What Should be Said About Terrible Sessions?

What, if anything, should I say publicly in a blog about one of the worst sessions ever?  Should I dive into it and tell the world, or should I keep this type of criticism private?

6 Comments

  • Paul if you write your rant a little bit impersonal, it should be ok. After all a blog should be a space of freedom, with some limits of course ;-)

  • IMHO, I would write your opinions on the session with constructive criticism. Don't completely bash on the speaker, but give some ideas on what you were wanting out of the session and how you would have done things differently. Because a lot of the speakers re-use these presentations, it will be more helpful to do it this way.

  • Agreed. Please post constructive criticism. Don't attack anyone, but explain why you didn't like it. It is important that people know what was good and what wasn't. It will affect speakers, topics and session choices in the future.

  • The people running TechEd communicated with me that they want us to be brutally honest. They view the feedback in these blogs as an important source for evaluating everything that goes on at TechEd.





    I would be professional and honest in your crticism. Realize the speaker will probably read and benefit from your comments.

  • for those of us jealous that we're not there, bad reviews will salve our wounds. :)





  • I say go for it.


    The beauty of this medium is that it gives you a voice where previously you had none against such things as conference sessions.





    Use it

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