Tips for Leading Conferences

Welcome! Complete your “Welcome!” handout in your chair. Then, introduce yourself to a neighbor and share your answers.

Enjoy Thinking about your Response Be Ready to Share your Responses

Creates interest, personal identity (3-5 minutes) Establishes focus on the subject (3-5 minutes) Guides learning, interprets content (3/4 of total time) Summarize and offers additional resources (8-10 minutes)

Conference Development Process Worksheet for Conference Planning Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference

Essentials & Guideline: Introduction Group Feel Get Acquainted Common Understanding Outline Session Admin. Matters Leads into Content Guidelines Brief Creates Interest Establishes Focus Puts Group at Ease Begins on Time Involves Conferees Relates to Content

Essentials & Guideline: Content Provides information Enable conferees Develops skills Express implications Discover resources Guidelines Guides Learning Interprets Content Encourage Participation Keeps on Target Collaborative Conferees Own Learning

Essentials & Guideline: Closing Summarize Evaluate Motivate Commit Guidelines Brief Summarize Additional Resources Take Away End on Time

Conference Development Process Worksheet for Conference Planning Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference Getting Started Conference Strategies

Worksheets Assignments (out of conference) Scan and share Choral reading Assignments (in conference) Debate Simulation Workshop Talk center Learning center Display Lecture

Conference Development Process Worksheet for Conference Planning Essentials & Guideline for an Effective Conference Getting Started Conference Strategies Where to find Help

Ten Tips for Conducting a Conference Pray for God’s divine guidance Use the conference theme Using a variety of conference methods Begin with something familiar Make the best of the conference space

Ten Tips for Conducting a Conference Be prepared and informed Do not let method overpower content Be practical and realistic for all sizes of churches Be warm and friendly Start and stop on time!

Creates interest, personal identity (3-5 minutes) Establishes focus on the subject (3-5 minutes) Guides learning, interprets content (3/4 of total time) Summarize and offers additional resources (8-10 minutes)

Conference Development Process 1. Write out a purpose for conference 2. Decide what is to be covered. 3. Consider resources needed. 4. Plan best approaches for teaching/leading. 5. Know where to find help.