How To Use Pecha Kucha And Ignite Models Effectively In Your Event November 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Finding new ways to engage conference participants is a challenge for many conference organizers. Entertainment, the Internet and media have transformed society into the participatory culture. Today’s conference audiences are accustomed to quick action, rapid scene changes, racing soundtracks and the ability to change their direction with a click. They expect visceral stimulation and are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, brain-friendly meetings, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, Ignite, learning, participatory learning, Pecha Kucha
Sizzle And Substance: Creating Brain Friendly Presentations November 10, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Here is the PPT from my recent presentation for the Higher Education User Group (HEUG). The presentation focused on creating brain friendly presentations and increasing learning as well as retention. Sizzle & Substance: Creating Brain Friendly Presentations Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, association, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, learning
Why Do Conferences Offer Education Sessions? November 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Breakouts, concurrent sessions, forums, general sessions, Ignite, lectures, Open Space, panels, Pecha Kucha, peer to peer, plenary sessions, round tables, seminars, workshops. Conference education. No matter what we call them, they all have one thing in common: sharing of information with the goal of education and learning. What Is The Goal Of Conference Education? So … [Read more…] Filed Under: Business Model, Conference Education Tagged With: , association, conferences, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Creating Case Studies That Rock Your Learners’ World November 5, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Two words that cause my heart to sink: Case Studies. Most of the case studies I’ve seen are serious and dull as dirt. They read like a dry, long instructional booklet: illogical, nonsensical and technical. They are void of human life. Many are full of self promotion marketing spin with no educational benefit to the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, case studies, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, learning
Is Your Conference Guilty Of Incestuous Inbreeding Or Speaker Vanity Publishing? October 21, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Your Conference Is Like Vanity Press Are you charging speakers a full or discounted registration fee to present at your conference? Perhaps they must cover their own travel, lodging and expenses to attend your conference in addition to spending time to develop their presentation. And pay a registration fee. Does your conference do that? If … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Raining On Your Presentation Parade: Facts Do Not Persuade October 20, 2010 by Jeff Hurt It felt like a scene from Groundhog Day. I was stuck in a time warp loop. Presenter after presenter after presenter started with the same phrase, “I have no financial conflict of interest to disclose.” Then each one launched into a diatribe of data, diagrams, facts and research. Dark, boring PowerPoint slides flashed before my … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, presentation strategies, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Nine Essentials To Keep Your Presentation From Becoming A Corpse October 19, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Presentations are the economy of most conferences and business today. Yet most presentations are boring. A majority of them are just uninteresting. They lack humanness, life, passion and emotional connections. Today, many conference participants feel trapped by a parade of monotonous, dreary, insipid presentations. It doesn’t take long to recognize a corpse. It takes even … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, presentation strategies, professional development, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Seven Tips to Get the Most From Your Industry Speakers October 15, 2010 by Jeff Hurt “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” When it comes to selecting industry speakers, that adage is especially sage. You’ve read their speaker proposal, description and bio. They look like the right fit for your conference. But just because they’ve got the right dancing shoes doesn’t mean they can pull off the dance. Here are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active participation, adult learning, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, content, delivery, Education & Adult Learning, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Combating Conference Information Indigestion And Filter Failure October 12, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Information Indigestion. You can find it in the new book of conference diseases. Information indigestion is a symptom of the conference organizer’s inability to filter unnecessary topics from the conference agenda. It is a real dis-ease to conference participants. And the culprit is the conference content organizer. One of the biggest challenges facing meeting professionals … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference filter, conferences, content, Education & Adult Learning, Information Indigestion, meeting
The Yin And Yang Of Push And Pull For Your Conferences And Education September 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt What happens when someone pushes you? How does your body and mind respond? You body gets tense. You try to resist. You become defensive. And sometimes, you react by pushing back. Resistance is common when being pushed. I submit it is actually a form of engagement. If someone only experiences being pushed, they soon feel … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner, participatory learning, push and pull
