Know Your Equipment – know how to handle a microphone, your laptop and any technical problems you may encounter. Ability to Work in Different Markets – business environment, trade shows, comedy clubs you need to be able to work in an adapt to different audiences. I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking .  I I

Know Your Equipment – know how to handle a microphone, your laptop and any technical problems you may encounter. Ability to Work in Different Markets – business environment, trade shows, comedy clubs you need to be able to work in an adapt to different audiences. I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking .  I I

a few years ago, there were plenty of sessions and a nice trade show floor but most of the activity that I found interesting and valuable took place in the blogger's lounge. A few ideas I have for outside events, and I don't know how feasible they are, but just some things to think about, would be: teleconferences, tweetups (as you mentioned), breakfast, lunch or supper or even nighttime clubs -- that meet about once a week or once a month -- just like a social media club, a newsletter to keep everyone informed, some kind of forum in a blog, a blog that keeps up info after

But the next worst thing happens all the time: you go to show an audience your thrilling video, and it’s NOT THERE. You click and click, hoping that the laptop’s just running low on available memory. “Just AV technicians spend much of their life trying to help presenters who have copied their PPT file across to a USB stick, brought it along to the show, and are wondering where their video or audio clips went. There you are up in front of an expectant audience, buck naked, without a script, and you open your mouth and nothing comes out. That’s

Know Your Equipment – know how to handle a microphone, your laptop and any technical problems you may encounter. Ability to Work in Different Markets – business environment, trade shows, comedy clubs you need to be able to work in an adapt to different audiences. I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking .  I I

Know Your Equipment – know how to handle a microphone, your laptop and any technical problems you may encounter. Ability to Work in Different Markets – business environment, trade shows, comedy clubs you need to be able to work in an adapt to different audiences. I’ve been inspired by fellow blogger Andrew Dlugan’s post 25 Essential Presentation Skills for Public Speaking .  I I