Which is better, “written material” with a lot of information or minimal material that is a tool to perform?
Disadvantages of written materials
- Preparation is hard work.
- The audience is so focused on watching that they don’t have time to think for themselves or write down their questions
Advantages
- Audience can read it back later.
- If it is made public, people who were not able to hear the lecture will know the content.
Written materials are beneficial in the early stages of your career
- I received an invitation to write an article for a magazine after publishing my lecture materials.
- When I was approached to give a talk, I said, “How about this content?” and present it to them.
- Study session materials that had been released in an unorganized manner are being read unexpectedly.
- From if statements to machine learning, read by a total of 170,000 people. How many times would I have to talk about this if I wanted to do it in a face-to-face talk?
- Consultations are brought to us after viewing the materials we have made available to the public.
- Substitute for a business card (far more informative than a business card)
I still perceive myself as early in my career.
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