by Kare Anderson | Nov 12, 2012 | behavior, collaboration, Learning, Meetings, Sharing
It happened just before I was to go on stage to deliver a keynote. I was so moved to tears by the prior program, that mascara dripped on my lavender blouse. And I didn’t care. I wasn’t alone. For the first time in the conference, many of the 3,000 nurse executives in...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 25, 2009 | CrowdSource, Meetings
Anyone seeking more meeting participation may be discovering new ways by attending Obama-led town hall meetings. Some opinion leaders find Obama’s inferred endorsement of google tools jarring. Yet the three he’s using would be helpful to most any event planner, cause...
by Kare Anderson | Mar 22, 2009 | Meetings, Speaker/Audience
Exhibitors: here’s a surefire way to attract more warmed-up prospects to your booth, learn about their needs and bond with them as a festive part of the conference. As a speaker, I’ve forged value-building alliances with exhibitors that you can adapt to your kind of...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 29, 2008 | Miscellaneous, Podcasts
Recession coming? Perhaps the best way to keep briefed on your profession is to attend the annual conference of your peers. Yet wouldn’t you enjoy the event more if you had a greater voice in the meeting design and formats, topics and speakers, participation and...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 17, 2008 | conference, Learning, Meetings, Member
It takes a tenth of a second to form an impression. So imagine how difficult it is to hold their interest for five minutes. That’s a short time for you and a looooooong time to them. For practice in being memorably brief, find or start an Ignite group. They are...