http://www.technovia.co.uk/2008/01/nick-dentons-excuses.html Ian Betteridge on Macs, mobiles, and technology Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.technovia.co.uk/2008/01/nick-dentons-excuses.html/comment-page-1#comment-226 Ian Betteridge Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:16:57 +0000 http://www.ianbetteridge.co.uk/technovia/2008/01/nick-dentons-excuses.html#comment-226 <p>I think that's part of the problem - the kind of people who post on Giz have never had to do a presentation. All they've done is post wise-cracks about gadgets on a blog for pennies a post. Lame.</p> I think that’s part of the problem – the kind of people who post on Giz have never had to do a presentation. All they’ve done is post wise-cracks about gadgets on a blog for pennies a post. Lame.

]]> http://www.technovia.co.uk/2008/01/nick-dentons-excuses.html/comment-page-1#comment-227 ManxStef Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:54:26 +0000 http://www.ianbetteridge.co.uk/technovia/2008/01/nick-dentons-excuses.html#comment-227 <p>I thought this was terrible form from Gizmodo, they're supposed to be journalists, not irresponsible idiots. Most of us have had to give presentations at some point, be it to management or a public crowd, and even the most intelligent, professional public speakers find it nerve-wracking. (Leading back to my comments on the American beauty queen post.) The last thing you need is someone purposefully sabotaging your work, that's shocking. Messing with people's jobs – as they're sometimes on the line depending on the quality of their presentations – is unacceptable. I'm amazed Gizmodo's not issued an apology for this, but then I guess they feel they're big enough that they don't have to. I hope all tech event organisers are paying attention and they earn themselves a blacklisting, they deserve it.</p> I thought this was terrible form from Gizmodo, they’re supposed to be journalists, not irresponsible idiots. Most of us have had to give presentations at some point, be it to management or a public crowd, and even the most intelligent, professional public speakers find it nerve-wracking. (Leading back to my comments on the American beauty queen post.) The last thing you need is someone purposefully sabotaging your work, that’s shocking. Messing with people’s jobs – as they’re sometimes on the line depending on the quality of their presentations – is unacceptable. I’m amazed Gizmodo’s not issued an apology for this, but then I guess they feel they’re big enough that they don’t have to. I hope all tech event organisers are paying attention and they earn themselves a blacklisting, they deserve it.

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