Video

[bunn]

I'm so sorry 2013. I'm afraid I still hate informational web video.

Video on the web is great for entertainment, to show off things that are visually spectacular or comic in a physical way. But PLEASE! How much of my life must I spend sitting through:

"Click. click. Great! Sooooo, ahhhhhhh, welcome, everyone.
Um, um, this is a showcase of [thing that I have already read on the screen six times while you have been umming]
I'm going to be shooooooooooooowing you [description of thing I am now already bored of] aaaaaaaaand ...[click] let me just start with some introductions. I am [name I ALREADY READ ON THE SODDING SCREEN, OK???] and I hold [job I already know about BECAUSE IT'S ON THE SCREEN] and also joining us are [people whose names I've read and I don't CARE about because how long do I have to wait for some actual informational content around here???]"

Grrrrrrrrr. Just put your notes on the web in text form! Honestly, my eyes are so much quicker than your voice!

ETA : it has just occurred to me that the word 'Showcase' in internet terms means 'Superficial and uninformative'. 

Comments

[sibila-cantus.livejournal.com]

Agreed. I'm going through something similar slogging my way through a horrendous online training course atm where I'm forced to stay at the mind-putrefying, slow pace of the narrator. Even though it's all information I need to retain my non-auditory learning brain is dying a slow and painful death trying to pay attention. Print materials aren't even offered to follow along--or skip ahead like I'd prefer. Whatever happened to reading? *cries*

And eek, happy belated birthday! I hope you had a lovely one. :)