Hi Robert; Good questions. On Mon, 2007-10-29 at 11:07 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, William Case wrote: > > > Hi; > > > > This question is good for one day only. > > > > I am giving a talk tonight to about 20 people about Linux. All of > > them will be Windows users and all will be very non-tech. > > you need to be more informative here. what kind of people are > these? They are friends and members of a non-computer group I belong to. I have talked to them about my adventures with Linux. They asked that I take 10 - 12 minutes at the next meeting (tonight) to tell them about Linux. The group is a Toastmasters group, but the speech is by request not because it is an assigned project. I want to do it right. > > * just windows users who are curious about linux? or, > Yes. The audience is split between people in their mid-20s to mid-30s and those over 50 years of age. > * possible clients that you're trying to convince to use linux? > > that makes a big difference in how you should slant your talk, i > would think. > Yes it does make a big difference. Who knows what the future holds? > put another way, once your talk is over, does it affect you or your > pocketbook in any way whether you've convinced anyone? :-) > No. Not in a short-term concrete way. Although I am building myself a bit of a guru reputation with my peers (the over 50 part of the group) --undeserved as that may be-- which for vanity reasons I would like to keep. -- Regards Bill
