Here's a few random thoughts; please discuss...
- A subject matter expert that write a session is not always the best person to give it
- The person that organizes a workshop is not necessarily the best person to present a session
- You should always assume the teacher will not show up or say the dog ate the presentation- If you can cut a session's slides by 2/3 and say about the same thing, you should do it (I have to really start taking my own advice!)
- Stop using PowerPoint as your primary means of communication; the slides are just there to support what the edu team has to say, not the other way around
- People are freshest in the morning- People like freshly baked chocolat ship cookies in the afternoon
- Put an energetic speaker on after lunch so as to not induce "food coma"
- If you're managing a workshop, make sure the content is useful for the goals of the workshop- "Design" sessions are far easier to write than "Managing" sessions
- Involve people that actually use the systems, not just the marketers of them
- Everything has a means of regulation; if there is an AHJ out there that can impact your discussion or some legal precedent, you better be ready to talk about it
- Many come to education sessions expecting there will be a discussion of the device's, system's or security program's cost- Many people will try to leave early
- If you tie in some type of relavent accreditation or recognition, they will come in droves
- Every industry has its terminology; show people how to survive a project meeting?
- If you can provide the handout material electronically, people seem to prefer that media
- If you have a professional event person like someone having the CMP (Certified Meeting Planner) credential, you'll take a huge step closer to success
- Keep the room cold; plan on 20% of the people attending to show up unregistered (walk-ins)
- Get plenty of sleep the night before your session, or just plan on having a Starbucks runner ;)
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