Author: Heather Leventry

Director of Education at NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association

It is easy to lose the attention of an audience. According to brain science expert John Medina, “we don’t pay attention to boring things.” Heather believes great learning experiences occur when we focus on the audience and not ourselves. She is a self-acclaimed PowerPoint geek who believes that the medium and the message must be aligned.
Heather is responsible for the educational content contained in NAIOP’s growing online learning portfolio and the educational content presented at conferences. She enjoys public speaking and is a member of the Ashburn Toastmasters club.

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18

GET MORE OUT OF YOUR CONFERENCE PLANNING SESSIONS

Do you start your conference planning sessions by asking a big group sitting at a U-shaped boardroom table, “So what kind of content would you like on the program this year?” Do you proceed to repeat that same question all day long? Then you likely already know that this approach doesn’t spark new ideas or […]

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