In Episode 4 of Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking, Kirsten shares her highlights from the NSA Influence2022 conference and her first trip to Nashville, including where to eat and why you need to wear sneakers if you’re at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center.Kirsten talks about being a speaker at a convention of speaker friends, the different culture and energy levels at Influence2022, and how a particular keynote speech hit an awkward note that could have been avoided.Key take-aways:What’s it like to be a speaker at a conference of speaker friends?Why does the culture and energy of a conference matter?How could that awkward moment have been avoided?Rourke Training’s webpage: https://www.rourketraining.com/Ongoing Mastery: Presenting & Speaking page: https://ongoing-mastery.captivate.fm/RSS feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/ongoing-mastery/Read a transcript of this episode: https://share.descript.com/view/6o3CqhqdRQF5 Points Diner & Bar - Amazing banana pudding & espresso martinis!Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention CenterHome - National Speakers AssociationKen Thomas wrote the definitive book on space suitsKen Thomas, Kirsten's uncle, on LinkedIn"Sixteen Minutes from Home" - A Tribute to the Crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia Mission STS-107First Images from the James Webb Space Telescope | NASANSA Rainbow Speakers Community Group on FacebookChrysta Bairre on LinkedIn - the other awesome person sitting beside Kirsten at the keynoteGary Rifkin on LinkedIn - One of the awesome people sitting beside Kirsten at the keynoteHome | Innovation WomenLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirstenrourke/