Tweet Most conference education sessions are broken. Creating The Walking Dead Attendee They are full of the requisite PowerPoint bullet presentations that promote status quo thinking. They lull attendees into a coma-like state of disinterest and boredom so that they become the walking dead. Admit it. You’ve been trapped in those dead presentations before. Even…
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Engage At Holiday Showcase: Chicago, December 14, 2010
Tweet With more than 580 exhibitors, 2,000 attendees, 13 education sessions and 19 sponsors, Association Forum’s Holiday Showcase 2010 at Hyatt Regency Chicago on December 14 has something for everyone. Midwest’s Number 1 Business Services And Meeting Sites Expo Holiday Showcase 2010 is the 22nd year as the Midwest’s number one business services and meeting…
Epic Thanks: Harry Potter, Super Heroes And Harvest
Tweet I found myself mesmerized by the Harry Potter trailer. I have watched every movie in the series, captivated by the storytelling. I know that in the seventh installment of the series, Dumbledore is dead. Voldemort (the villain) has taken control of the world. Harry and his friends are on the run. Their job is…
Epic Thanks: Thanksgiving Traditions And Mercy
Tweet Thanksgiving is a time for traditions. Macys has a Thanksgiving parade. Dallas has the largest Turkey Trot 5K walk/run benefitting YMCA. Chicago has its annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony. Kmart, Walmart and Sears have special Thanksgiving sales. Twitter has Tweetsgiving and Epic Thanks. This blog turns to thanks and gratitude. Thanksgiving Traditions As a…
Tweetsgiving: Epic Thanks For Community
Tweet Kim and I drive two blocks from our house and park in front of a Swiss chalet-looking building. It houses a hair salon, a Mexican ice-cream store, Tienda Chori’s and empty storefronts that signal a neighborhood in transition. Community Culture And Diversity Tienda Chori’s, a Mexican grocery, taqueria, botantica and craft store is new….
