tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post5537474668679968137..comments2024-03-18T22:17:45.917-07:00Comments on Joyful Public Speaking (from fear to joy): Why less is more – or even lessRichard I. Garberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-19387401109533579632010-05-17T07:36:12.215-07:002010-05-17T07:36:12.215-07:00Jean Luc:
Your blog post on February 4th is far m...Jean Luc:<br /><br />Your blog post on February 4th is far more detailed than mine. I missed seeing yours, so my topical inspiration came from the Bob Malloney post I mentioned. <br /><br />The full quote from page 42 of Wind Sand, and Stars (on Google Books) says that:<br /><br />“In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness.”<br /><br />I probably read Wind, Sand, and Stars before 1970, so it also may have unconsciously influenced what I wrote. Going further back, I was aware of Frank Lloyd Wright and his approach to design because my father knew one of his apprentices, Abe Dombar. <br /><br />Inspiration for the graphic came from Don McMillan’s video on Life After Death by PowerPoint 2010. About 7 minutes from the beginning he has a Line Graph of # of Line Graphs with roughly the same shape I used, rather than the hyperbola found in his earlier video.Richard I. Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-56514261359851491782010-05-17T07:34:05.380-07:002010-05-17T07:34:05.380-07:00Olivia:
My graphic was labeled to match the title...Olivia:<br /><br />My graphic was labeled to match the title for the post. Professor Boyd probably was intentionally ironic with his additional “better than”. In Toastmasters he was the 1970 World Champion of Public Speaking.Richard I. Garberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032747070969465341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-71903449963823633712010-05-14T22:08:13.728-07:002010-05-14T22:08:13.728-07:00Being French, I must mention Antoine de St Exupery...Being French, I must mention Antoine de St Exupery (author of "the Little Prince"). In Chapter III of his book (terre des hommes) translated as "Wind, Sand, and Stars, he writes "In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add, but when there is no longer anything to take away..."<br />I also have an entry on the same topic in my blog, should you be interested (Is “Less is more” a presentation law as universal as the law of gravity?)Jean-Luc Lebrunhttp://scientific-presentations.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8919709354189953907.post-69993889687197637292010-05-08T13:24:02.050-07:002010-05-08T13:24:02.050-07:00Hi Richard
That's a great visual you've c...Hi Richard<br /><br />That's a great visual you've created which makes your point beautifully. Could the right hand side say "More is less" rather than "Less is more"?<br /><br />I found Stephen Boyd's quote rather ironic!<br /><br />OliviaOlivia Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02987179291894588502noreply@blogger.com