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Notes from Business of Software Conference 2017

Posted on September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 in conferences, On Tourby Scott Berkun

I speak tomorrow at the Business of Software conference. Here are my notes from the sessions so far. 1. Jason…

Please Don’t Be Generic (When sending LinkedIn requests)

Posted on April 10, 2014April 10, 2014 in conferences, rantby Scott Berkun

I believe in first impressions, especially if you’re asking someone else for something. When you make a connection to…

How Events & Conferences Should End

Posted on April 2, 2014April 30, 2014 in conferences, Teaching/Trainingby Scott Berkun

Yesterday I gave the closing talk, How To Champion Ideas, at An Event Apart Seattle (If you saw me at…

Improving the User Experience of (User Experience) Conferences

Posted on March 27, 2014April 7, 2014 in conferencesby Scott Berkun

I’m finishing up work on a talk for An Event Apart Seattle about what happens after the conference is…

Why I sit in the back row at conferences

Posted on April 1, 2013October 31, 2013 in conferences, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Clay Hebert recently posted on the The Best Conference Hack, which is simply sitting in the front. As a frequent…

How to design a conference – Interview with GEL host Mark Hurst

Posted on July 31, 2009January 30, 2013 in conferencesby Scott Berkun

I’ve run a few events myself and a challenge many attendees never think about is how to arrange the…

Why Panel Sessions Suck (And How To Fix Them)

Posted on April 11, 2009February 2, 2016 in conferences, Public Speakingby Scott Berkun

Many conferences include what’s called a panel session. This is where 3 to 5 experts get up on stage…

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