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Social Media Tips

Social Media Presentation from EMS World Expo #EMSExpo

These are my slides from a presentation I gave last month at EMS World Expo about social media and networking. During the session I utilized audience response pads to poll the audience about their experiences and opinions. I was really surprised by some of the audience data. The audience, about 40 people, included training officers, […]

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EMS Tips

Don’t Mess with the Texas EMT Patch

The Texas EMS patch is a red semi-rectangle with a silhouette of Texas in the middle. It can optionally include words like Texas Paramedic. As I mixed with the audience before my EMS World Expo presentation on Trends in Online Education I suggested to an attendee in uniform that his Texas EMS patch could use […]

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How I Used Audience Response Pads at EMS Expo #EMSExpo

At EMS Expo I used audience response pads during my two presentations to interact with the audience. The set of audience response pads I used were shared with me by  John Dillon of C3Softworks. Using the Turning Point software, an add-on for PowerPoint, I was able to embed questions into slides. When the slide opened participants […]

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Event Review

Top Presentations and Exhibit Hall Education at EMS Expo 2010 #EMSExpo

The two top components of any conference are the exhibit hall and the education presentations. At EMS Expo the presentations were divided into multiple tracks including ALS, BLS, education, administration/management, and a general audience track. A lot of the big names in EMS – Steve Berry, Ken Bouvier, Heather Davis, Ray Fowler, Baxter Larmon, David […]

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10 EMS Expo Survival Tips #EMSExpo

Spending a week at the EMS Expo is a marathon of meetings, presentations, social events, and still trying to complete some of my normal work and family responsibilities. I arrived in Dallas for the EMS Expo on Monday night and will leave late Friday afternoon. These are my tips ten for surviving a long week […]

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News and Events

Lets Connect at EMS Expo #EMSExpo

Want to meet-up during EMS Expo. Here are the multitude of ways and places to find me: 1. Visit the CentreLearn booth – 3231 (exhibit hall map) 2. ZOLL Podcasting studio where I will be recording live episodes of the EMSEduCast on Wednesday and Thursday 3. Attend my Thursday or Friday morning presentation. Or both! […]

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EMS Tips

EMS Expo Preview #EMSExpo

I am in Dallas, Texas for the annual EMS Expo presented by EMS Magazine, EMSResponder.com, and Cygnus Business Media. This is the biggest EMS show of the year and I am really looking forward to the time with friends, visiting with CentreLearn prospects and clients, and learning about the newest products and techniques available to […]

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EMS Tips

Play Hide and Tweet with ZOLL Medical at EMS Expo

Learn more and enter to win at EMS Expo with ZOLL.

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News and Events

Posts Outside the Service Area: Expo, EMS Blogs.com, and Is this an Emergency

Summer is zipping away, faster than I realized. As daylight grows shorter I find myself catching up on my blog reading and writing posts here and other places. Robert G. Nixon EMS Scholarship Award Winner Congratulations to @JustMyBlog, winner of one of the 2010 Robert G. Nixon scholarships. She will be traveling to EMS Expo […]

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Invitation to Join me at EMS Expo in Dallas

I would like to invite you to attend EMS EXPO in Dallas, TX, September 27 – October 1, 2010. I am looking forward to presenting two sessions and doing live broadcasts of the EMSEduCast podcast from the exhibit hall floor. Expo is the largest EMS conference and trade show in North America. Important disclaimer: If you […]