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There was no such thing as Facebook, Twitter, Technorati, Digg or Flickr.  Let’s say you set out to make keynoting 70% of your revenue, products 20% and consulting 10%. With keynotes down right now, you might want to consider adding something that allows your audiences to hang out with you after the event. Back in 1992 when I entered the speaking business, things felt much less complicated. I

This will be more true of workshops, training and breakout sessions vs big keynotes. But even in keynotes, I see Twitter coming into play. Imagine being able to  go back to a presentation you made 10 years ago to see how people really felt about it. Tags: Bert Decker , BusinessWeek , Cisco Velocity09 , Facebook , Ian Griffin , Mark Zuckerberg , pistachio , SXSW , Twitter Posted by Mark Ivey in Twitter | Bookmark Digg Portfolio | Contact Us Home About Archive ION Website Search: ION Digital Covering the New World of Business Communications How Speakers Can Manage Twitter- and Live to Talk About it April 2nd, 2009 photo by Sean Dreilinger Pretend you’re a speaker approaching the stage at a big conference.