Gurteen Knowledge Blog March 22, 2024, 10:50In most conferences and seminars, the audience passively listens to speakers without a chance to discuss insights together. But with one simple tweak, you can transform any talk into a conversational experience. Rather than a one-way information download, allot 5 or 10 minutes for attendees to reflect on your main … Continue reading Conversational Presentations Making talks conversational with one simple tweak
Gurteen Knowledge Blog December 18, 2023, 16:57In my blook on Conversational Leadership, I discuss how huddles can energize and align teams. Huddles are short, casual meetings where employees come together to exchange ideas, solve problems, and stay on the same page. These brief gatherings promote participation, stronger relationships, and higher morale. Learn how to run effective … Continue reading Conversational Huddles How huddles can energize and align teams
Organizations live or die in the swarm of daily interchange in complimenting and criticizing, passing and retaining information, smiling and frowning, asking and answering, demanding and resisting, controlling and consenting. What injects meaning into one’s work is derived neither from the individual alone, nor environmental forces, but from participation in the swarm. Credit: Kenneth Gergen … Continue reading Organizations Live or Die in the Swarm Kenneth Gergen
Conferences often involve long, boring presentations that disengage audiences. This “death by PowerPoint” approach fails to actively involve attendees in the learning process. With some creative planning, however, organizers can transform conferences into engaging, participatory experiences that energize audiences. In a conference presentation or lecture, would you rather have this: or this or this or … Continue reading Introduction: Participatory Conferences From audience to participants
