[NCLUG] science fair presentation 4/8

[Chad Perrin]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2008 at 08:24:26PM -0600, Jim Hutchinson wrote:
> I want to thank everyone for their interest and support of Leina last night.
> To be honest, I didn't know what to expect. I am new to the group and don't
> really have a sense of what your interests are and what you are willing to
> invest your time in. I suspected that FOSS supporters would be happy to hear
> about real people using FOSS to some degree which I was I asked, but until
> last night I was not sure. Leina was also rather unsure of herself and
> nervous about presenting to a large group of adults (she said they - meaning
> adults in general - were scary). I told her I would help if she needed it
> and was also worried others would lose patience if things didn't keep
> moving. I appreciate your willingness to let her know (and me) that you
> wanted to hear her. I was definitely a boost to her confidence to know that
> "scary" adults actually valued her input. It was also her first time
> speaking to a group that was not just classmates. I appreciate that she was
> able to have a positive experience - thanks to all of you.
> 
> We will plan to attend the next meeting and perhaps there will be time for
> her to give you a couple minute update on how things went.

Good!  I look forward to hearing more about her project, no matter what
programming language she uses for writing virtual dice rollers.

-- 
CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ]
W. Somerset Maugham: "The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for
wit."
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