The advantage of backchannel

Interesting post from Sam Ruby on using backchannel to overcome hearing problems and bad acoustics. While MeshForum will be held in a good space, we'll want to ensure we have this type of backchannel available.

Luckily for me, there is an official backchannel in this meeting. Whereas my hearing loss is minor, one of the participant's hearing loss is far more acute. So there is a person dedicated to taking official notes in realtime and this is done via IRC. Others have the opportunity to listen in and/or contribute... something that has been important for the times where the note taker can't hear important points.

Posted by jackvinson at April 5, 2004 12:55 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)