Creating Buzz Groups To Add Audience Participation To Traditional Lectures May 10, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Lectures are good for sharing information. They are not good for learning and getting listeners to think! Nor are the good for getting listeners to remember and apply the information they hear. Audience discussion methods are more effective for learning than the lecture. Lectures are the equivalent of distributing a report and asking people to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, attendee engagement, conference best practices, conference tips, conferences, engagement, lecture, participatory learning, presentation best practices
Seeing The Conference Keynote As A Voyage To Human Transformation April 24, 2012 by Jeff Hurt As a conference organizer, what’s your goal when you secure a speaker for a keynote presentation? Motivation? Humor? Inspiration? Education? To provoke? Entertainment? Complete a schedule? Kickoff an event? Benefiting The Attendees If you are really dedicated to helping your conference attendees benefit from a keynote presentation, doesn’t it make sense to know as much … [Read more…] Filed Under: Experience Design, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, keynote, presentation best practices, Speaker Emerging Practices, speaker tips
Old Conference Education Memes Die Hard April 18, 2012 by Jeff Hurt What does it mean to learn at a conference? What tools does it take for learning to be successful in that environment? Most people say that successful learning occurs when a speaker presents to an audience. It requires a subject matter expert (SME) or panel of SMEs, research, content and a lecture. It must have … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, brain science education, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, learning, meeting planning best practices, presentation best practices
Why Conferences Need More Peer To Peer Talking And Less Monologues April 17, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Hardwired into every one is the desire to communicate! We crave and need communication with each other. Listening to conference lectures is one-sided. It doesn’t provide the same fulfillment as two-way dialogue with our peers. As long as our attendees participate in speaker monologues and panel dialogues, they lack the ability to grow social bonds … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, presentation best practices, social learning
Conference Attendees Remember What They Think About April 16, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Conference speakers make assumptions every day about how their attendees comprehend, remember and apply the information they hear. These assumptions, as well as their presentation decisions, are based on a mix of theories, trial and error, past experiences with their own teachers and professors, and instinct. Yet are these theories, experiences and instinct serving the … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, brain-friendly conferences, conference best practices, conference education, conferences, presentation best practices, social learning
Uses And Abuses Of The Common Lecture March 29, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Few people agree about what makes a good lecture. It’s like asking about what is good art or great music. Our personal tastes are all over the map. Some researchers have found that individuals want different and often conflicting things from a lecture. Since lectures will be evaluated and assessed at extremes of a rating … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult learning, brain science education, conference education, dult education, lecture, presentation best practices
What Really Happens When We Listen To A Lecture March 28, 2012 by Jeff Hurt The ubiquitous lecture. On any given day thousands of lectures occur across the globe. People gather in arenas, board rooms, city halls, colleges and universities, conferences, conference rooms, churches, general sessions, libraries, meeting rooms, schools and theaters to hear lectures. It is the most common method used when teaching adults. Unfortunately, it is also ineffective … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , adult education, adult learning, brain science education, conference education, lecture, presentation best practices
Leveraging Professional Speakers For Conference Impact March 15, 2012 by Dave Lutz Most conference expense budgets are tight and limiting. Technology innovations, including Skype, Snagit, DIY screen capture and affordable video editing tools, can help you bring more thought leaders to your conference experience. Increasing Conference Value With Professional Speakers Professional speakers are often the most remembered, valued and polished elements of a conference. Typically they are … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Experience Design, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conference best practices, conferences, presentation best practices, professional speakers, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices
Two Strategies To Infuse Lectures With Learning March 14, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Lectures are ineffective methods to promote learning. Even if you want to disagree with this premise, the scientific research remains the same. Lectures have limits. They are effective ways to transmit information. They are as effective as distributing a report to read. They are not as effective as discussions for learning. Two Methods To Combine … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, lecture, presentation best practices
What Lectures Actually Achieve March 13, 2012 by Jeff Hurt Lectures have limits when used for education. Lectures are a great way to share information. However they are not as effective as discussions for getting learners to think, develop attitudes or change behaviors. Why Lectures? In politics lectures are called speeches. In faith institutions lectures are called sermons. In colleges and universities lectures are called … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, conferences, lecture, presentation best practices
