Aaron Wolowiec

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Seamlessly Transitioning Presentations with Pre/Post Slideshows 

Aaron Wolowiec

Kate shares some solutions to the challenge of having “pre-session” rotating slides to show before a presentation and having to swap slideshows for the presentation itself - which often looks and feels clunky. Here's her solution to this big little issue!

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5 tips to elevate remote speakers presenting to an in-person audience

Aaron Wolowiec

While it may not be possible to replicate every aspect of an in-person presentation, with the right planning, coaching, and mentoring, remote speakers can still be highly effective. Here are five considerations as you work with remote speakers presenting primarily to an in-person audience.

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Selecting and coaching speakers to deliver quality digital presentations

Aaron Wolowiec

When it comes to identifying topics for face-to-face and digital presentations, there are generally two schools of thought: Call for presentations; or. In a traditional call for presentations, a general invitation is released to an organization’s key constituents to submit topic ideas for a program. Content curation.

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Call for Presentations: Dead or Alive?

Aaron Wolowiec

And by “quality” I mean different, leading-edge, innovative and engaging presentations. Identifies the most qualified and diverse individuals to present those sessions. So what process are you adopting in 2015: a call for presentations, curation, crowdsourcing or some combination of the three? visuals, handouts, activities).

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Successfully Navigating the Intersection of Burnout & Innovation

Aaron Wolowiec

Aaron was recently asked to build and present a custom session on the topics of burnout and innovation. Following represents an overview of his research and key findings.

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Flipping the Script on Conference Education: 13 Lessons Learned

Aaron Wolowiec

One of our clients elected to depart from its usual 90-minute panel presentations to experiment with a new and highly interactive learning format for about 125 people. Overall, I think this was an important and much-needed change that most people really enjoyed.

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Indigenous land acknowledgments as forms of appreciation, not appropriation.

Aaron Wolowiec

Creating and using land acknowledgement statements can be a concrete step toward bringing historical and contemporary oppression of Indigenous people into present consciousness. They can communicate appreciation and honor those whose land you now stand on. However, they can also show up as cultural appropriation or modern-day colonization.