Rule Seven

Assume that your conference participants have weak skills for participating in a conference.

If your participants freely admit that they attend conferences, make notes, and never look at them again, it's clear that they can benefit from a review of some basic skills for participating at a conference.

What skills do conference participants need to participate more effectively? Here are some:

1. Making notes with meaning.
2. Listening to speakers in ways that lead to ideas and insights.
3. Listening to different types of speakers: motivators motivate while educators inform.
4. Picking workshops: good to know or need to know?
5. Networking with a purpose.
6. Turning their ideas into actions back at work in ways that make a difference.

While writing this book, a comment was made by a participant: "The last time I thought about these skills was when a teacher taught in primary school. It's time for some new lessons."