"๐๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ" or ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐น๐ผ๐. Ask most speakers which slot theyโd like at a conference or event; chances are theyโll want one of the prestige slots like โ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆโ.ย ๐๐๐ ๐โ๐บ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐. I donโt believe I have the right to be heard; I believe I have to earn it. That's why I donโt do โ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ขtโ keynotes with slides prepared months in advance. Instead, I customise my content for each audience, which means no two presentations I do are ever the same. Iโll try to find things that will resonate with ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต audience on ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต day. But tailoring content alone isnโt enough. To keep my audience engaged, I need to read the room while presenting and respond accordingly. If the energy is low, itโs my responsibility to lift it. If the tech fails, the show must go on. Which means thereโs no such thing as an easy slot. And while a hungry, tired or food-coma-suffering audience might be a tougher crowd, my challenge remains the same. If Iโm being hired to speak, Iโve got to be able to cope with whatever happens. ๐ฆ๐ผ, ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐น๐ผ๐, ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ; ๐โ๐น๐น ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ. โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ โจ I'm Christian. I help organisations have more effective and engaging ethics and compliance programs by infusing them with behavioural science. I offer speaking, training and consulting that's tailor-made to bring the best out of your employees. To get a feel for what I do, watch my Compliance In The Wild explainer videos or listen to the Human Risk podcast ๐ง ๐ www.humanriskpodcast.com #Ethics #Compliance #BehaviouralScience #SpeakerStories #SpeakerStory #BarbarasRhababerbar
I love having the post lunch spot. This is were you can see the impact and influence in your audience the most. Getting them hooked and engaged despite the food coma is the real challenge ๐
Great live action photo of you there, in the "James Brown" segment of your talk, Christian... ;โ -โ )
I had this spot at New Employee Orientation for years and while I failed miserably at first, I eventually did all the things you mentioned, and can attest that it absolutely works! After the first year, they gave me a better spot, but then moved me back to after lunch to keep up the energy in the room. I took it as a compliment.
Christian Hunt good post. Totally agree, you have to respect your audience and deliver them something they can value. Each session must be relevant, topical and stimulating. Treat a tough slot as an opportunity to win some minds.
Couldn't have said it better myself Christian. I relish the opportunity to take the post lunch shift as well
Totally agree!
A good presentation can be like dessert! ๐ฐ It's the speaker's responsibility to catch the audience with snackable content - no matter the time of day. But that is something you always deliver in your presentations! #ComplianceSugarHigh
Love this
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1moIt's always risky just to turn up, present, then leave - without any context that could help ensure you might build on rather than duplicate the efforts of others. It's worth getting the complete agenda in advance, looking at the summaries of other speakers, asking for an attendees list with roles, even using LinkedIn for more research. If I'm standing up after lunch I'll often sit in on the last session before lunch, even attend lunch where attendees will offer honest comments on what it's like so far. All useful for customising your content in flight - whatever pre-prepared powerpoint you might have I wont name names but I often presented after someone who would deliberately lay traps with the audience including 'if someone says xxx then that's clearly untrue because'. These traps would often cause the audience to laugh unexpectedly when a speaker said his normal quote! Of course I'm not actually a professional trainer, so I use these techniques elsewhere in life too - turning up early for board meetings, chatting over a pre-coffee, staying later to wrap up with colleagues, while others might arrive and leave in a big hurry, missing out on the real value of people.. If it isn't rewarding and enjoyable, why do it? #boards