The Tension Between Content And Process In Facilitated Conference Learning Experiences January 4, 2019 by Jeff Hurt Have you ever attended a conference education session because of the presenter and not the content? (I think most of us have.) Have you ever been surprised when a full day workshop ended? You were so engaged that time flew by without you realizing it. If you’ve had these types of experiences, you’ve witnessed firsthand … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, conference education, content, facilitated learning experiences, facilitator, learning, passive listening, process
My Presentation Is Fine—It’s The Audience That Doesn’t Get It! June 6, 2017 by Jeff Hurt “My presentation is fine. It’s the audience’s fault if they don’t get it?” “Why do I need to change the way I present? My lecture has worked for years. I get great scores and reviews.” I’m sure you’ve heard statements like this. Maybe you’ve even said something similar yourself. So, why should speakers change how … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , andragogy, conference lecture, lecture, passive listening, pedagogy, presentation best practices
The Future Conference Is About Increasing Attendees’ ROI September 3, 2015 by Jeff Hurt The future conference is not about the environment, the furniture, the venue, the audio visual or the technology. The future conference is about increasing the paying attendee’s ROI. The future conference is about helping the attendee transfer and apply their conference learning to their job. Actually, the fundamental job of future conferences is threefold: To … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning strategies, conferences, connexity, interactive, meeting planning best practices, networking, passive listening, presentation strategies, speaker
