2014 Cultivate & Connect Conference Presenter Information - John Blue.The goal of this presentation is to help you provide conference attendees with actionable information in a consistent form they can take away and use immediately.

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2. Cultivate & Connect
Presenter preparation and
information
EMPOWERING A CONNECTED
COMMUNITY OF AGVOCATES
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Welcome!
My name is John Blue with Truffle Media Networks. I am helping on the Cultivate & Connect planning committee to
help provide information to conference presenters like yourself before you arrive.

3. Thank You All!
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Thanks again for sharing your time and experiences with Cultivate & Connect conference attendees. We really
appreciate it.

4. Goal: Help provide attendees with actionable
information in a consistent form they can
take away and use immediately.
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The goal of this session is to help you
provide attendees with actionable information in a consistent form they can take away and use immediately.

5. Equipment: Each room will have a computer,
projector, screen, handheld wireless mics,
power, and hard wire internet!
Do you need something else?
Send a note to jlblue@TruffleMedia.com
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Equipment: Each room will have a computer, projector, screen,
handheld wireless mics, power, and hard wire internet! Do you need something else? Send me a note to jlblue@TruffleMedia.com

6. Macbook people who want to
use their computer: Be sure to
bring yourVGA adaptor.There
will be some but limited.
Not sure what you need? See
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3235
Plan B: Insure your presentation can be shown on any
computer by creating a PDF version!
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If you want to use your Macbook / iPad then bring yourVGA adaptor. If you do not have one, then ask before arriving.
There may be a few around but limited.
Alternative is to export your presentation to a PDF and
use that on any room computer.

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Please proof you presentations!

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If you plan to export Keynote presentations to a Powerpoint file, proof the resulting exported
Powerpoint file. Fonts and image alignments in Keynote do not always translate 100% accurately in the
export to Powerpoint.

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Are you ready to present? Be sure to practice:)

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Please arrive 15 minutes before your session begins to allow for time to setup and be ready for the session start.

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Dress at the conference is business casual.

12. Aim to provide take aways
State these at beginning and end
to help people remember
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Provide take aways
State these at beginning and
end to help people remember

13. Everyone loves tools; share your favorite tools
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Everyone loves tools; share your favorite tools

14. Provide example issues that can be the start of a
blog or conversation
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Provide example issues that can be the start of a blog or conversation

15. Provide approaches to connecting with consumers
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Provide approaches to connecting with consumers

16. Image: CC Wikimedia Foundation
Provide case study information, real things to connect to;
this is a great item to share
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Provide case study examples
You don’t need to detail the case study but
highlight them and
offer ways to discover more via a web link.

17. Share of you favorite websites and why they are great!
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Share of you favorite websites and why they are great!

18. Bring them with you to share!
Mention your favorite books.
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Share of your favorite books.
Tip: bring the book with you so people can flip through it
after a presentation

19. Agenda
http://agchat.org/austin
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Agenda link contains who is presenting, room, and other helpful info.

20. Please be sure to register
http://agchat.org/austin
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Reminder: If you have not yet done so, please register for the
conference. Send me a note at jlblue@TruffleMedia.com and I will
insure you get the Eventbrite invitation link.

21. Are you in the
2014 Cultivate & Connect Conference -
Austin, Texas
Facebook group?
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Are you a member of the 2014 Cultivate & Connect Conference - Austin, Texas Facebook group? If not, let me know (jlblue @
TruffleMedia.com ) and I will add you.

22. Please prepare to have presentation
saved as PDF just in case.
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Please create a PDF of your presentation as a backup.
A PDF can be easily shared and read on any computer or device.

23. Please have presentations
ready for DropBox sharing by
Aug 18
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/pg1e7mw5d6mw8cu/
AABtmQUXb6GKnM5quDtRN1TJa
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Please aim to have presentations ready for sharing by August 18.

24. If you do get delayed then please have a sharable file ready
soon after your presentation.
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If you do get delayed then please have a sharable file ready soon after
your presentation.

25. This DropBox folder will also
be used to share supplemental
info with audience after
conference
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The DropBox folder will be used to share presentations and
related information with attendees right after the conference.

26. Again
Thank You All!
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Again, thank you very much for your time
(next)

27. See you all in
Austin:)
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See you all in
Austin