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Post by michael on Aug 31, 2023 13:14:55 GMT
A typical stamp society meeting will either have a guest displaying many frames or several members each displaying a smaller number of items.
In both cases the format is the same.
You all sit on chairs facing someone standing in front of the frames displaying their material. They then talk you through each sheet either my pointing to it or taking it and holding it up to the audience.
In either case of course you can't really see the stamps let alone the variety that they might be describing. Then when they are finished everyone gets up and views the display (can be a rush to page 1!!) where there is not really enough time to read each page and you've probably forgotten which page(s) you were particularly interested in and why.
If however there was a digital presentation via a laptop or tablet connected to a projector then everyone would be able to see each page as it was being discussed. This would also make it easier to ask a question relevant to the page that was being shown.
Has anyone been to a society where this sort of presentation has occurred and if so what was the reaction to such a presentation method?
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dorincard
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Post by dorincard on Aug 31, 2023 17:23:48 GMT
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angore
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Post by angore on Aug 31, 2023 19:59:54 GMT
Sounds to modern but then I think a good reference book is more educational than an exhibit showing only what you have physically obtained. I think all SHOW exhibits be digitized and available for showing to the world during the show then saved as reference.
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madbaker
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Post by madbaker on Aug 31, 2023 22:10:11 GMT
michael , most of the presentations at my local club are on powerpoint. The meeting room has a projector where we can hook up a laptop to it and share presentations. They tend to be more general types of presentations, containing stamp images and non-philatelic material, but are entertaining nonetheless. And once in a while a member will share some 'flyspeck' style research on a common issue, and the powerpoint presentation allows them to zoom right in on the plate flaw, variety, etc. The powerpoint setup worked well, especially at the start of the pandemic, where we moved our meetings to Zoom. I still attend the virtual meetings (approx 25% of the meetings are on Zoom) even though I now live 1800km from my club! Our in person meetings also have a 'pass around' section where members share interesting things that they've acquired and brought to the meeting. That has the same disadvantages as you described, where I would tend to get to view the material well after the meeting had moved on to other topics.
PS - the North Toronto Stamp Club shares some digital presentations on YouTube. I just watched the "Overview of German Philately" presentation and it was stellar. It's in the same spirit of what we have at the Regina club (my club) but in much more depth than our typical talks.
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Cephus
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Post by Cephus on Sept 1, 2023 15:56:57 GMT
Honestly, I think all presentations ought to be digital, not just for the presentation itself, but for posterity. Put it online for everyone to look at worldwide. A handful of people in a room shouldn't be your target audience. If you're trying to inform, inform a TON of people. There are groups out there that do this pretty well, like the RMPL and other groups. They upload a lot of their presentations to YouTube.
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Beryllium Guy
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Sept 1, 2023 16:05:32 GMT
Speaking of saving presentation materials for posterity, the British Empire Study Group (BESG) programs are all recorded and posted on YouTube, and presentation files are generally made available, too, on the BESG website. Ask Rob ( REL1948), who is one of the organizers, for more details. YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@britishempirestudygroup3497Website: bestudygroup.org/ |
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Post by stanley64 on Sept 2, 2023 8:03:25 GMT
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angore
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Post by angore on Sept 2, 2023 10:21:04 GMT
Yes, these PowerPoint presentations are the slide shows of years back and deserved to be saved and even recognition such as the APS articles of distinction program.
I actually digitized one APS slide show program for APS. I scanned the slides, captured the audio off the cassette tape, then compiled in an automated PowerPoint presentation.
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Post by smauggie on Sept 4, 2023 17:12:57 GMT
I developed a number of such presentations and gave them to my fellow collectors a couple of years ago.
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Post by michael on Sept 9, 2023 18:23:01 GMT
Belated thanks for the replies, mustn't start a thread and then go on holiday!
I'm in favour of digitising collections for showing and posterity but it's equally nice to meet people at local societies, I'm sure there is a balance to be made here.
Back to thinking of doing a presentation at a local society....
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