Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats June 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Today I’m facilitating my second Peer2Peer presentation, for the PCMA Education Conference 2010 in Montreal, Canada on Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats. Here is the brief session description, the learning objectives and the slide deck I used. In a world of multi-tasking and high-tech innovations, today’s attendee wants a meeting experience which will inspire and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Improving The Annual Meeting Experience By Strolling Down [Semantic] Memory Lane May 18, 2010 by Jeff Hurt You’ve got 15 minutes to dash into your favorite hardware store and purchase some finishing nails for a project. You know exactly where they are as you’ve walked passed them many times. As you enter the store a sense of dread overwhelms you. The management has rearranged the products and aisles. You look up and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, automatic memory, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Making Meaningful Meeting Memories: Using The Five Memory Lanes May 12, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever lost your keys? Your wallet? Your cell phone? Your favorite pen? I have. Well, I didn’t really lose them. I just forgot where I put them. I have a ritual of walking into my house and always placing my keys, wallet, favorite pen and cell phone in the same spot. That way … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, automatic memory, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions May 11, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On May 11, 2010, I presented a Webinar for KRM Information on Designing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions: Creating an Environment for Informal and Formal Learning in a Digital Age. Update May 13, 2010: Listen to the free recording of the sixty-minute presentation. As promised, here are the slides from the presentation. Enjoy. Designing Next Generation … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner, professional development, Social Media, Web 2.0
Creating Memory-Filled Emotional Conference Experiences May 6, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Take a stroll with me down memory lane. Imagine your favorite food that your mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather or other relative used to cook for you. Got it in your mind? Recall how it looked, it smelled and tasted. Now, close your eyes and think about where that food was lovingly made. Where are you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
Creating The Conference Cranium Conduit May 5, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Would you go to your local hardware store and walk down the paint aisle to buy milk? Of course you wouldn’t. If you tried, you could spend hours trying to find milk. When you go to the hardware store, you are usually there to purchase something for repair, renovation or home improvement. You don’t normally … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, emotional memory, episodic memory, five memory lanes. automatic memory, learning, procedural memory, semantic memory
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
