How to surprise, delight and engage meeting and event attendees
Traditional presentations generally too long, too dull and fail to hold an audience’s attention. It takes a little creativity — and lot less time — to effectively capture and hold people’s attention, according to Scott Steinberg, a global consultant, speaker and futurist. Listen in to his conversation with Northstar’s Loren Edelstein to learn how to surprise, delight and educate and educate meeting attendees in 15 minute-increments.
Listeners will learn:
Why our attention spans are shorter than ever (2:30)
How to design presentations that are shorter, highly engaging and memorable (3:20)
How to shrink content and add elements of surprise to engage virtual attendees (8:00)
The importance of storytelling — even if you’re making it up (9:25)
How to coach speakers to break out of traditional presentation styles (10:30)
Ways to break down a longer presentation into short segments (13:00)
Questions to ask when hiring a speaker (14:20)
Other ways to use speakers and thought leaders during your program (17:00)
Using the “Pop Future” method to make complex concepts simple, fun and attainable (18:25)
How to think like a futurist (23:20)
Why the future of meetings looks bright — and hybrid (25:20)