Old FIRST compared to New FIRST

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by Adam Freeman

One of the biggest things I noticed is that Dean is much more engaging and interesting when he is speaking in this manner, than how he talks to us now. I wish he would go back to the speech pattern he used back then.

If you've ever had the pleasure of listening to Dean Kamen speak in front of a relatively small group, you'll know that he does still talk that way. He's just not able to express his passion effectively when addressing thousands of people at once.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Alan Anderson

If you've ever had the pleasure of listening to Dean Kamen speak in front of a relatively small group, you'll know that he does still talk that way. He's just not able to express his passion effectively when addressing thousands of people at once.

He was even far better when he spoke at my college graduation than he is now. I think he misjudges the audience when it's already people involved in FIRST. He doesn't engage them the same way or act as though he has to earn and keep their attention.