The Ultimate Guide to Selecting a Conference Talk

So you finally got approval from your manager to go to a conference. The keynote speaker that kicked it off was ok, and now it’s decision time…what breakout session will you attend? Well allow me to introduce this handy guide to help you make that decision. I think the obvious first choice is to avoid speakers with sport coats all together…but if that’s not possible feel free to use this guide to inform your decision. Staying to the left of the chart will get you engagement, entertainment and a fair potential to stay awake. However if you’ve already heard that talk and venture to the right go armed with the appropriate level of caffeine…there are likely to be some golden nuggets in those talks, but there’s a high probability you’ll miss those completely if you dose off! I’m working on an easy reference business card size version you can easily keep on hand…let me know if you’re interested!