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Freshmen, Facebook, and not taking myself too seriously

I prepared a low-key (and in some cases, low-brow), humorous presentation for freshmen on how to use social networking sites.  It’s available here: In Your Facebook! Managing Your Online Identity.

No one showed.  For either of the presentations. There could be several causes (foremost in my mind is timing), but it was not for a lack of marketing.  We’ll probably just set up to do it again later in the semester.

I note in my presentations that I’ve embraced failure as part of the creative process.  And after all, if I have to fail, I want to do it spectacularly.  I want to fall on my face in front of a crowd of people who point and laugh at me–just so that I can remember to laugh at myself.

So in that spirit, feel free to have a look at my cheezy-humored presentation (with a few facts thrown in for good measure), and laugh with me.  I’m sure that next time the room will be packed.  :)

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5 Responses to “Freshmen, Facebook, and not taking myself too seriously”

  1. Don’t these pimply little pollywags know yet that you are one of the best and most fun instructors they will ever have the joy of listening to?!?!

  2. Wow…..Now there’s a first. Thanks, Mom!

    (geez…even my mom is “2.0″ now…..)

  3. Can I be the super crazy ex-friend of the future??? EEE!

  4. Oh, excellent! I was going to ask if you were putting this workshop material online. I love the photos in your powerpoints.

  5. hey,

    just have seen through a web search that you used one of my photos in your presentation (the schizophrenic lemon)… :)

    funny ppt, like it…

    enjoy whatever you’re doing right now,
    zep

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