tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post8863413298799023599..comments2023-10-16T06:06:25.012-04:00Comments on TaoSecurity Blog: The Best Single Day Class EverRichard Bejtlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13512184196416665417noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-67211636619844760502008-07-16T05:57:00.000-04:002008-07-16T05:57:00.000-04:00Ironically, I fall asleep every time I try to read...Ironically, I fall asleep every time I try to read one of Tufte's books:<BR/><BR/>http://blog.ivanristic.com/2008/07/edward-tufte-is.htmlIvan Ristićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751997639253304259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-24707290524990900632008-06-11T10:38:00.000-04:002008-06-11T10:38:00.000-04:00I wholeheartedly concur with your assessment of Tu...I wholeheartedly concur with your assessment of Tufte and his course. <BR/><BR/>He's flat out one of the greatest speakers I've ever seen - for anyone who remembers falling asleep through every lecture at University, it's amazing to see someone with presentation skills that keep you focused for an entire day.<BR/><BR/>I'd really like to see his "Cognitive Style of Powerpoint" pamphlet sent to the speakers at any conference. As fascinating as the underlying material may be, I start to go insane after a day or two of conferences that are non-stop, "death by Powerpoint" (Blackhat followed by Defcon followed by USENIX last year was particularly rough).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-17020709402591665122008-06-11T08:14:00.000-04:002008-06-11T08:14:00.000-04:00By "sentences" I believe Tufte meant a quote along...By "sentences" I believe Tufte meant a quote along with a picture in a slide.<BR/><BR/>Presentation Zen's use of Vader's sentences in bullet-style is just the worst of both words. In other words -- if you're going to do bullets, they shouldn't be sentences.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to see slide decks that are 99 percent pictures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-60592898174472037962008-06-09T11:11:00.000-04:002008-06-09T11:11:00.000-04:00I remember reading about him a few years ago, but ...I remember reading about him a few years ago, but didn't pay it much mind. Now that someone I know has gone through his course and has a good deal to say about it, especially someone respectable, not just another suit, I will consider taking the course, especially since a large part of my job is presenting :)John Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10741149622435353727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-83089380266114882102008-06-09T05:52:00.000-04:002008-06-09T05:52:00.000-04:00So you do have a degree in History. Great. There a...So you do have a degree in History. Great. There are so few historian in tech, it's good to meet one from time to time.<BR/><BR/>I loved Tufte when I first read him. Now if he would only hold classes in Europe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4088979.post-62911113782678806442008-06-08T16:27:00.000-04:002008-06-08T16:27:00.000-04:00Its a damm good course, does he still give out his...Its a damm good course, does he still give out his books as part of the course? If you don't have all of them it is money well spent.<BR/><BR/>marcUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16592083598271765814noreply@blogger.com