DAG'S VIDEO

[From Bob Clark (931306.??? EST)]

Re: Dag Forssell (930312 12.15)

{Thanks for the quick "response" to my "stimulus!" That is, I sent out a
signal and a package came back. From the User's viewpoint, that is
sufficient.}

I can't make any detailed suggestions without knowing more about your
audience and your purposes is making the presentation.

I assume that the tape consists of samples from various places in your
actual performance. For example, I don't think the tape is intended as a
sales piece. Rather, it is offers suggestions that other PCTers might use.
Indeed, I am interested in your methods because I may have such an
opportunity.

I also assume that you have had a considerable amount of experience in
speaking to groups such as the one shown on your tape. Thus I will skip
detailed items of manner etc.

I would like to suggest that a verbal presentation is much more effective if
you work from a structured outline, making clear your overall purpose and
breaking that down into secondary, supporting topics. It has been said, for
verbal presentation, that it helps to start with the over-all topic,
followed by development of the topic, concluding with summarizing the topic.
This helps because listeners need to know "what to listen for," and also may
be distracted from time to time, missing some of details. I notice that you
provide written material both as a supplement to the actual presentation and
for later review. To me, this seems essential for an unfamiliar subject.

Since my purposes in making such a presentation would be different from
yours (and Bill's), I'll refrain from re-writing your material. (I'm too
lazy anyway!) Rather, I will comment that your opening remarks about history
of science and relations between Deming, PCT and yourself impress me as
suitable for an audience already having some knowledge of both topics.
Perhaps an academic group. An alternative might be to use Deming's 14 rules
(or are they "principles?") as examples of PCT application rather than using
PCT to support Deming.

But any of this must, of course, be adapted to your situation and goals.

You have changed my view of the rubber band demos. I had realized, of
course, that they are useful and supplement the "Portable Demonstrator" that
we used some 30 years ago. But when you introduced the "Double Ball"
version, it added a new dimension. With the single ball the lower orders
can be demonstrated by suitable adjustment of the timing and the patterns
used by the demonstrator. However, without losing any of them, the second
ball makes the subject a full participant. She is asked to "select which
ball to control!" This can be carried further by suggesting that she change,
from time to time, which ball she is controlling. Another step: switch who
is the demonstrator and who the subject, done on the command of a third
party. These observations have some additional consequences that I plan to
discuss separately at another time.

Good show Dag, I appreciate the opportunity to know about your activities.

Regards,
Bob Clark

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