Swedish American Hall | Croncast - Life is Show Prep Kris and Betsy Smith http://www.croncast.com This is the keyword feed for Swedish American Hall. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. en-us Palegroove Studios 2004-2010 No Croncast, Kris, Betsy, Comedy, Parenting, Funny, Palegroove, Croncast, eBay, Goodwill This is the keyword feed for Swedish American Hall. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. This is the keyword feed for Swedish American Hall. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. http://www.croncast.com/images/croncast_itunes.jpg Swedish American Hall | Croncast - Life is Show Prep http://www.croncast.com This is the keyword feed for Swedish American Hall. Once cool, Kris and Betsy are now living on a cul de sac and breeding. Betsy really should be on the road making mad cash but that would interfere with breastfeeding. Podcasting for Download every M-W-F by 3:00 P.M. CST. Croncast - Kris and Betsy Smith info@palegroove.com http://www.croncast.com Palegroove How to save your unconference http://www.croncast.com/rssk/853/How-to-save-your-unconference_WordCamp-2007_unconference.php Blog David Spark sums up the experience pretty well.

Here's my two cents as an attendee at many events like this:

1) Unprepared speakers
2) Awesome hallway conversations


The only way to have an unconference that gets people excited about coming back again, i.e. PodCamp New York, or speaking about the event is to manage number 1 above. Bring that hallway enthusiasm to the stage.

Unconference organizers should be in contact with their speakers dialogging about how to make their event useful to attendees, memorable, something that makes an impact in their daily lives. Nobody wants to sit and listen to what are essentially product diatribes or be spoken to like they are children.

How to save your unconference:

1) Plan, plan and plan some more. Plan everything and have a plan for it your plan doesn't work (because it is an unconference doesn't mean that attendee expectations are lower when they walk through the door than they would be for the $1000 conference that you bemoan)

2) Tell your speakers to get prepared (this is a golden opportunity to share experiences that can help people not make the same mistakes)

3) Create attendee tracks (create unconference value by allowing a channel for filtered conversations a.k.a. hallway conversations)

This post might not come off like it, but I am a big fan of unconferences. However, I am beginning to think that the best conferences might be a mix of the traditional and the new step-child. Maybe that is what I'll experience at Gnomedex next month. We'll see.

Tags: WordCamp 2007 unconference halwaay conversations Swedish American Hall ]]>David Spark sums up the experience pretty well.

Here's my two cents as an attendee at many events like this:

1) Unprepared speakers
2) Awesome hallway conversations


The only way to have an unconference that gets people excited about coming back again, i.e. PodCamp New York, or speaking about the event is to manage number 1 above. Bring that hallway enthusiasm to the stage.

Unconference organizers should be in contact with their speakers dialogging about how to make their event useful to attendees, memorable, something that makes an impact in their daily lives. Nobody wants to sit and listen to what are essentially product diatribes or be spoken to like they are children.

How to save your unconference:

1) Plan, plan and plan some more. Plan everything and have a plan for it your plan doesn't work (because it is an unconference doesn't mean that attendee expectations are lower when they walk through the door than they would be for the $1000 conference that you bemoan)

2) Tell your speakers to get prepared (this is a golden opportunity to share experiences that can help people not make the same mistakes)

3) Create attendee tracks (create unconference value by allowing a channel for filtered conversations a.k.a. hallway conversations)

This post might not come off like it, but I am a big fan of unconferences. However, I am beginning to think that the best conferences might be a mix of the traditional and the new step-child. Maybe that is what I'll experience at Gnomedex next month. We'll see.

