Monday, February 13
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

TOO MANY IDEAS? SELECTING CONFERENCE IDEAS WORTH PURSUING
Darryl Sink, President Darryl L. Sink & Associates, Inc.

Learn how to decide which of the ideas from this conference are worth pursuing.

• Step 1: List your ideas and apply 4 criteria (ABCD) to each idea: Achievable, Beneficial, Compatible and Divisible.
• Step 2: Rank those ideas that show the most promise according to 3 criteria: How significant you think the change will be; ease of implementation; chance of being accepted.

Take away a job aid which details the process. Back on the job, select and sort ideas with your associates so together you can create an action plan and gain support.

Tuesday, February 14
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET (POINT): 99-SECOND PRESENTATIONS
Sivasailam Thiagarajan, RMS; Matthew Richter, President; and Tracy Tagliati, Senior Associate, The Thiagi Group

If brevity is the soul of wit, how much soul could you convey in just 99 seconds? Watch seasoned presenters take the challenge with Thiagi: Make a point — a real point with content value to it — in 99 seconds or less. Set your pacemaker on turbo and get ready for 15 fast, fun, and focused learning nuggets; then network with the presenters to find out how they boiled their ideas down to the bare essentials.