Storify. Virtual. Interviews and excerpts - audio clips- Canadian Red Cross - In Your Communiy. How to work a conference, even before it starts - Manage Your Life on Shine. You know the feeling.
You sign up for a conference, scan the list of panels and keynotes trying to find out which you'll go to, which you'll snooze through, and when you'll escape for some alone time or a workout. But how often do you have a strategy for meeting the few people you are really hoping to meet? How Speakers Should Integrate Social Into Their Presentation. Whether you’re a professional speaker, company representative, or panelist at a conference, you must develop a social strategy during your speaking.
The Audience Continues To Gain Power Over Speakers A few years ago, the first major eruption occurred from the audience hijacking the attention at SXSW during an ill-fated interview on the main stage. Even weeks ago, Kanye’s debacle was commented on by Twittering attendees despite them not even having the mic. (Update, a speaker gives her first hand story of an audience revolt on Twitter) This week, an audience revolt happened at the Higher Education Conference, you can read about it here, here, here and here. Although I was miles away, I was watching it unfold in real time on Twitter search –I felt horrible for that speaker who likely didn’t even know what was happening till someone posted his phone number on Twitter and people were texting him how horrible he had done.
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