Comments on: Laptops in Face to Face Presentations/Meetings http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2007/07/02/laptops-in-face-to-face-presentationsmeetings/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Terri Griffith http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2007/07/02/laptops-in-face-to-face-presentationsmeetings/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Terri Griffith Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:04:00 +0000 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog2/?p=8#comment-6 <a HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/business/yourmoney/26pre.html?ex=1345780800&en=7ea09710ac329471&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss" REL="nofollow">New York Times article on topic</a><br/><br/><a HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/hardware/7_rules_for_using_laptops_in_meetings.mspx" REL="nofollow">Microsoft "rules"</a> New York Times article on topic

Microsoft “rules”

]]> By: donn0425 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog/2007/07/02/laptops-in-face-to-face-presentationsmeetings/comment-page-1/#comment-5 donn0425 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 13:17:00 +0000 http://www.terrigriffith.com/blog2/?p=8#comment-5 Your essay on this topic is very enlightening. I personally can think of one simple reason I don't take my laptop to face to face meetings at work, that is the scarcity of network connections in the meeting rooms. If I were presenting I would be concerned if all I saw of the participants was the tops of their heads. I want to know that I have their attention. I would therefore propose a point of etiquette that should you bring a laptop to a meeting to take notes that it not be placed directly in front of you, or, that you look down at the screen as little as possible (those of us who learned to type by touch should be able to accomplish this.) Your essay on this topic is very enlightening. I personally can think of one simple reason I don’t take my laptop to face to face meetings at work, that is the scarcity of network connections in the meeting rooms. If I were presenting I would be concerned if all I saw of the participants was the tops of their heads. I want to know that I have their attention. I would therefore propose a point of etiquette that should you bring a laptop to a meeting to take notes that it not be placed directly in front of you, or, that you look down at the screen as little as possible (those of us who learned to type by touch should be able to accomplish this.)

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