tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171454496974851544.post7226750812979387607..comments2010-11-28T23:25:51.961+08:00Comments on alwynlau: The Tell 'Em Strategy?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171454496974851544.post-91461350484169098222009-03-06T11:35:00.000+08:002009-03-06T11:35:00.000+08:00My bad - poor analogy. Let me try again.In the cas...My bad - poor analogy. Let me try again.<BR/><BR/>In the case of a book, you obviously can and should read a summary/synopsis prior to buying it. But in a class, you're *already* there. likewise, in the cinema, BEFORE the movie starts, would you like to be told the structure/content/plot, etc.? Certainly not.<BR/><BR/>The 'suspense' matters. of course, sure, there are many good presentations Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6171454496974851544.post-9789795967981558802009-03-05T00:42:00.000+08:002009-03-05T00:42:00.000+08:00Actually, i would disagree with you on your first ...Actually, i would disagree with you on your first point, Al. I do read a synopsis or a summary before deciding to watch a movie or read a book. It allows me to decide, firstly, if it interests me or turns me off and secondly, if I am keen to proceed, gives me a framework to follow a story, lest I lose my way or get distracted by details and lose the plot. Unlike a book, speeches and movies are khin weehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17753815294618708496noreply@blogger.com