Tweet Like a crow drawn to bright, shiny objects, many organizations are drawn to the bells and whistles of new social technologies. Few think about their goals when using those social technologies. Few create an action plan to achieve an overall objective. Few align the use of those tools with their current plans. Often organizational leaders…
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Put An End To Average, Status Quo, Ho-Hum, Boring Conference Education!
Tweet It’s time for conference organizers to mix it up and do things differently. I am so bored with the traditional conference format: opening general session in theater setting, followed by breakouts in theater or rounds, followed by lunch, followed by breakouts in theater or rounds, followed by reception or party. Really? Is that the…
The Engagement You Need Most At Your Meeting
Tweet 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…
The Omnipresent Presentation: Does It Offer Good ROI?
Tweet Presentations are one of the most used and abused instructional methods. They are everywhere. Conferences, meetings, webinars, board rooms, seminars, workshops, exhibit halls, online learning. Worldwide, presentations are the most common method for training adults. (What’s The Use Of Lectures? by Donald Bligh). Most conferences rely 100% on lecture-based presentations. Show-And-Tell Revisited Remember show-and-tell…
Conference Education: Moving From Learning Style Myths To Evidenced-Based
Tweet Meeting professionals are long overdue to retire learning style myths in favor of evidenced-based education. (So are ASAE and the Convention Industry Council-CIC-which promotes unscientific learning styles in the CMP Handbook!) It’s time for conference organizers to bridge the gap between learning research and practice. It’s time to bring the research into the conference planning…
