Conversations 2008: Day 2: Part II
As promised, we at Speech Tech Blog deliver the goods on the great Keynote by MR. DAN ARIELY: What follows is a collection of excerpts and summaries from Dan Ariely’s Keynote, “Serving the Irrational Customer: What Drives Consumer Behavior.” Ariely is the author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden forces that Shape our Decisions and is [...]
Conversations 2008: Day 2: Part I
Let’s get right to the heart of this thing: It appears that many of my fellow conference attendees failed to make it to Jeanne Bliss‘s 8:30 AM Keynote. Apparently that aforementioned “Dinner at SeaWorld” got out of hand and when everyone finally crawled out of bed–groggy and bleary-eyed–the main event was all but over. But [...]
Conversations 2008: Day 1
As I write this, I’m reclining in my swank room at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, sifting through my notes from a day of keynotes and breakout sessions, and sipping some sort of tropical drink with lime chunks, a pink umbrella, and what I imagine is some high-quality imported rum. One of today’s highlights was [...]
