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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Climb to the Stars - Latest Comments in Educational Versus Inspirational Events</title><link>http://ctts.disqus.com/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 12:45:45 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: Educational Versus Inspirational Events</title><link>http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2008/05/04/educational-versus-inspirational-events/#comment-1777638</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Each time I had to speak in conferences, I had my topic defined upfront by the organizer. &lt;br&gt;They offered me a slot, and a topic, and sometimes also gave hint about how to cover the topic, what kind of audience.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not feel micro-managed, I felt that I was helped. I could not know myself what the others would say, so the organizer had to help me avoid overlap. The organizer was setting the tone of the conference, knew about the attendance, and the expectations he set himself for the conference. So that was perfectly normal.&lt;/p&gt;</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">Marie-Aude</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 12:45:45 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>