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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Hi, Allison –<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=2
color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black;font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>(Allison is giving an
OST presentation where new groups of people will be rotating by every 10 minute
or so for a mini-presentation)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Oh. I thought
that you were in a 90-minute OST event where the organizer was asking you to
post a session that was a delivery of information on something s/he wanted you
to do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>So.</span></font></span><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Let’s approach
this like a poster presentation at a conference.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>For those of
you who do not know, a ‘poster’ presentation is where the person
offering the information (a scientist at a scientific conference telling about
some research they did, for example) stands in front of a ‘billboard’
(let us say 4 feet tall by 6 feet wide) as lots of conference delegates walk
around a huge room full of these displays-with-people-in-front-of-them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>So Allison I
know you’ll be designing some very interactive stuff, probably setting up
a little circle of chairs and so on – I just wonder if thinking of it as
a poster presentation will spark any new ideas…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>A good poster
presentation creates a visually engaging environment that tells a story,
catches the eye of passers by, and interests someone in coming to talk to the
poster presenter to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Sometimes I
give workshops at conferences in how to develop a poster presentation, how to
navigate a conference, things like that.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Some of the
things we talk about:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 20.8pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:
Wingdings;mso-bidi-font-family:Wingdings;color:black'><span style='mso-list:
Ignore'>§<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>Think of how people wander around a marketplace and sweep their
eyes across everything to land on whatever may take their interest.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>If someone were to only glance in your
area for 2 seconds, what would they see? <span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 20.8pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>Think of key images that represent the work, and the message (so
here you may want to create big, lush posters of the principles, law and
insects for your area, even set up an agenda wall where visitors can write and
post their session topic ideas (maybe little post-its instead of big pieces of
paper – I don’t know how much room you’ll have).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>In this way they can see how diverse their
ideas in response to a focusing question/theme may be.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 20.8pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:
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Ignore'>§<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>Perhaps you’d like to add some full-page-sized color photocopies
of photos of Open Space – if you need them, come cut and paste from my
website Gallery (<a href="http://www.openingspace.net/">http://www.openingspace.net</a>
– see the word Gallery in the upper right-hand corner of the page) or the
place where Chris and Ted have been posting some photos, or any of our several
websites.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 20.8pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:
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Ignore'>§<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>Often at a poster presentation there is a large envelope posted on
the wall or a box on the floor (with a large sign that says ‘take a
handout to learn more about OST’) and another envelope or two (‘want
more info? Leave your business card’) for people who are not stopping at
your presentation but just walking by and want to ‘self-serve’.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
tab-stops:list 20.8pt'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 color=black
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;mso-fareast-font-family:
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=black
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>Think about if you want a ‘headline’ or
attention-grabbing sentence, phrase or title that gives some essence of what
you are trying to present.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You may
wish to make a long banner to post at your area to say what is happening in
your area.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:20.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
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face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
color:black'>You may even decide you want to wear something specific that day
so your clothing reflects the colors, energy and culture of your presentation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>…just
some random thoughts to spark some random thoughts…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:black'>Lisa<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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