What do you Look for in a Keynote Address

My friend, Dave Jakes, will be delivering the keynote address at Next Week’s TechForum, in Chicago.  He’s done a few keynote addresses, but lots of conference presentations, and he is very good, on target, engaging, and very smart.  I’ve had lots of conversations with Dave in the past few months and each time I come away with something important, that I have to pass on to others.

He asks, this morning, in The Strength of weak Ties, what you look for in a keynote address.  I guess that this would be from the context of a technology conference, but also from the broader context of any general, focal, large group address at a conference.  You away from work, here to be recharged.  What do you need?

The Strength of Weak Ties:

So now I’m asking you. When you attend a conference, and attend the keynote, what kind of presentation are you looking for? Do you look for more philosophical, or practical or a mix of both? What attributes does a good keynote have?

Please pop over to David’s blog and post him a comment.

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