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Hi Charles, Well done for your presentation. You've done your part: It's just a tiny seed you plant - so yes, you would feel very very small - but then as Erika pointed out you never know how it will grow.. maria Don't worry Charles > > I used to be one of the skeptics until Belgium's Kathleen & Sara > discreetly introduced me to SW. > > The rest is history. > > Sent from my iPad > > On 26 Sep 2010, at 20:45, "Valerie Sutton" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> SignWriting List >> September 26, 2010 >> >> Hello Charles! >> >> First of all, a big hug from me, and a big THANK YOU for being so brave >> to present at any conference - It takes courage to present in front of a >> skeptical audience (if that was what they were...they may not have >> been)... >> >> I am sure you did an excellent job and please do not be hard on >> yourself... >> >> All presentations help SignWriting, no matter what the reaction, because >> people become interested later. Even if they express some doubts right >> now, it is because it is the first time they have heard of it and we all >> are skeptical about new ideas - but then later, they hear about it a >> second time from someone else, and they remember the discussions with >> you the first time they heard about it, and they decide to look into it >> because now their interest has been stimulated a second time - >> >> So you have really helped SignWriting no matter what - >> >> Thank you for telling us about the presentation so quickly after it >> happened - >> >> And Kelly Jo was there? Wow - that is so great! >> >> So is there more time at the conference now? It will give you a chance >> to talk to some of the people with questions - don't worry, Charles, >> this was a real blessing - >> >> Val ;-) >> >> ----- >> >> >> On Sep 26, 2010, at 5:33 PM, Charles Butler wrote: >> >>> Well, I presented the workshop but I felt that I fell on my face for >>> the following reasons: >>> >>> 1) Too much information, too little time. >>> 2) Lack of vocabulary, all of the attendees were interpreters AND >>> teachers of the deaf, and my vocabulary was inadequate to the task. I >>> should have asked for help from KJ or another interpreter at the >>> beginning. >>> 3) I got positive responses from a couple of people, but the most >>> common one was "how many people IN OHIO are using this system", "why >>> should MY students have to learn anything else?" Half of them maybe >>> "got it" but the others just kept with questions. >>> 4) I should have simply linked to the website and gone from there as >>> the website is informative, answers most of the common questions, and I >>> could have had a Deaf Advocate actually talking to the group. >>> >>> Lessons learned, but I feel very small and inadequate right now. >>> >>> Charles Butler >>> >>> >> > >