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From: "Elissa Scalise Powell, CG" <>
Subject: Re: [APG] APG PMC (Little Rock) Syllabus?
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:46:21 -0400
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of Drew Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 9:07 AM
>
> As a speaker, I design my handouts for a syllabus with only the
> attending person in mind. I intend my presentation to be an
> integrated package: what I say, what I display on a PowerPoint slide,
> and what I include in the handout. Each of those pieces, by itself,
> is a poor substitute for the entire package. A handout, taken out of
> context from what the speaker may have said during the presentation,
> might be cryptic or misleading.


Which is why speakers often write books -- so that they can share their
expertise with a wider audience and it can be detailed, complete and
illustrative.

-- Elissa

Elissa Scalise Powell, CG
www.PowellGenealogy.com
CG and Certified Genealogist are Service Marks of the Board for
Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations
by the Board.


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