Annual Conference
Speaker ResourcesNotes for NASIG Conference Speakers and Discussion Leaders 1. If you've never been to NASIG before, the most important thing we can tell you is that our conferences are informal affairs. Casual and comfortable clothes are the norm. If you wear a power suit, you won't be casual or comfortable! 2. The majority of the NASIG attendees are serials librarians, largely from academic institutions. However we have many attendees from public and special libraries and from commercial organizations. Your presentation should be general enough to satisfy all attendees and specific enough to be substantive. 3. NASIG traditionally focuses on issues, not organizations. We do not allow commercial presentations during the general sessions. Your presentation should be representative rather than specific whenever possible, especially where commercial firms are concerned. At previous conferences the lowest-rated talks were perceived as commercial sales pitches and offended a number of attendees who expect NASIG to provide a collegial setting for sharing information. Whether you are a publisher, vendor or librarian, please take care not to be perceived as endorsing, attacking or promoting specific products or companies. 4. One of NASIG's most highly rated workshops given by Denise Novak in 2001 was entitled "How To Give An Effective Presentation; Or Please Take The Microphone Out Of Your Mouth". We include Denise's handouts here for guidance on how to present and how to produce effective visual aids. 5. If you choose to include a powerpoint presentation in your session, we encourage the use of a NASIG template. 6. NASIG is not providing copy services for handouts. Local copy services are available at the Tapatio Cliffs Business Center 7. If you would like to ship visual aids, handouts, etc. to the hotel prior to your arrival, please see the Tapatio Cliffs Shipping Guidelines. 8. The Program Planning Committee directs your attention to "Audio Visual Resources for the NASIG 2008 Conference" to help you determine your needs. This document also includes links to external resources. Not to be missed is the link to a document entitled "The Making of the Gettysburg PowerPoint Presentation"! 9. Leave time for discussion! Please take a look at "Tips for Leading Discussion Effectively" for some good ideas on how to encourage and moderate productive discussion. 10. Enjoy Yourself! |
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