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)

How to surprise, delight and engage meeting and event attendees
Traditional presentations generally too long, too dull and fail to hold an audience&rsquo;s attention. It takes a little creativity &mdash; and lot less time &mdash; to effectively capture and hold people&rsquo;s attention, according to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/technologyexpert/">Scott Steinberg</a>, a global consultant, speaker and futurist. Listen in to his conversation with Northstar&rsquo;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 &mdash; even if you&rsquo;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 &ldquo;Pop Future&rdquo; 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 &mdash; and hybrid (25:20)

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