Hi Robert;
Good questions.
On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 11:07 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, William Case wrote:
> Hi;
>
> This question is good for one day only.
>
> I am giving a talk tonight to about 20 people about Linux. All of
> them will be Windows users and all will be very non-tech.
you need to be more informative here. what kind of people are
these?
They are friends and members of a non-computer group I belong to. I
have talked to them about my adventures with Linux. They asked that I
take 10 - 12 minutes at the next meeting (tonight) to tell them about
Linux. The group is a Toastmasters group, but the speech is by request
not because it is an assigned project. I want to do it right.
* just windows users who are curious about linux? or,
Yes. The audience is split between people in their mid-20s to mid-30s
and those over 50 years of age.
* possible clients that you're trying to convince to use linux?
that makes a big difference in how you should slant your talk, i
would think.
Yes it does make a big difference. Who knows what the future holds?
put another way, once your talk is over, does it affect you or
your
pocketbook in any way whether you've convinced anyone? :-)
No. Not in a short-term concrete way. Although I am building myself a
bit of a guru reputation with my peers (the over 50 part of the group)
--undeserved as that may be-- which for vanity reasons I would like to
keep.
--
Regards Bill