Posts Tagged ‘events’

Present Like a Rockstar

At Video on the Net in San Jose this past March, I was standing beside Brian Conley, the man behind the popular internet TV show, Alive in Baghdad. Brian’s a slender man, with glasses, and comes off as quiet until you know him. Just before going onstage, he turns to me and says, “Do you think they’ll get mad at me if I kick over the podium?”

Presenting can be… » Continue

May 10 2007 | By Chris | Tagged: Communication, conference, events, planning, powerpoint, presentation | 13 comments»

Experience Building

The difference between Starbucks and McDonalds from a coffee perspective is what? The experience. Starbucks wants almost $4 for a cup of coffee near me, and McDonalds wants $2. Starbucks wants $6 an hour for wifi, and McDonalds wants $2. It’s far more cost effective for a road warrior to sit in a McDonalds doing their internet chores.

But would you tell a client you’re sitting in a McDonalds? Would… » Continue

August 31 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: events, experience, hacks, howto, Management, meetings, planning, social+engineering | 7 comments»

Networking Is Not Just for Schmoozing

I’ve attended some great conferences over the last few months. In August, I’m helping put on PodCamp Boston, and then in September, I’m attending the Podcast and Portable Media Expo in California (LifeHack.org readers: if you want to meet up while I’m out there, get in touch!). What I’ve learned through these experiences is that networking is an important component for getting… » Continue

June 21 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: barcampboston, Communication, events, networking, nevereatalone, podcampboston, portablemediaexpo | 3 comments»