What do you want to see?

[piemma]

I think you need a mix of fish pics and other stuff that is informative. A few pictures of 30 and 40 lbers surely will not hurt your presentation, especially for the new fishermen who have never caught large.

[eelman]

Originally Posted by piemma

I think you need a mix of fish pics and other stuff that is informative. A few pictures of 30 and 40 lbers surely will not hurt your presentation, especially for the new fishermen who have never caught large.

Your picture is in all my shows!

[gldnbear93]

One of the best seminars I ever attended had very few pictures of dead fish or any fish for that matter. A lot of it had to do with reading the water, choosing and working the fly and moon phase. I like more discussion of technique and getting information to make me a better fisherman, I don't need or want 15 out of 30 pictures to be of a fish lying on the beach or on the rocks. Those do have their place, particularly as backup evidence that the presenters methods work, but pictures/videos clips (!) illustrating the topic I feel are more effective. That way people can see exactly what it is that is being discussed.
That said, I think a striking picture would be of a schoolie or just keeper sized fish right next to a slob. This could really bring home to people the difference between what most people catch on regular basis vs. a 40/50 pounder.
Good luck with all your presentatiosn this winter. I know you will do well!

[ThrowingTimber]

Bill I sat in on a few of your presentations and the solid info seemed balanced with the amount of pictures shown.

[chris L]

I would rather see clips on different water and how to properly fish it . How to fish a certain plug or bait . Reading the water and how to properly fish it , is paramount to catching big fish . More people need to learn properly the way to fish than to see more pictures . let em catch their own after learning from a seminar on how to catch . Its more rewarding to know you learned something from the presenter . It may be even more rewarding for the presenter to have someone who sat through one of their seminars to come back with a photo of a large fish they caught with the knowledge shared . I know I get bored of pictures of fish after fish after fish . they all begin to look the same .
pictures are nice of scantly clad woman holding fishing rods or anything for that matter !

humor has to be part of it or I wont even attend .

[NIB]

I remember a seminar from Melnyk a few yrs ago..
I was really interested to see what info this guy could pass along..
I was greatly dissapointed when it was a pic parade..

[PrisonFish]

I have been to many excellent seminars that did not include 1 picture. It's not about visuals it's about the info. I could read playboy all day and night and it wont put a bunny in my bed when I get home.

[zimmy]

I personally don't see much value to a presentation of posed picks of guys holding dead fish. Doesn't really teach anything and does relatively little to grab the viewer. However, a presentation needs graphics to keep the attention of the audience.

Pics that include the fish and the habitat, like someone sliding a bass up to a rock, or dragging a fish out of the white water of the wash, can really enhance a presentation. Also, if the talk is on technique fishing eels, bunker, plugs, etc. it is cool to see the fish getting landed with the bait in its jaw.

Overall, I think like any photo, the more depth there is in the pic, the more value it has to the talk and the more compelling it can be to the audience.

A pic of a guy in a parking lot holding a fish has little artistic value to begin with and has less inherent value to the overall visual quality of the presentation. Each pic during the presentation should have a particular purpose. As an aside, I think if there is a slide show at the end of the presentation or something it doesn't matter so much.

[spinncognito]

I'll be at your presentation tonight and consider myself to be past the beginner status but nowhere near good/great. I have only been to a few seminars. Why not some pics of LIVE fish, just before they are released? I don't mind seeing dead fish just as long as you tell me they fed your family and friends. As a plug-ho in training I also want to see pics or video (Laptew?) of lures in action and if possible fish hitting lures. That would be most valuable. And yes, I do want to be entertained so if you can make me laugh then all the better the evening. Looking forward to this evening.

spin

[fishpoopoo]

pictures and well-thought out diagrams are extremely helpful.

people have a natural tendency to tune out a monologue.

each picture/diagram should have a point, so i would use them sparingly.

[labrax]

Originally Posted by gldnbear93

One of the best seminars I ever attended had very few pictures of dead fish or any fish for that matter. A lot of it had to do with reading the water, choosing and working the fly and moon phase. I like more discussion of technique and getting information to make me a better fisherman, I don't need or want 15 out of 30 pictures to be of a fish lying on the beach or on the rocks. Those do have their place, particularly as backup evidence that the presenters methods work, but pictures/videos clips (!) illustrating the topic I feel are more effective. That way people can see exactly what it is that is being discussed.
That said, I think a striking picture would be of a schoolie or just keeper sized fish right next to a slob. This could really bring home to people the difference between what most people catch on regular basis vs. a 40/50 pounder.
Good luck with all your presentatiosn this winter. I know you will do well!

This is exactly what I would say. I do not need to see repetitive pictures of fish - the best seminars I have been to lead you to be a better fisherman, not reinforce that the speaker can catch fish.