Comments on: The Wonders of Dialogue http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-wonders-of-dialogue/ news & perspectives on fan communication and online social life Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:54 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jacksdaddyo http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-wonders-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1244 jacksdaddyo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:55:43 +0000 http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-wonders-of-dialogue/#comment-1244 dialogue beats monologue most of the time. but sometimes dialogue is just too hard, too high a standard. Dialogue is overwhelming, so much so that some folks, like me sometimes, would rather say nothing than try it. Can't we settle for the humbler virtues of monologue--not quite as cool, but not quite as intimidating either. dialogue beats monologue most of the time. but sometimes dialogue is just too hard, too high a standard. Dialogue is overwhelming, so much so that some folks, like me sometimes, would rather say nothing than try it. Can’t we settle for the humbler virtues of monologue–not quite as cool, but not quite as intimidating either.

]]> By: david silver http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-wonders-of-dialogue/comment-page-1/#comment-1243 david silver Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:25:57 +0000 http://www.onlinefandom.com/archives/the-wonders-of-dialogue/#comment-1243 nice post nancy - sounds like a great show. when you write, "So many performers do the shows they planned at the outset to do," i think, "sounds like academics, too!" i sort of took myself out of the academic conference thing between 04-06 but when i returned i saw, like everyone else saw, the complete domination of powerpoint. powerpoint encourages talks and presentations that are the exact opposite of what you liked so much with richard thompson's concert. anyways, sounds like a great show! nice post nancy – sounds like a great show.

when you write, “So many performers do the shows they planned at the outset to do,” i think, “sounds like academics, too!”

i sort of took myself out of the academic conference thing between 04-06 but when i returned i saw, like everyone else saw, the complete domination of powerpoint.

powerpoint encourages talks and presentations that are the exact opposite of what you liked so much with richard thompson’s concert.

anyways, sounds like a great show!

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