Description

If you've ever attended a conference for professional development, how you prepare to go can make a big difference. In this episode, Beth, BIllie Jo, and Holly talk through how our team prepares and spends conference time to make sure every minute is as worthwhile as possible.

Join us for our conference!
Do One Thing (DOT) Conference
August 7-8, 2023
Elkhart, Indiana

Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:54 Plan ahead!

• Check out the conference sessions before you go
• Look at presenter slides or handouts if they're available
• Pay attention to vendor sessions

2:15 Contact presenters before you go to ask questions
2:45 Walk out if the session isn't right for you
3:25 Always have an alternate option
4:05 Meet people!

• Finding someone with a similar job to collaborate and share information
• Use meals as a way to make connections

4:50 Try to have business cards (or similar) to hand out to people

• Bump
• Sometimes you can put your info into the conference app

6:00 Use a shared Google Doc to take team notes

• You are one person - work with your team to get to a variety of sessions

7:40 Be intentional about talking about what you've learned as a group

• Bounce ideas and think about how you can apply what you're picking up.