Comments on: Educational Versus Inspirational Events http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/ Stephanie Booth's online ramblings Thu, 24 May 2012 20:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marie-Aude http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/#comment-16314 Marie-Aude Sun, 04 May 2008 22:45:45 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/#comment-16314 <p>Each time I had to speak in conferences, I had my topic defined upfront by the organizer. <br>They offered me a slot, and a topic, and sometimes also gave hint about how to cover the topic, what kind of audience.</p> <p><br></p> <p>I did not feel micro-managed, I felt that I was helped. I could not know myself what the others would say, so the organizer had to help me avoid overlap. The organizer was setting the tone of the conference, knew about the attendance, and the expectations he set himself for the conference. So that was perfectly normal.</p> Each time I had to speak in conferences, I had my topic defined upfront by the organizer.
They offered me a slot, and a topic, and sometimes also gave hint about how to cover the topic, what kind of audience.


I did not feel micro-managed, I felt that I was helped. I could not know myself what the others would say, so the organizer had to help me avoid overlap. The organizer was setting the tone of the conference, knew about the attendance, and the expectations he set himself for the conference. So that was perfectly normal.

]]> By: Marie-Aude http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/#comment-16315 Marie-Aude Sun, 04 May 2008 16:45:45 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/#comment-16315 <p>Each time I had to speak in conferences, I had my topic defined upfront by the organizer. They offered me a slot, and a topic, and sometimes also gave hint about how to cover the topic, what kind of audience.</p> <p>I did not feel micro-managed, I felt that I was helped. I could not know myself what the others would say, so the organizer had to help me avoid overlap. The organizer was setting the tone of the conference, knew about the attendance, and the expectations he set himself for the conference. So that was perfectly normal.</p> Each time I had to speak in conferences, I had my topic defined upfront by the organizer. They offered me a slot, and a topic, and sometimes also gave hint about how to cover the topic, what kind of audience.

I did not feel micro-managed, I felt that I was helped. I could not know myself what the others would say, so the organizer had to help me avoid overlap. The organizer was setting the tone of the conference, knew about the attendance, and the expectations he set himself for the conference. So that was perfectly normal.

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