As someone who's moderated a few conference panels in recent months, and is preparing for doing another one in June, I found Guy Kawasaki's tips on how to be a great moderator quite useful: Don't over-prepare the panelists. Do prepare yourself in advance. Never let panelists use PowerPoint. Never let panelists use anything special. Make them introduce themselves in thirty seconds. Break eye contact with the panelists. Make everyone else look smart. Stand up for the audience. … [Read more...] about Frameworks for panel moderation
NCF2006
California pics on Flickr
I've just uploaded a bunch of photos to Flickr, all re my California trip including lots from the New Communications Forum. You can see the set here. Also, check out all the tagged Forum photos at Flickr. Here's a favourite - Shel and I with Jeff Clavier (on the left) and Sallie Goetsch, two of the regular listeners to FIR: Pic taken for us with my camera by Elizabeth Albrycht. (Click on the image to see a bigger version at Flickr.) More to come. [Technorati: newcomm forum, ncf2006] … [Read more...] about California pics on Flickr
NCF2006: Hear the feedback
It's been a tremendous week here in California! The New Communications Forum in Palo Alto was an outstanding professional development and networking event and I am very pleased indeed to have been part of it. I wish I'd been able to post more about the Forum than I was able to. But lots of other participants have done that, so there is a rich seam of commentary and opinion to mine. I'll be posting a bit more during the next few days before I get back to Amsterdam next week. Jen McClure and … [Read more...] about NCF2006: Hear the feedback
For Immediate Release Mashup Edition – March 2, 2006
The Rock and Roll Geek Show's Michael Butler interviews FIR's Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz and On the Record Online's Eric Schwartzman at the New Communications Forum, Palo Alto, California, USA. A 57-minute podcast. Download the file here (MP3, 39MB), or sign up for the RSS feed to get it and future FIR shows automatically. (For automatic synchronization with your iPod or other digital player, you'll also need a podcatcher such as the free Juice, DopplerRadio, iTunes or Yahoo! Podcasts, … [Read more...] about For Immediate Release Mashup Edition – March 2, 2006
The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #116: March 2, 2006
Content summary: Special edition live at the New Communications Forum; Neville and Shel announce a podcasting-book deal with McGraw-Hill; conversations with John Cass, Jeremy Wright, Jory des Jardins, Elisa Camahort, Debbie Weil, Michael Geoghegan, Shel Israel, Philip Young; report from Dan York; Eric Schwartzman in conversation with Phil Gomes; Stephen Turcotte talks to Robert Scoble and Sam Decker; listeners' comments discussion (e-workplace applications, not coming to Canada, pronunciation … [Read more...] about The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #116: March 2, 2006
NCF2006: Prep for podcast
It's just gone midday. I've had to miss out on the sessions this morning at the New Communications Forum - some client work that needed attention plus one of us (Shel or I) had to prep for doing show #116 of FIR The Hobson & Holtz Report. We'll be recording this edition live from the conference here in Palo Alto and we hope to include live commentaries, opinions and anything else anyone wants to say by some of the participants here. Plus a little announcement from Shel and I. Today's show will … [Read more...] about NCF2006: Prep for podcast
NCF2006: During the Rebecca Blood keynote
The table I'm sitting at is packed with great people. Phil Gomes, Evelyn Rodriguez, John Cass, Debbie Weil, Josh Hallett and Philip Young (who's sitting next to me and writing his thoughts by hand! And in shorthand!). Listening to Rebecca Blood giving the keynote presentation. She started blogging in 1999 The sixth woman to start a blog Put hyku on your blog, she says (Josh, I don't think she means this hyku) As soon as podcasting is as easy as sending email, there will be 28 million … [Read more...] about NCF2006: During the Rebecca Blood keynote
At the New Communications Forum in Palo Alto
At the New Communications Forum in Palo Alto, just after 8.30am here. Sitting in the main session room to get online, check RSS feeds, and write this quick post. I might even get some time to blog some of the sessions today. Since leaving Amsterdam on Tuesday, I've had so little time for much. The nine hour time diference kind of knocks your internal clock a bit Yesterday Shel and I did our Podcasting 101 workshop. What a tremendous group we had. The culmination of the 4-hour session was a … [Read more...] about At the New Communications Forum in Palo Alto