Bookshelf Envy

Bookshelf Envy

Like most people, I’ve spent countless hours this past year-and-a-half doing online conferencing and watching many speakers present virtually – as well as having Zoom / Teams meetings with clients and colleagues. And it’s occurred to me that the Covid online era...
An Audience Ménage à Trois

An Audience Ménage à Trois

Last month, as Covid restrictions were easing, I was fortunate enough to MC and speak on a Panel at an association event in Mackay QLD. It was an event in many respects not unlike countless conferences and events that I have worked on in my 25+ years in this amazing...
WALL-E and ME (My 2020 online love affair)

WALL-E and ME (My 2020 online love affair)

As I reflect on this, umm, let’s say ‘different’ year in the world of conferencing, I wanted to highlight one key aspect of 2020 conferencing, one that our conference industry has had to manage without for most of 2020. Audiences. Or to be specific...
Chatting about Schitt

Chatting about Schitt

Like most of us, in the past 7 or so months I have participated in a myriad of virtual conferences and events (both in front of the camera and as a viewer) and the learning curve has been steep. It seems that we are all experimenting, refining, re-imagining and making...
Uncle Online

Uncle Online

Wow. Virtually in the space of 5 months, virtually everything in the conference industry seems to have gone virtual. Sure, some small live events and training have managed to happen face to face, but as of August it seems like the whole conference and events industry...