This did happen once, and I missed the first few minutes of an excellent speaker who I was unable to write about because I was standing at the back of the auditorium holding my laptop. At any given time during the day, the audience was looking at three TEDxUCLA logos, and sometimes four, if one was projected onto the main screen. MORE >>

He or she may rely on laptops, projectors, PA systems, and so on, all in an effort to enhance the ability to communicate. Her main focus as part of Top Speaker Events is to deliver the highest standard speakers who offer real life changing content, opportunities and knowledge from all over the world. Knowledge Diversity. Interaction. MORE >>

Up until now, this back-channel has been mainly confined to the Internet industry and technology conferences. 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. Pistachio Micro sharing. Macro results. Hipster? MORE >>

The first time I took the iPad out, my laptop came along too as I couldn’t quite convince myself that the iPad would do everything I needed. Since then unless I know that I will specifically need it (such as for development work) the laptop has stayed at home; the iPad has quickly become my main portable device for business. MORE >>

Keeping the audience eyes’ on you rather than their laptops benefits both you and the audience. Test legibility by sitting six feet back from your laptop display. 21 Jason ~ 17 February 2009 I prefer PowerPoint to Keynote, mainly because I know how to use a computer. Below are 20 things I’ve learned. Preparation 1. MORE >>