]> By: Nancy Parker http://blog.jvf.com/2009/02/06/bill-gates-takes-using-props-to-the-next-level-by-unleashing-swarm-of-deadly-bugs-on-crowd/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Nancy Parker Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:17:21 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=446#comment-1125 Hi James, I saw that about the mosquitoes. Quite a moment I'm sure for many of the attendees. Similar to that scene in the Erin Brockvich & PG&E movie starring Julia Roberts - where she tells the reps from the company that their drinking tainted water. TED.com is an awesome site. They have the most fantastic talks. I've try to catch 'em all. I especially liked the one on statistical presentation, which showed some awesome technology (I believe now available on Goggle). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/316 Hi James, I saw that about the mosquitoes. Quite a moment I’m sure for many of the attendees. Similar to that scene in the Erin Brockvich & PG&E movie starring Julia Roberts – where she tells the reps from the company that their drinking tainted water. TED.com is an awesome site. They have the most fantastic talks. I’ve try to catch ‘em all. I especially liked the one on statistical presentation, which showed some awesome technology (I believe now available on Goggle). http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/316

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