Freshmen, Facebook, and not taking myself too seriously
Cliff August 9th, 2007
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. :)
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?!?!
Wow…..Now there’s a first. Thanks, Mom!
(geez…even my mom is “2.0″ now…..)
Can I be the super crazy ex-friend of the future??? EEE!
Oh, excellent! I was going to ask if you were putting this workshop material online. I love the photos in your powerpoints.
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