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There must be a better format than conference talks. They are a significant commitment for both the presenter and the audience. Both must make the choice to a
by aeternus 7y ago
There must be a better format than conference talks. They are a significant commitment for both the presenter and the audience. Both must make the choice to attend before knowing details of the content, and it reaches a relatively small audience.
I'd much rather see a format where talks can be viewed or subscribed to individually, rated, and open to feedback/discussion.
- blunte 7y agoThis is basically life in general. We often don’t know if an outcome is going to be worth it, so we either take chances or do nothing reasoning that it probably would have been a waste of time. One of those approaches is guaranteed to never get anything.
- jonny_eh 7y agoYou miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
- ghaff 7y agoWhile conferences are somewhat of a self-perpetuating industry, they overall work for companies. And both attendees and, for the most part, speakers like going to them for the opportunities to interact with peers and (truth be told, to get out of the office). If you're just looking for presentations there are tons of webinars and virtual events.