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Sit up front.
You can hear better, you see what's happening on stage, and there are less distractions (they're all behind you).

Shel Israel, author of "Naked Conversations," says he plans on sitting in the second or third row at this week's Blog Business Summit.

Take notes.
Even today's top speakers follow this advice. Notes help you remember the less salient points post-conference.

I sat in the front row with Mark Victor Hansen (Chicken Soup for the Soul ) at a conference last year. There were nearly 2,000 people in the audience to hear Mark, and there he was taking notes on the speaker preceding his own keynote!

Edit your notes before you leave the session.
Fill in the gaps while the presentation is still fresh in your mind. It will be much harder to remember later. And, if there is a point you're unclear with, chances are you can catch the speaker and get clarification before he or she leaves the event.

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