Tweet Speakers talk. Audiences listen. Let me rephrase it another way. Trainers talk. Learners listen. This is one of the most powerful learning beliefs in our culture today. We embrace it as truth. We create education programming based on this conviction. We pay for professional development grounded in this certainty. Our belief in this idea…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Six Disruptive Forces Poised To Revolutionize Nonprofit Associations
Tweet It takes courage to move out of the comfort zone! So many nonprofit associations and their boards have adopted a risk averse environment. They see little incentive to change or experiment. In the coming three to ten years, those organizations that stay the course will not succeed. Those that refuse to think differently, quickly…
Expert Presenters Make A Difference In Conference Education
Tweet Your conference presenters have tremendous power. They probably have more power than the venue, the logistics, other registrants, the host organization, the schedule or the content on your attendee’s experience. So shouldn’t conference organizers focus their energies on enhancing the aspects that truly make a difference in an attendees’ experience? How many of your…
Thanksgiving Then And Now [Infographic]
Tweet . This Thanksgiving we’re grateful for you our readers and clients! Have a wonderful, fun-filled, family and friend packed relaxing holiday. Happy Thanksgiving from Velvet Chainsaw! http://www.creditdonkey.com/thanksgiving.html
Using Emotional Targeting In Your Event Marketing Materials
Tweet Logic makes people think. Emotions make people act. Often our event marketing simply over-intellectualizes everything. It emphasizes the number of education sessions, the number of qualified attendees, the hours of continuing education credit, the technology applications available, the years of experience of the speakers, the economic data of the attendees and the like. But…
