Are You Creating An Annual Conference Abyss Or A Healthy Oasis? April 23, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The Crate Full Of Content Conference Presentation Many conference presenters use the Crate Full Of Content development process for their presentations. They collect book excerpts, jokes, links, magazine articles, pictures, pithy sayings, questionnaires, quotes, videos, websites and anything else that looks like good fodder for their session. They dump them into a crate for use … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Helping Your Conference Attendees Increase Their Life Span. Seriously! April 22, 2010 by Jeff Hurt No, this isn’t some infomercial or gimmick on a new pill to take that will add to your life span. And no, this is not a pill that you can get logoed with your conference’s name or sponsors and distribute to your attendees so they can increase their life span. It is however something you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Killing Me Softly With Your Lecture April 21, 2010 by Jeff Hurt I heard he spoke a good speech I heard he had a style And so I came to see him To listen for a while And there he was a young man A stranger to my eyes Tickling my ears with his statements Speaking my world with his words Killing me softly with his lecture … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
How Do Your Dendrites Grow? With Enriched Environments, Active Participation And Conference Chairs Not In A Row April 20, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Imagine this scenario. You’re attending the annual conference of your favorite professional association. You can’t make up your mind which breakout to attend and decide to peek in on a couple sessions that have alluring topics and descriptions. Session 1 You walk into one room and find the presenter demonstrating the use of a popular … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, meeting, meeting planner
What Pinky And The Brain Have In Common With Conference Learning April 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever watched the cartoon Pinky and The Brain produced by Steven Spielberg and Warner Bros. Animation? Genetically-enhanced laboratory mice, Pinky and Brain are caged in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is egotistical and devious. Pinky is cheerful and dim-witted. Each episode starts with Brain devising a new plan to take over the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning
Stomaching Long Conference Lectures Is Out! Active Attendee Participation is In! April 14, 2010 by Jeff Hurt 14 Presentation Techniques That Encourage Maximum Learning, Participation And Memory Retention Today, many conference attendees will no longer tolerate the same old lectures, the conference committee’s poorly-planned-everything-for-everyone-panel or sessions that have no real meaning to their work. Younger generations will not endure classes that could have been learned at their desks in 30 minutes and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, association, conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, increasing memory retention, lecture, presentation strategies
Eight Conference Presentation Myths That Hamstring Attendees’ Learning April 13, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Most conference organizers see attendees as consumers of the conference’s content and experience. Little thought is given to seeing attendees as active participants in their own learning and experience. Here are eight conference presentation myths that hamstring most attendees’ learning that conference organizers should avoid. Myth 1: There is one single educational approach such as a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, learning myths, meeting planner, presentation myths, Speaker Emerging Practices
