Badges are a conference’s must-have, the oldest, easiest tool to facilitate networking at the conferences.

I saw a woman crying on TV. She was moved by seeing a pack of wolfs from a helicopter above a snow landscape in the Yellowstone National Park. I was not moved by watching the same pack of wolves from her helicopter on my TV screen. It was beautiful and impressive to see, but no tears, not even excitement. You may recognize this. It demonstrates the difference between ‘being there’ and experiencing it LIVE versus being remote and watching a recording, LATER, on a screen.

 

Audiences now demand more opportunities to engage and contribute at conferences. They want more interactivity and relevance from speakers.