Mr. Poitier's presentation was good. Improvements could be made by not projecting the Poitier poster on the screen above him - that was a distraction. His warmth was evident and a welcomed experience. He was great in question period, but dodged some good questions and many questions were not of the highest quality (not his fault). Very good presentation overall.
Introduction by the representatives of "Name Dropping Productions" was totally out of place and a torture for me to sit through. We came to see and hear Poitier, and a direct, warm and brief intro would have been better. We did not come to hear about their experience in preparing the show and their general fawning over Mr. Poitier. Sorry if that is too harsh, and I do not mean to hurt feelings, but the presenters of the show need to learn to let the show be shown, and stay in the background and behind the scenes, no matter how exciting the whole experience is for them, personally.