A first for all things…
Yesterday was a first for me in my professional career. I presented at a conference. It was rather nerve-wracking up until I got up there. I was lucky to be a part of an all-star panel, so my part wasn’t significantly long. I spoke for about 5-6 minutes. About what you ask?
Our panel was gathered to talk about how universities can utilize social networks like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to attract students, keep them and stay in touch with alumni. This topic has been presented on and presented on at many conferences. This time was nice because we also touched on how best to control/influence your message once they’re out there.
I presented alongside Brad J Ward of BlueFuego, Scott Kilmer from Abilene Christian University and Andrew Meyers from Hope College. The session was at the AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management conference at the Hyatt Regency in Dallas. Kai Drekmeier from InsideTrack.com hosted the session. So after we all spoke, we opened it up to questions.
Overall, I think it went pretty well. Especially for my first presentation.
After the session, Brad and Scott had to head out, but Andrew and I went to grab a bite and found an awesome place in Deep Ellum called Twisted Root Burgers. They had amazing burgers and house-brewed root beer. The flavor of the day was Champagne Root Beer. I was a bit skeptical at first, but it was pretty good.
Overall, great trip. Although 6 hours on the road for 3 hours in Dallas was pretty harsh.