From the course: How to Rock a Conference

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If you're running the show

If you're running the show

From the course: How to Rock a Conference

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If you're running the show

- Three hours of sleep, 20,000 steps and hundreds of face-to-face conversations in the span of three days. If this sounds familiar, you've likely been the one behind the magic of a conference show. The hours of planning, packing, and getting organized, all get condensed down to an action-packed couple of days. Whether you're the keynote speaker, working the expo hall, or are the main event planner, conferences are gigs that take grit, endurance, and a great deal of hard, often physical work. So, if you're behind the scenes, standing out in a positive, meaningful way is super important for your job and the success of the event. In this lesson, I want to give you my rules for how to be the behind the scenes conference rockstar. Rule number one, get some sleep. You will be doing a lot of talking and a lot of walking around. Your body needs to rest to recoup and refuel the enormous amounts of energy you're expending. If you…

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