My Social Media Camp Victoria 2011 recap #smcv11

The second of my stops in my whirlwind crazy conference speaking circuit was Social Media Camp Victoria 2011 (in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia). For some reason, my talks and keynotes here in Victoria are (for the most part) wildly successful. With the exception of once (last SMCV10 where people thought my talk was too academic), I’ve always had resounding successes.

The highlight of the conference for me, I will have to selfishly admit, was (in addition to Derek K. Miller winning the Most Inspiring Social Media User ‘Westie’ Award) realizing how much more I have matured as a speaker. Admittedly, this is my job, right? I’m an educator. I teach, speak and give keynotes and talks for a living. Yet I knew I needed to refine my presentation skills. I procured the help of Janice Tomich (Calculated Presentations). Janice has been working with me for the past few months on both sides – academic talks and social media talks.

And yes, my delivery is improving dramatically. I noticed in the way I led both of my talks, the first one that I shared with Janni Aragon, and the second one on my own, on a topic I know well but that could be dry – reputation management and digital identity. And another highlight is – the friendships I maintain online stay alive just as well when we see each other offline.

Overall, it was a wonderful conference. I felt again amongst friends, and I tested a few ideas that I had wanted to explore in the field of social media. Congratulations and thanks to Paul Holmes, Chris Burdge, Yukari Peerless, Katharine Holmes and the hordes of amazing volunteers, sponsors and attendees.

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