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More on handling Q & A sessions.
Here are my answers to the two questions posed in an article I published on Linked-In...The questions were...5. What do you do about a member of the audience who tries to ask multi-part questi...
Conference Presenting - Rule 8 - Working With Legends
In my field, there are many occasions when you work with or are able to meet individuals who are in the public domain.Unfortunately, the tendency for some people, when faced with a famous personal...
Why being good at one thing...
Common sense would suggest that the only way to build a reputation is to concentrate on doing one thing well. Yet all too often, I hear some speakers and presenters shifting from one area of expert...
Don't Ignore The Exhibitors
A few times a year, I'm asked to make announcements and introduce speakers at trade shows and exhibitions.Exhibitors quite like putting a name to a face as this lady did at a business exhibition i...
Conference Presenting - Rule 7 - Don't Use Gimmicks
You know the Segway, it was invented to solve a problem that didn't exist I'm paraphrasing a bit but that's the gist of what a delegate said at a conference.I don't suppose one can argue with th...
How To Get Your Point Across
Some of the wisest words Ive ever heard on the subject of communications came from the mouth of a self-effacing gentleman of senior years. Over a cup of coffee one morning, he leaned forward and ...
The PAShow2016
Was delighted to be host at the PA Show Management Theatre in Olympia.There was an eclectic range of speakers who spoke on a variety of subjects including making proper use of social media and to ...

