Comments on: The Orlando Experiment: Two Part Presentations http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/ ...you are in a twisty maze of passageways, all different... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:17:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike McErlain http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Mike McErlain Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:20:19 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-123 Dave Add me to the long list of your Business Objects "groupies"! You are the RockStar of Business Objects Users Conference! I saw two guys scalping tickets to your presentation last year in San Francisco. They were getting $50 for seats down front! I paid $25 for nose-bleeds in the back!!! All of your Coonference presentations do have a consistent theme and flow to them which is nicely polished. I've actually found this to be true of the presentations delivered by all of Integra's consultants. Your delivery is pretty natural because you know the subject matter pretty well and the presentations seem spontaneous instead of rehearsed. The jokes are OK for the most part and it does make for some light moments on what can sometimes be a dry subject matter. I won't be buying the DVD box set of all your Conference presentations any time soon but I should copyright this idea before Business Objects determines that it is a new revenue source! Mike McErlain Dave

Add me to the long list of your Business Objects “groupies”! You are the RockStar of Business Objects Users Conference! I saw two guys scalping tickets to your presentation last year in San Francisco. They were getting $50 for seats down front! I paid $25 for nose-bleeds in the back!!!

All of your Coonference presentations do have a consistent theme and flow to them which is nicely polished. I’ve actually found this to be true of the presentations delivered by all of Integra’s consultants. Your delivery is pretty natural because you know the subject matter pretty well and the presentations seem spontaneous instead of rehearsed.

The jokes are OK for the most part and it does make for some light moments on what can sometimes be a dry subject matter. I won’t be buying the DVD box set of all your Conference presentations any time soon but I should copyright this idea before Business Objects determines that it is a new revenue source!

Mike McErlain

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Dave Rathbun Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:27:10 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-111 <blockquote>I guess your jokes are notorious so I am getting ready for those also.</blockquote> Ahh, the pressure! :shock: I have barely had time to get my presentations done, so any humorous material may have to wait until the last minute. There is one reviewer (anonymous) that has said in the past few years something along the lines of: <blockquote>Dave is not nearly as funny as he thinks he is...</blockquote> He (or she) is probably right. ;-)

I guess your jokes are notorious so I am getting ready for those also.

Ahh, the pressure! :shock:

I have barely had time to get my presentations done, so any humorous material may have to wait until the last minute. There is one reviewer (anonymous) that has said in the past few years something along the lines of:

Dave is not nearly as funny as he thinks he is…

He (or she) is probably right. ;-)

]]> By: Bill Owens http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Bill Owens Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:03:12 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-110 I will be attending this year’s conference and signed up for one of the "Universe Ninja" presentations. I've only heard good things about them. Also, I guess your jokes are notorious so I am getting ready for those also. I will be attending this year’s conference and signed up for one of the “Universe Ninja” presentations. I’ve only heard good things about them. Also, I guess your jokes are notorious so I am getting ready for those also.

]]> By: Harishreddy http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Harishreddy Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:20:11 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-96 Dave your presentations are extremely good. I will be waiting for your presentations it is a very good learning from the presentations.It helped me a lot. Dave your presentations are extremely good. I will be waiting for your presentations it is a very good learning from the presentations.It helped me a lot.

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-94 Dave Rathbun Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:06:55 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-94 It was the Partridge Family bus with David Cassidy. Also talked about David and Goliath and "The 'Hoff" as in David Hasselhoff. I think that was in Vegas in 2001. 8-) It was the Partridge Family bus with David Cassidy. Also talked about David and Goliath and “The ‘Hoff” as in David Hasselhoff. I think that was in Vegas in 2001. 8-)

]]> By: Anita Craig http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Anita Craig Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:47:13 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-92 I can't remember the jokes, but there was one year where you had a "Dave" bus and lots of references to other Daves. I can’t remember the jokes, but there was one year where you had a “Dave” bus and lots of references to other Daves.

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Dave Rathbun Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:08:22 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-90 If it's not announced yet, it should be out shortly. I have been asked if I would present twice this year. The updated abstracts are listed on the user conference web site, but I don't see the ability to set up a personalized schedule yet. I suspect that I will be speaking once on Tuesday and again on Thursday, but that is just a guess. There are a bunch of presentations by various Integra folks this year, so I will be easy to find. 8) If it’s not announced yet, it should be out shortly. I have been asked if I would present twice this year. The updated abstracts are listed on the user conference web site, but I don’t see the ability to set up a personalized schedule yet. I suspect that I will be speaking once on Tuesday and again on Thursday, but that is just a guess. There are a bunch of presentations by various Integra folks this year, so I will be easy to find. 8)

]]> By: Kashif Saeed http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Kashif Saeed Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:11:50 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-89 I'll be anxiously waiting for your presentation:). I have read most of your presentations on Integra's website and this year I'll have a chance to hear you and your bad jokes live. ;) BTW, do you know if BOBJ has announced the schedule for who is presenting when? Last conference they had something on their website but for this one I haven't seen anything yet. I’ll be anxiously waiting for your presentation:). I have read most of your presentations on Integra’s website and this year I’ll have a chance to hear you and your bad jokes live. ;) BTW, do you know if BOBJ has announced the schedule for who is presenting when? Last conference they had something on their website but for this one I haven’t seen anything yet.

]]> By: Dave Rathbun http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Dave Rathbun Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:59:03 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-88 There is already one in the abstract... :lol: <blockquote>Add to your arsenal of universe practices, and be at peace with the universe.</blockquote> There is already one in the abstract… :lol:

Add to your arsenal of universe practices, and be at peace with the universe.

]]> By: Nick http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Nick Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:29:27 +0000 http://www.dagira.com/2007/09/05/the-orlando-experiment-two-part-presentations/#comment-87 Good luck...I can almost hear the awful martial arts-based jokes now... Good luck…I can almost hear the awful martial arts-based jokes now…

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