http://charux.com/2009/08/16/the-experience-of-a-live-conference-vs-a-recorded-video/ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:55:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://charux.com/2009/08/16/the-experience-of-a-live-conference-vs-a-recorded-video/#comment-11 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:55:29 +0000 http://charux.com/?p=60#comment-11 This is a great comparison between live and recorded presentations. However I think that live conferences can be Configurable. It’s common for presenters to make their presentations interactive, such as having the audience participate in mini design slams, asking survey questions (i.e. how many people have the title Information Architect, how many people have used Photoshop in the last month), encouraging the audience to ask questions throughout the presentation, etc. This gives the audience some ability to control the presentation by participating directly. By encouraging interaction, presenters might customize their presentations on-the-fly to address audience feedback. Presenters might think up examples that weren’t part of the original presentation or provide added detail to specific topics, basically shaping the content to suit the feedback. Just as presenters are playful to engage the audience to make a connection, they can take advantage of this connection to customize the presentation, which is unique to live conferences. To add another dimension to this, it would be cool to think about the different experiences of a live conference viewed in-person vs. remotely.

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