The effects of three centuries on our conferences

An (ironic) Powerpoint photo courtesy of Flickr user wmcap
A classroom teacher shows a Powerpoint image titled "Rules for Better Presentations"
The bullet points are:
• Don't give powerpoint center stage
• Create a logical flow
• Make it readable
• Remember that less is more
• Distribute a handout

“Our organizations are built on 19th century learning styles coupled by 20th century leadership models fused with 21st century technologies.”
—Dan Pontefract, Future of Work

Replace “organizations” with “conferences” in Dan’s great quote, and you encapsulate much of what is wrong with conferences today.

What are you going to do about it?

(Ironic) Powerpoint photo courtesy of Flickr user wmcap

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