http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/07/21/national-speakers-association-nsa-convention-orlando-july-22-25/ "...a new favorite blog for professional excellence in public speaking, speech-writing, and executive communications." - The Register, May 24, 2008 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:19:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/2006/07/21/national-speakers-association-nsa-convention-orlando-july-22-25/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Ian Griffin’s Blog » How to blog a conference Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:51:53 +0000 http://www.exec-comms.com/blog/?p=79#comment-2096 [...] Thanks to Kare for a pointer to Josh Hallett’s extensive list of tips on how to blog a conference. I wish I had known this before I attempted to blog the recent NSA National Convention. Josh highlights how effective conference coverage needs a coordinated team of bloggers. His tips include planning a pre-conference strategy to effective use of video and audio for podcasts and more. I look forward to a day when more blogs offer first-hand impressions of conference speeches as well as a rich source of resources: What additional information can you get from the speaker? Is the speaker willing to provide copy of the handouts or some other elements of their presentation? Upload them and link them. Did the speaker show a video? Can you link to it on YouTube or get a copy of it from the speaker? [...] [...] Thanks to Kare for a pointer to Josh Hallett’s extensive list of tips on how to blog a conference. I wish I had known this before I attempted to blog the recent NSA National Convention. Josh highlights how effective conference coverage needs a coordinated team of bloggers. His tips include planning a pre-conference strategy to effective use of video and audio for podcasts and more. I look forward to a day when more blogs offer first-hand impressions of conference speeches as well as a rich source of resources: What additional information can you get from the speaker? Is the speaker willing to provide copy of the handouts or some other elements of their presentation? Upload them and link them. Did the speaker show a video? Can you link to it on YouTube or get a copy of it from the speaker? [...]

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