It hit me at the Texas Women’s Conference in Austin lately that audiences REALLY WANT to like the speaker. The women in the room arrived at each session hoping that the speaker would be warm and relatable. We wanted to look at that panel of women and think, “She’s cool. She’s been around the block, and she’s honest and funny about it. She’s like … [Read more...] about We WANT to like you
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A Packed Room: Tip #1 for Attracting and Keeping Your Audience at a Conference
Industry conferences can be so painful. It’s hard to listen to back-to-back break-out sessions without your mind overflowing. Once my brain is full (which doesn’t take much), I can hardly tolerate another 30 slide, text-heavy Power Point that forgets to take the audience into account. By the end of the first day, audiences are begging for a … [Read more...] about A Packed Room: Tip #1 for Attracting and Keeping Your Audience at a Conference