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Give Us Time to Digest Talks

by Stephanie Booth on 01.10.2006

in Event Musings

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Le format des conférences (particulièrement celles avec un public de blogueurs, donc producteurs actifs de contenu) doit changer. On nous fait écouter des choses intéressantes, il faut nous laisser le temps d'en faire quelque chose. Après deux présentations, j'ai de quoi bloguer ou discuter au moins une heure! En rajouter deux de plus par-dessus, même avec une pause d'une demi-heure, ne fait qu'accélérer la grillade de cervelle.

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Talking with a couple of people during the SHiFT closing party, we agreed that the conference format has to change. If you’re putting a bunch of people in a room, particularly bloggy people who are used to producing content and thinking on keyboards, and you’re hopefully providing them with thought-provoking thoughts and speakers, you need to give them time to digest the talks.

After two talks, I’ve got enough stuff in my head to blog for an hour or talk for the same length of time with the people who were in the same room. After four talks in a row, even with a thirty-minute break in between, my brain is fried and I just stall.

That’s why I’m really excited to see how the LIFT’07 concept works out. One day with lots of small talks (select those you want to see, skip the rest), and another day with keynotes and huge chunks of time around them.

Looking at what awaits me tomorrow, I’m feeling a tad apprehensive…

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Das E-Business Weblog
02.10.2006 at 11:58

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1 Stephanie 02.10.2006 at 11:26
2 Stephanie 02.10.2006 at 11:26
3 Das E-Business Weblog 02.10.2006 at 11:58
4 gregoire 03.11.2006 at 14:22

It’s seems you’re more than ready to jump into the barcamp beachcomber :)
I was speaking about a barcamp in Lausanne with Corsin… Which best ambassador than you??

5 Stephanie 03.11.2006 at 18:10

I’d be happy to get into it — just so busy! But really interested in being part of anything like that happening in the area.

6 gregoire 03.11.2006 at 13:22

It's seems you're more than ready to jump into the barcamp beachcomber :)
I was speaking about a barcamp in Lausanne with Corsin… Which best ambassador than you??

7 Stephanie 03.11.2006 at 17:10

I'd be happy to get into it — just so busy! But really interested in being part of anything like that happening in the area.

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