Expo Attendees Conference they are probably attached to a laptop or mobile device of some sort. also assumed that most of the attendees were probably active tweeters. Since (nearly) everyone at this conference would have a laptop–or a smart phone–they could load this chat room and join the discussion right where they were sitting. Last month Nancy Duarte spoke at Web2.0 Expo and it was a huge success.

So the next time you present at a conference, instead of being confronted by a sea of faces looking at you, you may be phased by a sea of heads looking down at their laptops. On the other hand, when I see people taking notes (manually or with their laptops) I am encouraged. While the back channel gets to connect with their circle as they sit in a roomful of people they don’t know, they may be missing the opportunity to meet new people sitting around them. Pistachio Micro sharing. Macro results.

Bear in mind that sitting in a chair for a full day of presentations isn’t the most enjoyable activity as an conference attendee. Keeping the audience eyes’ on you rather than their laptops benefits both you and the audience. Ask yourself: When attendees return to work and speak about you and your presentation, what do you hope they will say? 20 tips for better conference speaking ~ 16 February 2009 ~ View from on stage as I’m preparing to speak at An Event Apart New Orleans 2008. I’ll be straight up with you: I don’t profess to

Sure, you have an hour time slot, but you’re using a Windows laptop, so it will take forty minutes to make it work with the projector. How to Change the World A practical blog for impractical people. « A Brief History of Mine | Main | Resolution Assistance » December 30, 2005 The 10/20/30 Rule of PowerPoint I suffer from something called Ménière’s disease—don’t worry, you cannot get it from reading my blog.

Using looping slides is a great way to convey important information and keep attendees entertained while theyre waiting for your presentation to begin. was able to jump in and delivered my portion of the talk earlier than planned, which bought Jim enough time to get his second laptop to the place where the first had frozen. 15 Tips for Webinars: How to Add Impact When You Present Online By Patricia Fripp, CSP, CPAE July 7, 2009 Whenever you open your mouth, whether youre talking to one person or a thousand, you usually want to get a specific message across. How do you do that

Logistically, they require the same things most conferences run on: great speakers, relevant exhibitors and sponsors, and eager attendees. The goal is to get the right speakers to draw the right attendees who might also be of interest to the exhibitors and sponsors. But just as much, it’s great to introduce someone who comes as an attendee to Tim O’Reilly or Charlene Li or any of the speakers we have coming. chrisbrogan.com Home About Speaking Rockstars Newsletters Contact Best Of The Art of Butts in Chairs March 20, 2009 · Comments I run a series of conferences .

saw it as the ultimate learning experience: having the value of a seasoned presenter guiding our process and adding content, and peer to peer learning with attendees. I have more notes (and Jay Cross took video of his laptop during part of your presentation), but will respond more fully in a bit. At the same time, organizers are asking to have live, public twitter included in the event to make it fun for attendees. Home Presentation eBook Blog About Best Posts Content PowerPoint Nervousness Delivery Audience Contact Browse > Home / Audience / 8 things I learnt about using twitter as a participation tool 8 things I learnt about using twitter as a participation tool March 1, 2009 by Olivia Mitchell Welcome to this blog - my aim is to make a difference to the success of your presentations.

Housekeeping Prepare all your notes, laptops, make sure everyone has water before you get on stage, in some cases, plan out where folks will sit. minutes…) It’s also considerate to attendees, who have another session to attend. Invite a popular leader in your organization to act as moderator, introducing the session and it’s format, invite attendees to write their questions as the [...] Posted by Web Strategy by Jeremiah Owyang Home Popular Posts About Contact Subscribe via RSS Connect with Jeremiah: twitter friendfeed linkedin flickr technorati Connect with Jeremiah on twitter Ripple 6 says the timing of my report is off http://blog.ripple6.com/?p=616

For the attendee? I’ve taught at various universities in recent years as a guest lecturer and the feel is very different with students having laptops in front of them open the whole time, etc. There was very little discussion among the attendees themselves. At other conferences, the “news factor” was substantially lower and the speakers and attendees Home About Consumer Centric digging. listening.

List required and optional attendees. Insist on no blackberries, no phone conversations in room, and maybe even no laptops! From Seth Godin : Create a public space (either a big piece of poster board or a simple online page) that allows attendees to rate meetings and their organizers on a scale of 1 to 5 in terms of usefulness. This week on the Public Speaker I talk about how to plan and deliver effective and productive business meetings.  Here’s a quick summary of the episode, but you can listen to the episode here . (It’s