Tags: WordCamp 2007 unconference halwaay conversations Swedish American Hall ]]> Sun, 22 Jul 2007 12:53:08 -0400 tag:croncast.com,853 As far an unconferences go WordCamp 2007 hasn't been that different from many of the others that I have attended; hit and miss, but mostly miss. David Spark sums up the experience pretty well. Here's my two cents as an attendee at many events like this: 1) Unprepared speakers 2) Awesome hallway conversations The only way to have an no WordCamp 2007, unconference, halwaay conversations, Swedish American Hall, Heading to WordCamp 2007 July 21-22 http://www.croncast.com/rssk/818/Heading-to-WordCamp-2007-July-21-22_WordCamp-2007_Swedish-American-Hall.php Blog I'm going to WordCamp

I'll be heading out to San Francisco July 21-21 for WordCamp 2007.

Though I am not much a WordPress user these days I still use a couple installs as sandboxes for development. I guess I keep up because I am still in awe, months later, of WP MU.

Like many other people, I cut my teeth in open source and blogging with b2 as my first cadaver, then moved on to WP. I'm pretty stoked to see what kind of new stuff is coming to the app.

If anyone wants to get together while I'm out for dinner or drinks let me know.

Tags: WordCamp 2007 Swedish American Hall WP MU wordpress sandbox ]]>I'm going to WordCamp

I'll be heading out to San Francisco July 21-21 for WordCamp 2007.

Though I am not much a WordPress user these days I still use a couple installs as sandboxes for development. I guess I keep up because I am still in awe, months later, of WP MU.

Like many other people, I cut my teeth in open source and blogging with b2 as my first cadaver, then moved on to WP. I'm pretty stoked to see what kind of new stuff is coming to the app.

If anyone wants to get together while I'm out for dinner or drinks let me know.

Tags: WordCamp 2007 Swedish American Hall WP MU wordpress sandbox ]]> Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:01:59 -0400 tag:croncast.com,818 I'll be heading out to San Francisco July 21-21 for WordCamp 2007. Though I am not much a WordPress user these days I still use a couple installs as sandboxes for development. I guess I keep up because I am still in awe, months later, of WP MU.Like many other people, I cut my teeth in open source and blogging with b2 as my first cadaver, then no WordCamp 2007, Swedish American Hall, WP MU, wordpress sandbox, I'll be at PodCamp West this Saturday http://www.croncast.com/rssk/553/Ill-be-at-PodCamp-West-this-Saturday_PodCampWest_PodCampWest2006.php Blog

PodCamp West will be going on this weekend in San Francisco. I decided that it would be a worthwhile trip late last week and just booked my Saturday a.m. flight and the red-eye home that night. No Sunday podcast talk for me.

It appears to be a good thing that I did . . . I just looked at the session page and I have some possible sessions (PME rehash on consulting, PA on web design for podcasting and authenticated feeds). Maybe I should prepare something just in case.

If you're going to be in SF this Saturday let me know and we can meet up or come on by the venue - Swedish American Hall.

I'm easy to find . . . I'll be one of the 15 bald guys with a goatee.

Tags: PodCampWest PodCampWest2006 Podcamp West Podcamp San Francisco Podcamp Kris Smith ]]>

PodCamp West will be going on this weekend in San Francisco. I decided that it would be a worthwhile trip late last week and just booked my Saturday a.m. flight and the red-eye home that night. No Sunday podcast talk for me.

It appears to be a good thing that I did . . . I just looked at the session page and I have some possible sessions (PME rehash on consulting, PA on web design for podcasting and authenticated feeds). Maybe I should prepare something just in case.

If you're going to be in SF this Saturday let me know and we can meet up or come on by the venue - Swedish American Hall.

I'm easy to find . . . I'll be one of the 15 bald guys with a goatee.

Tags: PodCampWest PodCampWest2006 Podcamp West Podcamp San Francisco Podcamp Kris Smith ]]> Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:12:22 -0500 tag:croncast.com,553 PodCamp West will be going on this weekend in San Francisco. I decided that it would be a worthwhile trip late last week and just booked my Saturday a.m. flight and the red-eye home that night. No Sunday podcast talk for me.It appears to be a good thing that I did . . . I just looked at the session page and I have some possible sessions (PME no PodCampWest, PodCampWest2006, Podcamp West, Podcamp San Francisco, Podcamp Kris Smith