Comments on: How many speakers and panelists really want to know… http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/ Succeed and Savor Life With Others...by Kare Anderson. What can we do better together? For greater accomplishment, adventure and friendship let’s harness the power of us. Share ways to thrive in this next chapter of your life with others. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kami Huyse http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1281 Kami Huyse Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:39:48 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/#comment-1281 I often live Twitter events that I attend for those that aren't there. I try to start with the name of the event and the speaker. For instance: #SxSW @kamichat says "People should consider using Twitter as a conference backchannel." In a tech heavy audience, it is good to watch Twitter because often the group will lob complaints there that they won't say out loud, it helps to address them immediately, on the spot As a conference organizer you can urge Twitterers to "tag" all of their posts with a particular code #PRSA, etc. The organizer could also start an event specific Twitter account to give updates and important information and invite all of the attendees to follow it. The conference organizer could in turn follow everyone that follows them and keep tabs on the overall feeling about sessions and the conference by reading those Tweets. If something goes very wrong, they will probably find out about it on Twitter first. Just a few ideas. I often live Twitter events that I attend for those that aren’t there. I try to start with the name of the event and the speaker. For instance: #SxSW @kamichat says “People should consider using Twitter as a conference backchannel.” In a tech heavy audience, it is good to watch Twitter because often the group will lob complaints there that they won’t say out loud, it helps to address them immediately, on the spot

As a conference organizer you can urge Twitterers to “tag” all of their posts with a particular code #PRSA, etc.
The organizer could also start an event specific Twitter account to give updates and important information and invite all of the attendees to follow it. The conference organizer could in turn follow everyone that follows them and keep tabs on the overall feeling about sessions and the conference by reading those Tweets. If something goes very wrong, they will probably find out about it on Twitter first.

Just a few ideas.

]]> By: Maria Elena Duron http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Maria Elena Duron Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:02:49 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/#comment-1273 Wow! You really brought up some valid points on how to utilize the power of Twitter and how it's already being used. I hadn't thought of any of this. Yet, you are right with the shifting demographics and our hyperinteractive, connected culture this will just continue to surface. So, glad for your post! I'm subscribing to your feed to keep up! Maria Elena Duron Wow! You really brought up some valid points on how to utilize the power of Twitter and how it’s already being used. I hadn’t thought of any of this. Yet, you are right with the shifting demographics and our hyperinteractive, connected culture this will just continue to surface. So, glad for your post! I’m subscribing to your feed to keep up!

Maria Elena Duron

]]> By: Kare Anderson http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Kare Anderson Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:54:19 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/#comment-1272 Kami I'm impressed! Was your session a panel where you could track Twitter while others were speaking? Did you alter you were going to say in light of what you read? Any advice for others, less adept at Twitter on how to use it to: - cover a conference for others who are not there, or - stay in sync with an audience as a speaker or panelists or - as an attendee, to communicate with other attendees and/or with the speaker, a panelists or "MC" - as a meeting planner, to support more interactive sessions? Kami
I’m impressed! Was your session a panel where you could track Twitter while others were speaking?
Did you alter you were going to say in light of what you read? Any advice for others, less adept at Twitter on how to use it to:
– cover a conference for others who are not there, or
- stay in sync with an audience as a speaker or panelists or
- as an attendee, to communicate with other attendees and/or with the speaker, a panelists or “MC”
– as a meeting planner, to support more interactive sessions?

]]> By: Kami Huyse http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Kami Huyse Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:58:23 +0000 http://www.movingfrommetowe.com/2008/06/02/how-many-speakers-and-panelists-really-want-to-know%e2%80%a6/#comment-1271 Speaking of multitasking, I was on full throttle trying follow all of your links in this post (lol). But all kidding aside, I did follow the Twitter stream at SxSW during my Corporate Blogging session. It helped us to address a few issues as they were brought up. But of course we didn't address them all. That said, the SxSW audience are uber geeks and is the birthplace of Twitter's popularity. Plus, it is a tough audience and I didn't plan to get caught flat footed. Speaking of multitasking, I was on full throttle trying follow all of your links in this post (lol). But all kidding aside, I did follow the Twitter stream at SxSW during my Corporate Blogging session. It helped us to address a few issues as they were brought up. But of course we didn’t address them all. That said, the SxSW audience are uber geeks and is the birthplace of Twitter’s popularity. Plus, it is a tough audience and I didn’t plan to get caught flat footed.

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