Personally, I wasn't too happy with the sound tech that we had at ARSC. The biggest mistake was placing him behind a wall so that he did not have direct eye contact with the presenter. A BIG problem for almost everyone. He didn't do a good job of monitoring volume levels and had to be chased down when he wasn't paying attention or was out of the room. When a technical problem reared its head, however, he always seemed to know what to do, but he didn't seem enthusiastic as some engineers we've had in the past and he wasn't always ready to offer solutions to problems that cropped up. I made it clear weeks in advance that I had audio, video, and PowerPoint that needed juggling, but I ended up having to run the PowerPoint and the video from the podium, which wasted precious seconds switching from one to the other. There were also occasions where I wanted him to fade something down early, but I couldn't see him so he never got the message, even when I was forced to tell him over the mike to do so.
Cary Ginell
> Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 09:28:53 -0700
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> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Presenting to a College classes / mic or not to mic
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> A good sound tech, Im assuming that one will be on hand, can balance the amplified vocal mic so that it sounds like your natural voice....... good luck with you presentation
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> It also depends on the voice of the speaker. Yes, actors, singers and politicians have been speaking and singing for centuries without mics, but they also trained for years on how to do it. They developed their voices for the task. If you have ever been to a performance and heard a well trained and disciplined but unamplified voice, you know how moving it can be. If you've ever heard someone try to do this with an untrained voice, you can appreciate the difference.
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> Some voices just carry. As an example, most of us have probably heard Mike Biel speak. Or even laugh in the audience. He is someone who can do it.
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> There are accounts of the Gettysburg Address being received poorly, for one reason, because of Lincoln's weak voice. Hey, I do remember something from elementary school. Amazing what we choose to remember sometimes.
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> So Mr. Graham may have to make a decision here. To mic or not to mic, that is the question.
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> joe salerno
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> On 5/22/2012 3:37 AM, Don Cox wrote:
> > On 21/05/2012, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> >> *Don't use a microphone.
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> >> If the room is large, there will not be a choice about using a mic.
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> > I regularly used a big lecture theatre with audiences of around 150-200
> > without a microphone. If you talk to the back row, everyone can hear
> > you. You can even ask the back row if they can hear you.
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