Why You Should Not Hire A Speaker That Will Alienate Part Of Your Audience April 4, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Learning is a fragile thing. It is a biological process that happens in the brain. Provide the wrong stimulus and the brain responds by shutting down the learning process and instead protecting the human body. In order for people to learn something, their basic needs have to be met first. They must feel like the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, general sessions, meeting planning best practices, Speaker Emerging Practices
Why Risky Conference Speakers Can Lead To Failed Learning April 3, 2012 by Jeff Hurt What do well-informed town halls and WWE’s “Friday Night SmackDown” have in common? A lot more than you would think. In 2009, both Friday Night SmackDown and healthcare town halls were sold out. Both witnessed a staged, well-rehearsed, public feud that was more about sensationalism than fact. During those healthcare town halls, two opposing sides … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, general sessions, meeting planning best practices, Speaker Emerging Practices
Leveraging Professional Speakers For Conference Impact March 15, 2012 by Dave Lutz Most conference expense budgets are tight and limiting. Technology innovations, including Skype, Snagit, DIY screen capture and affordable video editing tools, can help you bring more thought leaders to your conference experience. Increasing Conference Value With Professional Speakers Professional speakers are often the most remembered, valued and polished elements of a conference. Typically they are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conference best practices, conferences, presentation best practices, professional speakers, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Do Not Start With The Roof: A How To Blueprint For Your Presentation Content March 2, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Imagine you’re going to build a house. You don’t just start building and add more wood as you proceed. Nor do you start with the roof and build from the top down. You start with a blueprint. You create a detailed and precise plan of what you want your house to be. The blueprint serves … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , industry speaker, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
Looking To Learn: Why Visuals Are So Important March 1, 2012 by Jeff Hurt How much do you learn from your sight? Take a guess. The majority of scientific and education researchers agree that about 75 percent of your learning is through your vision. Wow, that’s a lot. According to neuroscientist Dr. John Medina, “The more visual the input becomes, the more likely it is to be recognized and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference education, presentation best practices, vision
From Panic To Calm: Strategies To Help Presenters Leverage Adult Learning Principles February 27, 2012 by Jeff Hurt You shake my nerves and you rattle my brain! ~ Jerry Lee Lewis This is how many speakers feel when they are asked to adopt good adult learning principles in their presentations. Their heart beat races as their fear increases. Making Presentations Stick Applying good adult learning principles is actually easier than you think. The … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, conference education, presentation best practices, speaker tips
Things I Despise About Speaker Marketing Videos February 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt You’ve probably heard the saying, “If you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.” In the case of the majority of speaker marketing videos, it’s true! According to research by VCC and Tagoras, meeting professionals consider the speaker marketing video the most important sales tool available. More than a book, social media presence, blog or one … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , master presenters, presenter, professional speakers, Speaker Emerging Practices, speaker tips
Helping Your Remote Virtual Attendees Succeed As Participants February 9, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Our time is valuable. Many of us see our time as money, a resource that we don’t want to waste. Asking people to commit 30-, 45- or even 60-minutes of their time to attend your Webinar is asking a lot. It’s critical that your digital event provide tremendous value and ROI or you’ll lose your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active participation, digital events, digital meeting, digital presentations, engagement, presentation best practices, virtual events, virtual meetings
Preventing Death By Lecture Through Audience Discussion February 6, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Many people believe that PowerPoint (PPT) presentations are a leading killer of learning. We even call it “Death by PPT.” Actually, the typical 45-, 60- or 90-minute speech has a higher mortality rate than PPT. And that speech may actually be a fugitive living under an assumed name like keynote, lecture, breakout, plenary, concurrent or … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, andragogy, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference education, keynote, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
Drag Is A Four Letter Word To Avoid In Digital Presentations January 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Your digital presentation must keep moving or it will be abandoned! As a digital presenter, you can’t afford to get bogged down for any reason. If you do, you will lose attendees. Faster, Upbeat Pace The pace of your Webinar, teleseminar or virtual presentation must be faster than your traditional face-to-face presentation. No, that doesn’t … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital presentations, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, virtual, virtual attendee, virtual meetings, webinars
