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Think PowerPoint is the Belle of the Ball?

This humourous, yet brilliant, example demonstrates how how PowerPoint can be the death of even the greatest story.

Rowan Manahan gives his talk ‘How PowerPoint makes EVERY story better’ at Ignite at the Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, in February 2011

Question of the day:

What other tools do you use instead of PowerPoint to tell your [...]

Truly Creative – Klick Inc.’s Holiday Video

I WANT TO WORK HERE… Karl, can ya get me in?

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Leaders don’t create movements, followers do!

We deal with leadership, we deal with change, we know how tough both can be.

This video is a fabulous illustration of a key component in creating a movement.

Have a watch….the transcript also appears below.

Questions of the day

Are you a lone nut, the first follower, the second follower or one of the crowd?

Everyone has a role [...]

A Milestone in Conversations

There it was. In print. The brochure arrived.The annual event that I look forward to year after year.

Finally in 2010, after 20 years of membership in the association, I’m achieving a milestone. I’m on the agenda for the 2010 IABC Word Conference, taking place in my home city of Toronto. I won’t be playing the role [...]

The Big Reveal was Revealing Indeed

I finally got to meet the person behind @iconic88. While I don’t usually follow brands or tweeps on twitter who aren’t forthright with providing details about their personal identity, I made an exception in the case of following @iconic88.

Iggy Pintado, or @iggypintado, author of The Connection Generation, a man I have great respect for, was following [...]

What TED can teach Conference Organizers

What’s the consummate conference experience? TED of course.  TED has become synonymous with innovation, inspiration. It thrills and inspires audiences around the world to join in the conversation.

As stated in their history,

TED was born in 1984 out of the observation by Richard Saul Wurman of a powerful convergence between Technology, Entertainment and Design. The first TED [...]

What Matters Now (A Montage of Ideas from 70+ Great Minds)

What Matters Now is the latest free  e-book from Seth Godin and friends -it’s provocative, insightful, inspiring and just plain powerful!

Download it, read it, live it….just trust me on this…this IS what [...]

SME Summit was tops

What a great day at the SME Technology Summit 2009 This was an AWESOME way to kick off the month. HUGE thanks go out to @trib aka Stephen Collins whose generosity made it possible for me to attend. “You da man!”

So, what were my lasting impressions? First off, the Waterview Convention Centre is a stunning venue [...]

outtathegate summary presentation

I recently presented this to the IABC NSW chapter, sharing the highlights from the outtathegate campaign designed to extend the IABC 2009 World Conference conversation.

If you’re interested in a similar campaign for your next meeting, conference or summit, I’d be happy to discuss your specific needs.

Outtathegate Presentation
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Extending the conference conversation

The outtathegate case study from IABC’s 2009 World Conference in San Francisco

The IABC NSW (Sydney) chapter offered a scholarship to help a lucky chapter member defray the costs of attending the IABC World Conference 2009 in San Francisco. I was lucky enough to receive the award this year. So, a huge “THANK YOU” goes out [...]