Using the Presentation Matrix: Up Your Public Speaking Game

We invited Jill Hellman, CEO + Founder of The Strategy Lab, International Speaker, Strategy Advisor & Cornell Visiting Faculty, who also presented at the ALTO conference in Istanbul to help our members as a public speech coach. This session was positioned for leaders who want to up their game in public speaking, presentation skills, and

2023-12-19T09:29:23+00:00

Succeeding in a world of platforms and digital ecosystems

ALTO opened its doors again at the ICEF Berlin Workshop: our afternoon #ALTOcpd session was available to all participants, thus allowing interested leaders and decision makers to experience the top level professional development and the benefits of the collaborative brainstorm that takes place at our events, which can widen your perspective and allow you

2023-12-08T14:21:18+00:00

Unlocking Potential: Embracing Growth Mindset and Diverse Thinking in Organisations

In a world characterised by relentless disruption and rapid change, the ability to innovate and adapt has become paramount for individuals and organisations alike. The ALTO Board invited Matthew Syed, renowned author of bestselling book Rebel Ideas - The Power of Diverse Thinking, multiple awards-winning journalist at The Times and popular presenter on BBC Radio

2023-09-20T21:05:05+00:00

ALTO celebrates 25 years and looks to the future

ALTO Istanbul marked the 25th anniversary of our association and was another fabulous opportunity to network and reconnect with leaders from across the international education industry. The 5* Swissôtel Bosphorus provided a stunning backdrop for delegates to enjoy a programme of inspirational speakers and workshops where we discussed the current challenges and opportunities in

2023-07-17T14:06:42+00:00

Merge Humans and AI to rocket boost your content team’s output by Zohe Mustafa

Why automation and AI? As companies and available comms channels grow, it's harder for your team to do everything manually. We want to ‘flood’ the top half of a standard marketing funnel with traffic. Especially Awareness and Evaluate stages. The goal of AI and automation is to free up time & remove repetitive tasks, drive

2022-12-28T15:06:51+00:00

Dr Paul Redmond Around the World in Eighty Years: managing and motivating today’s multi-generational workforce

by Dr Paul Redmond As a thriving, multi-demographic industry, the educational travel industry employs professionals from all four of today’s leading generations: Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z. Each of these generations views the world from its own unique generationally-specific perspective. Generational differences can be observed not only in the classroom but also

2022-12-07T13:58:36+00:00

The Role of Growth Hacking in the future of the Education Travel Industry

Growth hacking has become a hot topic in the business world. This is because it has proven to be a very effective way for companies to increase their revenue and profitability without having to invest heavily into traditional marketing strategies. ALTO invited Zohe Mustafa Founder of London based agency GrowthHakka to take a look at

2022-12-07T23:07:37+00:00

Overcoming Adversity – Resilience and Strength

In this energy booster session Michelle Griffith Robinson former Olympic athlete talked about ways to ‘bounce back’ and ‘dig deep’ in times of adversity. The last 18 months has been a challenging time for many people and companies. We have all had our OWN journey. The workshop ‘Resilience and Strength’ allowed participants to think about their

2021-10-01T16:43:06+00:00