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Speed talks, despite being short, sometimes need more preparation than longer presentations. If you have been invited to give a speed talk at an event (for example the FEBS Congress), there are a few actions you can explore as you prepare your talk. On this FEBS Network post, Duncan Wright, the Managing Editor of FEBS Letters, shares five tips on how to give a great speed talk: https://lnkd.in/dKVksuBT

At SixPivot one of our deepest held values is all about giving back to our community in the form of knowledge sharing. We've done Lunch and Learns for our customers for many years. We've finally curated these into a format that now anyone can book for their teams. If you have technical folk who want to learn from other technical folk who are hands on practitioners, grab your team together, select your favorite topic or speaker 👇 and let's do a virtual lunch and learn (you eat, we talk 😉). If there is a topic or one of our team members not on the list who you'd like to hear from comment below. #aws #azure #cloud #cloudmanagement #finops #culture #learning #inclusion #auth0 #blazor

New offering✨ You can now book SixPivot Speakers! Why keep them exclusive to conferences and internal talks 🤷 it’s about time they’re more accessible 🎉 Book in with this link to speakers and talks 👉 https://lnkd.in/gMhBdmE2

Over the past five years, conference planning timelines have been all over the place. But that is changing heading into 2025. Our latest blog reveals when event organizers are planning and shares advice on how to get coveted speaking slots amidst shifts in the industry. Find out: - What conference organizers have told us about their available speaking slots - How current events like the US presidential election are impacting planning timelines - Our number one rule for suggesting a speaker candidate

7 harsh truths for aspiring keynote speakers: ↓ ↓ ↓ Think you have what it takes to Keynote conference stages? DM me to learn how I can prepare you for the challenge.

Based on the results of our survey on training, many of you need to justify why you want to attend either in-person or virtual training. This week's Top 10 is the ROI for conferences. https://lnkd.in/eg9V6PDw Great answers from Laura M. Thewalt, Julia Schmidt, Diana Webster Rockwell, Michelle Morford, Marlene Simco, Elizabeth Blatchford CAP, CWCA, CEAP, Notary, Ram Prassad, and Mateo Garcia. Add your tips in the comments too!

How to make your booth attractive to the conference visitors? 🤔 Here's the research based on a few conferences 👇 Hit a 👍 button and comment "booth" to get access to this file.

After a plethora of recent conferences, wise words and quotations - which of the pieces of advice below resonates most with your own context / role in 2024?

Ready for 2024 conferences ?

Conferences offer an open forum for ideas and communication to blossom. By offering people a reason to attend, such that, "they speak my language" you maximize your attendance rates.  #globalspeak #conferences #businesstranslation