Good Hosts Listen

Last week I attended the "Print in the Mix" conference, well, the last few sessions but I felt like I had a good understanding of the whole conference because of the host. The host was Evan Solomon, Journalist/CBC Broadcaster and Author. Evan showed that the most important skill for a host is listening and then having the ability to quickly summarize. He was also very gracious in thanking speakers and ensuring they were acknowledge. Audience members asked him questions because he is such a credible source of information and is very eloquent. Who ever thought of getting him as a host should be congratulated. He even had a Bill Gates anecdote - people at Microsoft realize the value in face time with Bill that they understand they must be quick and succinct in putting their ideas and requests before him because face time has high value. So we're not ready for digital to fully take over yet. And yes, there still is a place for print.