These are Roy Temple's observations on Cliff Atkinson's new book: The Backchannel.

1. A Five Minute Review By Roy Temple: Cliff Atkinson’s The Backchannel

2. Cliff’s Previous Work

3. I had my doubts about the backchannel.

4. This book and recent experiences at a couple of conferences have turned my view around.

5. The Backchannel starts with a great case study from last year’s South by Southwest Interactive Festival (#sxswi) involving @guykawasakiand @whitneyhess

6. Cliff lays out both the risks and rewards of the backchannel.

7. He also makes a very good suggestion about how to look at your presentation as the beginning of a relationship.

8. And lays out some very helpful tools for making your presentations Twitter/backchannel-friendly.

9. There’s a surprise benefit to this book.

10. Resources: You can buy the book here. BackChannelBook.com Beyond Bullet Points.com Cliff Atkinson on Twitter: @cliffatkinson

11. My info: Roy Temple, Sr. VP at Cassidy & Associates My blog is at Cassidy.com/blog Follow me on Twitter: @roytemple Recent backchannel discussions I have been a part of: #sm4gov and #smr2010