Comments on: Social Media Club NYC Recap – Business is Personal http://www.centernetworks.com/social-media-club-nyc-recap-business-personal Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: centernetworks http://www.centernetworks.com/social-media-club-nyc-recap-business-personal/comment-page-#comment-13267 centernetworks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13267 <p> No worries about not being able to see me, I never worry about that - as long as I can hear you, I can take notes. I do agree that the Howard co-presenting part was a missing opportunity. I don't think you overpowered the lead. </p> <p> One other note, maybe put the drinks and food in the back or away from the presentations - this way if people want a drink, they don't mess up the flow. </p> <p> Thanks! </p> No worries about not being able to see me, I never worry about that – as long as I can hear you, I can take notes. I do agree that the Howard co-presenting part was a missing opportunity. I don’t think you overpowered the lead.

One other note, maybe put the drinks and food in the back or away from the presentations – this way if people want a drink, they don’t mess up the flow.

Thanks!

]]> By: Howard Greenstein http://www.centernetworks.com/social-media-club-nyc-recap-business-personal/comment-page-#comment-13301 Howard Greenstein Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13301 Allen: Thanks for the coverage, and the feedback. We can't improve without feedback, so we will seek to change some of this in the upcoming events. I was in the front to help facilitate and make sure audience questions were heard - the intent as we stated was discussion. There was a bit of lower energy, which partially was due to the classroom fixed space - it really didn't let people see each other, which we always try to get. We appreciate Cooper Union's hosting, but it wasn't the best space for this discussion. That said, we welcome other discussions and topics. I think Brett does a good job at the meetups with a more presentation-focused style, which is kind of what you asked for. Chris's presentation was intended as a conversation starter only- and the fact that there were many questions and comments speaks to that as being at least the right direction. I'll ask him to comment as well. Again, thanks for attending. Allen:
Thanks for the coverage, and the feedback. We can’t improve without feedback, so we will seek to change some of this in the upcoming events.

I was in the front to help facilitate and make sure audience questions were heard – the intent as we stated was discussion.
There was a bit of lower energy, which partially was due to the classroom fixed space – it really didn’t let people see each other, which we always try to get. We appreciate Cooper Union’s hosting, but it wasn’t the best space for this discussion.

That said, we welcome other discussions and topics.

I think Brett does a good job at the meetups with a more presentation-focused style, which is kind of what you asked for.
Chris’s presentation was intended as a conversation starter only- and the fact that there were many questions and comments speaks to that as being at least the right direction.
I’ll ask him to comment as well.

Again, thanks for attending.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://www.centernetworks.com/social-media-club-nyc-recap-business-personal/comment-page-#comment-13896 Chris Heuer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13896 Thank you for the feedback - I was more bummed about my rambling opening where I was trying to make a point about the importance of language and getting past initial misunderstandings/misinterpretations. You are probably right though, it may have been a lot better if I started with directly going into the presentation, delivered it and then opened conversation. As for standing, I see your point - unfortunately, you were the only other face I could not see from where I was sitting, so I am sorry about that, I should have moved. I purposely chose not to stand because I wasn't trying to be the "authority", I was trying to encourage a peer conversation, which we had, which was messy (the point I make on slide 14). This is also related to not clearly understanding that Howard and I were really co-presenting/leading the conversation - it was made less clear by my overpowering the lead (something for me to learn to do better) but also about coordinating better in advance rather then flying by the seat of my pants... Very helpful suggestions all around - will hopefully see you next time I am back in NYC somewhere... Be well. Thank you for the feedback – I was more bummed about my rambling opening where I was trying to make a point about the importance of language and getting past initial misunderstandings/misinterpretations. You are probably right though, it may have been a lot better if I started with directly going into the presentation, delivered it and then opened conversation.

As for standing, I see your point – unfortunately, you were the only other face I could not see from where I was sitting, so I am sorry about that, I should have moved. I purposely chose not to stand because I wasn’t trying to be the “authority”, I was trying to encourage a peer conversation, which we had, which was messy (the point I make on slide 14).

This is also related to not clearly understanding that Howard and I were really co-presenting/leading the conversation – it was made less clear by my overpowering the lead (something for me to learn to do better) but also about coordinating better in advance rather then flying by the seat of my pants…

Very helpful suggestions all around – will hopefully see you next time I am back in NYC somewhere…

Be well.

]]> By: Chris Heuer http://www.centernetworks.com/social-media-club-nyc-recap-business-personal/comment-page-#comment-13898 Chris Heuer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-13898 Thank you for the feedback - I was more bummed about my rambling opening where I was trying to make a point about the importance of language and getting past initial misunderstandings/misinterpretations. You are probably right though, it may have been a lot better if I started with directly going into the presentation, delivered it and then opened conversation. As for standing, I see your point - unfortunately, you were the only other face I could not see from where I was sitting, so I am sorry about that, I should have moved. I purposely chose not to stand because I wasn't trying to be the "authority", I was trying to encourage a peer conversation, which we had, which was messy (the point I make on slide 14). This is also related to not clearly understanding that Howard and I were really co-presenting/leading the conversation - it was made less clear by my overpowering the lead (something for me to learn to do better) but also about coordinating better in advance rather then flying by the seat of my pants... Very helpful suggestions all around - will hopefully see you next time I am back in NYC somewhere... Be well. Thank you for the feedback – I was more bummed about my rambling opening where I was trying to make a point about the importance of language and getting past initial misunderstandings/misinterpretations. You are probably right though, it may have been a lot better if I started with directly going into the presentation, delivered it and then opened conversation.

As for standing, I see your point – unfortunately, you were the only other face I could not see from where I was sitting, so I am sorry about that, I should have moved. I purposely chose not to stand because I wasn’t trying to be the “authority”, I was trying to encourage a peer conversation, which we had, which was messy (the point I make on slide 14).

This is also related to not clearly understanding that Howard and I were really co-presenting/leading the conversation – it was made less clear by my overpowering the lead (something for me to learn to do better) but also about coordinating better in advance rather then flying by the seat of my pants…

Very helpful suggestions all around – will hopefully see you next time I am back in NYC somewhere…

Be well.

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