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Guest Expert:

Ken Braly   (About Ken)

The Program:

Evolution didn't prepare us for this: prehistoric humans did not need the ability to read the Wall Street Journal. As speakers, we are in the information business; we are deluged with information coming at us from all directions, and the sense of overwhelm can rob us of productivity and make us feel eternally behind. How do we keep track of all the business and non-business tasks we are working on? This session will offer some practical strategies and tactics for managing the volume of information we are faced with every day, so that we regain control.

You will learn:

• How improving info management skills will boost your business
• How to tell if you're an infomaniac
• The aspect of information overload that most speakers never think about
• The worst place to store information
• How to stay on top of a dozen projects at once
• High-tech and low-tech tools you can use

Additional resources for this seminar:

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About our guest expert:

Ken Braly has been helping businesses and individuals manage information for more than 30 years. He has developed software systems, designed computer interfaces, been an engineering project manager at Apple, and run a Web design business. Ken understands how to communicate technology as well. A member of NSA for 25 years, he presented NSA's very first convention session about computers in 1984. Among his current activities, he is co-publisher of SpeakerNet News. When it comes to information overload, he has a direct understanding of the problem: his current stack of unread publications is nearly four feet high.