The Internet Is Changing Conference Learning. Are You? December 5, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Whether we like it or not, the Web has changed the way we view things. For example, we are accustomed to clicking to a new page when the current one is boring. We spend our time on Websites that give us the most satisfaction. During conferences, people have no problem with walking out of a … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, connections, engagement, networked learning, presentation best practices
Increasing Social Media Engagement Increases ROI December 2, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Engagement: It’s been the buzzword de jour. So what exactly is engagement in social media and why is it important? Parta Dialogue’s white paper Engagement Is Efficiency explains the importance of engagement to social media ROI in Google and Facebook. What Is Engagement? According to a 2007 Forrester marketing report, “Engagement is the level of … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , engagement, facebook, Google, online social media conversation, ROI social media, social media for associations, social networking
Creating Sizzling Audiences: From Essential Sparks To Combustible Motivation October 10, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Imagine for a moment that you’re preparing for a presentation for an upcoming conference. Close your eyes and visualize that your audience appears to be actually sizzling in their seats with enthusiasm. They are on fire for your words. Now imagine you have that same experience every time you present. Creating Audience Combustible Motivation This … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, engagement, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
Your Conference Audience Is Dead September 27, 2011 by Jeff Hurt It used to be that face to face presentations were one of the most important places people would go to get new, cutting-edge, critical information. They would pay a conference registration fee, airfare, lodging and expenses to attend a conference just to get that new information. But that has changed with the click of the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active participation, audience expectations, conference best practices, conferences, engagement, lecture, meeting planning best practices, participatory design
Creating Engaging Meetings Using Visual Language August 24, 2011 by Jeff Hurt I wish meetings and conferences were more fun! Don’t you? So many of them are nothing more than a boring, complicated, over stuffed information dump. Curating that information for the one or two tidbits of relevant, applicable take aways is like mining for gold. And there is little time for real dialogue and engagement. We … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conferences, engagement, meeting best practices, presentation best practices
Mission Possible: Engaging Event Attention July 12, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Attention is a payment of the brain’s resources. It requires that we adjust, engage and sustain each of our nine brain areas involved in attention. We must also exclude, suppress or ignore external and internal distracters. Ultimately, we need a highly disciplined internal state and the right brain chemical balance to maintain attention. This is … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference tips, conferences, engagement, meeting planning best practices
Participatory Conferences And Events: Participatory Design Or Design For Participation? June 29, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Here’s a test. Pick which statement best defines a participatory conference. A. Conference organizers invite prospective attendees to participate in the development, design and planning of a conference experience. B. Conference organizers design a conference experience using an intentional internal design process however once the conference begins, it invites attendees to contribute, participate and interact. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , attendee engagement, design for participation, engagement, meeting planning best practices, participatory class, participatory conferences, participatory culture, participatory design
The Engagement You Need Most At Your Meeting May 12, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Engagement is an overused two-dollar word that has been tossed around like cascarons (Mexican confetti filled Easter eggs). Everyone uses that word. Yet rarely is their consensus on what it is and how we get it. Is The Presentation Engaging? In the conference and meetings world, we struggle with defining and observing engagement during our … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conferences, engagement, meeting planning best practices, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
Three Event Infographics On Conference Education And ROI May 6, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Here are three Infographics from Experient’s e4 2010 Conference. Modernizing Conference Education – 15 min, TED-Style talk as part of Summer Storms Building A Customized ROI Tool That Measures Results – Terri Breining’s 15 min, TED-Style talk as part of Summer Storms Developing Next Generation Conference Education Sessions – Cafe Session Images by GraphicFootprints. Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, engagement, meeting planning best practices, ROI
Facilitating Effective Audience Interaction With Questions May 5, 2011 by Jeff Hurt “We’re going to hold all questions until the end of the presentation. If we have time, we’ll answer them then.” It’s the generic statement many presenters make that audiences hate. Why Presenters Use This Statement Typically, the presenter’s goal is to cover as much content as possible. They have an agenda to cover. They fear … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , attendee engagement, engagement, presentation best practices, presentation strategies
