The Future of Conferences, Part Three: What is a green conference?
I talked with author, speaker, and former Yahoo! executive Tim Sanders recently about the future and green conferences. Tim ...
The Future of Conferences – Part Two: What are the current trends?
It took a year for the conference world (and the traveling public) to recover from 9/11. How long will it ...
The Future of Conferences – Part One: Do We Still Need Conferences?
I’m starting a series of blogs on the future of conferences. Last year was a difficult one for the ...
Can you give a successful presentation sitting down?
Many clients ask me if they can present sitting down. It's a natural question -- it feels more collegial, and ...
How to connect with your audience by moving closer
For my blog today, I'm connecting to a guest blog I posted on 6 Minutes (http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/), a great public speaking ...
After the speech — 5 steps to take when it’s done
Giving a speech yesterday I was reminded of the enormous psychic cost of standing up in front of a group ...
5 tips for conducting a successful audio conference
I frequently get asked about how to make audio conferences, conference calls, webinars, and the like more interesting. Apparently, a ...
The Public Speaking Checklist – 10 points to check before you speak
You’re going to give a speech today. It’s a high-stress time for most of us. You don’t want to forget ...
Announcing the winners of the ‘Worst Conference’ contest
Thanks to all who participated in the “Worst Conference Experience Ever” contest. We have a winner – a standout – ...
Announcing the Worst Conference Experience Ever Contest
Recently, I called for an improvement in the way conferences are run and pointed out that the current downturn is ...
