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Olivia

pls gve me some tips on how to handle this !!1

I’m the guy who Nick Morgan interviewed in the involving the audience article you mention above. I just discovered your blog, and am really enjoying finding great nuggets in your clear and comprehensive posts. I’m being asked to speak more and more about Conferences That Work my approach to participant-driven conferences, and your articles are going into my Evernote for frequent review.

I want to let you and your readers know that it’s quite possible to create a conference environment where attendees (who have expertise or experience that others want to hear about) are comfortable giving a small informal presentation/panel contribution/facilitated discussion/tour/short workshop etc. Obviously these impromptu sessions won’t be as polished as a prepared presentation, but it turns out that attendees don’t mind when these sessions are the rule rather than the exception.

The great thing about participant-driven conferences, particularly the more structured formats like Conferences That Work, is that they emphasize and support meaningful connection and engagement around relevant content. Attendees love this, and rarely view traditional pre-programmed events in the same light afterwards.

There will always be an important place for presenters who can illuminate and educate well about important matters. My experience is that many attendees a) don’t realize that they have valuable ideas and experience to contribute, and b) don’t have an opportunity to contribute at an event even if they do. The good news is that if participant-driven formats become more common, more people are going to be able to benefit from the wisdom you offer at your site. Thanks!

Thanks for posting those links. Alexei Kapterev’s slideshare presentation (second link) is a great resource.

Guy Kawasaki developed his 10-20-30 rule (10 slides, 20 minutes, no font smaller than 30 pt)specifically for presentations to venture capitalists. It may make sense within that niche, but is less helpful outside of it. In particular, his “10 slides” guideline is based on 10 issues relevant to a pitch to venture capitalists. This is based on the assumption that “One issue=One slide”, in turn based on the assumption that you need a slide for every issue. I don’t agree with these assumptions, and so I find the rule unnecessarily restrictive.

Olivia

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