This post is very interesting for all of us who attend and speak at conferences. The author is head of Tesol Toronto. The Thing with Interactive Conference Sessions http://fourc.ca/conference-session-types/ And if you have to give/attend talks at an after-school session, you might be interested in my thoughts on: Preparing a talk for tired and disgruntled teachers http://visualisingideas.edublogs.org/2013/11/16/preparing-a-talk-for-tired-and-disgruntled-teachers/ Have a good week! Naomi Epstein -- Naomi Epstein "Shema" Counselor for Teaching English to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students Hebrew Counseling Blog <http://shemaenglish.wordpress.com/> Professional Blog (English) <http://visualisingideas.edublogs.org/> Exercises for Students <http://englishcenterlakash.wikispaces.com/%20> ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************