by Kare Anderson | Aug 6, 2013 | behavior, Book, Visual
When asked how he managed to write such gripping horror novels, Stephen King responded, “I cut out the boring stuff,” and so can you. It takes a tenth of a second to form an impression. So imagine how difficult it is to hold others’ interest for even five minutes as...
by Kare Anderson | Nov 12, 2012 | behavior, collaboration, Learning, Meetings, Sharing
It happened just before I was to go on stage to deliver a keynote. I was so moved to tears by the prior program, that mascara dripped on my lavender blouse. And I didn’t care. I wasn’t alone. For the first time in the conference, many of the 3,000 nurse executives in...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 18, 2010 | behavior, Book, Choice, conference, influence
What’s one of meeting planners’ biggest fears? A frowning audience – or worse. They need speakers who energize their audience. They love speakers who motivate attendees to practice what they learn and eagerly share their successes with each other all year long –...
by Kare Anderson | Jun 10, 2009 | CrowdSource, Customer, Miscellaneous
Instead of standing on a stage, one comedian at a time, humorists were leaning over their computers, waiting with bated breath for quirky Brit Tiernan Douieb to say “Go!” In this Twitter Comedy Club experiment, drawing a crowd of 6,000 each comedian had a 10 minute...
by Kare Anderson | Aug 17, 2008 | conference, Learning, Meetings, Member
It takes a tenth of a second to form an impression. So imagine how difficult it is to hold their interest for five minutes. That’s a short time for you and a looooooong time to them. For practice in being memorably brief, find or start an Ignite group. They are...