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What Made This Event Planner Smile on a Monday Morning

April 11, 2016 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Detroit User Experience members generating ideas and posting written ideas on wall

Over the past ten years, I’ve worked with a lot of speakers for meetup events, workshops, and conferences.

First-time speakers, seasoned veterans, speakers on panel discussions, internationally-known authors, and remote speakers.

I try to make sure I give speakers all the information they need and expect for a successful talk. Continue reading What Made This Event Planner Smile on a Monday Morning

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: event planning, events, gratitude, meetup, speakers, speaking

Your Event Doesn’t Exist Without Speakers and Volunteers

January 26, 2015 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Cora Cowles presenting at World Usability Day Detroit

A tweet from my friend David Bisset captured my attention this morning:

My policy on official speakers needing to buy tickets for the WordCamp / event they’re speaking at:

It should never happen. Period.

— David Bisset (@dimensionmedia) January 26, 2015


Continue reading Your Event Doesn’t Exist Without Speakers and Volunteers

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: conferences, event planning, speakers, volunteers, wordcamp

Not Comfortable Speaking at Events? Check Out This Helpful Resource

November 20, 2014 By Deborah Edwards-Onoro

Rows of red folding chairs in auditorium

When my friend David Bisset tweeted

Subject for WordPress meetup talk: Encouraging “shy" non-speakers to speak at meetups and conferences.

Any good links/resources?

— David Bisset (@dimensionmedia) November 5, 2014

I was curious what recommendations he would receive. Continue reading Not Comfortable Speaking at Events? Check Out This Helpful Resource

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: conference, conference organizing, meetup, presentations, public speaking, speakers, speaking

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