Comments on: 13 Things You Can Do Now To Improve Your Conference Content

By: DawnV

DawnV — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:28:45 +0000

A conference that follows these suggestions is one that I would LOVE to attend!! I especially like suggestion #13. So many times after hearing an informative speaker it would be great to have a discussion session afterward. I hope that conference planners from every industry read this post and incorporate these ideas! Thanks for “shaking things up a bit”.

By: Justin Locke

Justin Locke — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:13:33 +0000

well jeff it’s an interesting facet of human nature that, even if filet mignon is readily and freely available, some people will still choose a chili dog, as that is what they are familiar and comfortable with.

By: Jeff Hurt

Jeff Hurt — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:01:48 +0000

@Justin – Yeah, it’s odd right? That a speaker can charge $5K and then provide a 70% overall favorable rating, barely clearning the just passing hurdle. Yet we meeting organizers continue to allow it. Time to shake things up a bit.

By: Justin Locke

Justin Locke — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:15:59 +0000

well i must confess i am somewhat shocked and confused. as a speaker i would be embarrassed if I got less than a 100 from an audience. you mean pro speakers at the 5k level are giving you that much mediocrity? how do they stay in business? and there are pro speakers that DON’T customize/ research? amazing. not good for business in general. sorry to hear that.