Comments on: 5 Conference Speakers That Can Kill a Conference

By: avishp

avishp — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:52:21 +0000

Thanks Dan, – I suppose you are right, Celine’s ability to hop around on 5″ heels is admirable. Which means, I suppose, that this video would be fin to watch with the sound off…:-)

By: Dan Brantley

Dan Brantley — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:55:10 +0000

Say what you want about the Celine clip… but that air guitar slide/hop on one foot in FIVE INCH HEELS is impressive.

By: avishp

avishp — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:23:50 +0000

Amit: Thanks – I appreciate the sentiment but I’m ok missing out on the to-the-side man hug Good luck with the talk – I’m sure you’ll rock it out.

Mary: Thanks! I know, we’ve all seen them and done them. But that’s the beauty of experience and wisdom – we can sit back and make fun of the people who do it now!

By: Mary Marcdante

Mary Marcdante — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:17:54 +0000

Laugh out loud funny – and so true, Avish! Thank you. After many years as a professional speaker, I’ve seen all of them, done all of them, and hopefully learned from all of them. For me, what really counts now is creating moments of connection that help audiences recognize the heroes they are in their own lives and the catalyst they are to the Holy Grail for me as a speaker. Mary

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By: Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice

Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:45:00 +0000

I could give you one of the pointless, to-the-side man hugs right now. Great post and fab observations. I’ve got a week to prepare before giving a talk to 20 or so intellectual grads when I’m a high school drop out no hoper. Should be fun! I appreciate the avoidance tips.

By: avishp

avishp — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:05:26 +0000

Terry: Great addition – yes, the Cancellor is a giant pain in the ass. And one that most of the audience will never know about because it happens behind the scenes. I had somebody cancel on an event I was running with one month’s notice – and he was a draw we had been publicizing!

Greg: Yes, if you are going to use PowerPoint, pre-planning, setup, and checking is vital! I didn’t attend but did hear of a speaker who was doing a session on technology spend the first ten minutes of his session trying to get the PowerPoint to work…

Brad: Thanks!! “I wish I wrote it” is very high praise indeed. Thanks for sharing and for making my ego feel good

Dee: Thanks – glad you enjoyed it!

Kit: Apologies, but I didn’t want to be the only one who suffered through that. I felt I needed to share my pain…:-)

By: Kit Grant

Kit Grant — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:57:33 +0000

Still recovering (aaarrggh) from the Celine video clip but thanks for listing these 5 speakers to avoid. Now if we could just get more people to recognize them!?

By: Dee

Dee — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:06:01 +0000

I love this blog! And I’ve seen every one of these speakers! (I’ve probably been one of them a couple of times!) I also love your fun, “tell it like it is” attitude. Thanks for some good info!

By: Brad Montgomery

Brad Montgomery — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:38:56 +0000

Great post! I wish I wrote it. I sent my twitter and facebook people to it. What a crack up!

Thanks for the writing dude!

Brad