According to Scott Berkun “Running a great session isn’t hard – it just takes some thought and awareness of what can go wrong”. This is a great post if your organizing or attending an Unconference.
Here’s are the main tips he develops through the post:
Things to do:
- Create both a topic and an angle.
- Don’t be scared to pick tough topics.
- Emphasize interactivity.
- Be a good host.
- Take advantage of the unique opportunity.
- Relax and have fun.
- Continue the conversation.
Things to avoid:
- Don’t disapear as the organizer.
- Don’t walk in without a position.
- Never assume people in the room know more / less than you.
- Never get bummed that only 2 people show up.
Read the full How to run a great unconference session post.