Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The September event brought destination marketers from Alaska to Texas to Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, for networking, breakout sessions, a lesson in crisis communication and a taste (and a twirl) of downtown Boise’s booming Basque Cultural District. (If Crisis Communication. If you didn’t know, now you do.). Shawna Suckow.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

But often, explicit communication — saying or writing what’s needed to guide or influence desired behavior — improves matters over staying silent or beating around the bush. Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 23, 2024

Quinn Conyers was the keynote speaker to kick off the event, driving home her message of self-presentation and “luxury language to be an effective leader.” Don’t let your personal brand or communication style negatively effect your leadership role. Meet your team where they are—they may not have the same communication style as you.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Are you struggling to find an outstanding speaker for your event? After all, the right conference speaker has the power to captivate, inspire, and educate your audience, making your event a memorable experience. Prepare a detailed audience profile before you search for the right speaker for your event. It’s a tall order.

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Travel Daily Media

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The post AIME 2024 Knowledge Program Interview with Keynote Speaker, Lisa Ronson appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Brand TD. Keynote speaker Lisa Ronson will examine the intricate dynamics of glocalisation’s transformative impact on the global business events industry.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. In addition, forming solid relationships with your venue hosts and maintaining good communication with them will benefit you if an emergency arises and you need to make changes on short notice.

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Travel Daily Media

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The post 100+ speaker lineup in Saudi Arabia at Athar Festival 2023 appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily Media. The festival promises to showcase a diverse lineup of speakers to learn from, including creative business leaders representing some of Saudi’s top companies across myriad sectors.

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Creative Group Inc

AUGUST 25, 2023

You could have the best incentive program ever, but if you don’t build effective communications to build some excitement, your results could be lackluster. Energize and inspire your audience with teaser communications. Teaser communications give your team a thrilling taste of what’s to come.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 25, 2022

You’ve built an all-star lineup of virtual speakers for your next event. It’s time to tackle speaker management for your event. . of event organizers find it easier to enlist outstanding speakers for virtual events than in-person gatherings. 5 Benefits of Creating and Maintaining Incredible Speaker Relationships.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

And because they are viewed on screen, your nonverbal communication is just as important as the message you prepare. But as his research shows, spoken words, tone, and body language account for 7%, 38%, and 55% of what we’re communicating to other people. Consistent, engaged eye contact is essential to communicating.

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Eventtia

MARCH 21, 2023

In other words, apart from offering flawless event experiences to your attendees, you also have to build a plan on how you’ll communicate with customers efficiently. In this article, we’ll explore the role of communication in maximizing the benefits of events.

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The MICE Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

Fast forward to 2023, and START Summit attracted over 6,000 participants and featured 150+ speakers. Over 80 students fill positions in marketing, communications, PR, legal, finance, administration, content, brands and so on and work on this event almost full time and voluntarily, for which they receive study credits.

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Bizzaboo

AUGUST 14, 2023

A well-crafted speaker bio is a great way to create a strong first impression with event attendees and generate buzz. Keep reading to learn more about why speaker bios matter, discover how to write a bio for a conference, and view speaker bio examples that should give you a better idea about what a strong bio looks like.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 16, 2021

They quickly became overwhelmed with the additional planning, execution, and branding involved with a virtual event, and they literally ran out of time to train the lifeblood of the conference – their virtual speakers, and panelists. When they called us in a panic to help them train over eighty virtual speakers, our team was ready.

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ADMEI

APRIL 24, 2024

Communicate well from the first moment. If you’re communicating with your attendees via email, you can send tailored content to first-time guests to help them know what to expect and feel welcomed before they even arrive. You can also consider inviting guests of honor or keynote speakers to provide some real exclusivity!

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Smart Meetings

MAY 5, 2021

It’s important to frequently communicate and promote these areas for engagement both in advance of and during the conference. Pre-event emails: Include a section in all of your pre-event communications that details how attendees can network with one another. Provide this as a sample message template to all speakers.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 24, 2022

How to Fix a Failure to Communicate. Also on the Texas-event agenda, a communications boot camp with two in-demand speakers. Sandra Shelton , CEO of StrengthBank, explained that there is no “new normal,” there is only “new” and stellar communication is still the cornerstone for working together productively across generations.

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Endless Events

JULY 22, 2022

Communication Tools for Event Day. One component Kyle finds fascinating about hybrid events is event-day communication. “I Tools for Managing Speakers. The last tech stack tool Kyle wants to mention is a tool for managing event speakers. There are a lot of good speaker management portals out there,” Brandt concludes. .

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ADMEI

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Even the most meticulously planned events can fall prey to natural disasters, a pandemic, vendor cancellations, and keynote speaker travel delays. If your event date needs to be pushed back, or your event needs to be canceled entirely, there are even more factors at play, from minimizing financial losses to communicating with attendees.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2020

When you hire a subject-matter expert for your keynote, unless their area of expertise is communicating, they may need some help. Janet Sperstad, CMP, faculty director, Event Management Business Solutions at Madison College, suggests planners ask themselves, “What can we do to support the speaker?”

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. That’s why securing an exciting, engaging speaker and creating a compelling, concise agenda is even more critical than for in-person events.

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Convene by PCMA

MARCH 8, 2022

The experience sparked his USA Today ’s best-selling book and the documentary Chasing Failure: How Falling Short Sets You Up for Success and set in motion Leak’s career as leadership expert, coach, and motivational speaker. I would say pre-pandemic, it was, “Let’s just keep things professional. This is business. Learn more at pcmaeducon.org.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

Chances are you’ve heard of asynchronous communication or learning before; the type of communication where participants don’t interact in real-time (at the same time). It seems that the asynchronous communication trend has also started making waves in the meeting and events industry , namely as asynchronous hybrid events.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2024

Before the storm hits, it’s advisable to communicate with attendees, vendors and speakers. What Planners Can Do to Be Prepared When it comes to severe storms, the best things any event professional can do is prepare as much as they can. Having a plan B (C, or even D) will surely work in your favor.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. It’s hard for the speaker to monitor the chat and answer Q&As while presenting. Rather than being active participants, they just sit and listen to your virtual speaker. Attendee communication.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

As the world opens up and Covid restrictions are lifted, we will not return to business as we knew it before, largely because of lessons we learned about the benefits of communicating digitally. Consider speakers for your hybrid event. More : Event Tech: Survive and Thrive Guide.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 6, 2023

We really value bringing together technology’s greatest supporters,” said Lauren Forrer, a member of the event communications teams for CES. Hybrid attendees can view all sessions and speaker events from the comfort of their couch. Read More : Las Vegas: Bigger, Shinier Strip. CES From Home. New Tech: Smell the Metaverse.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

The industry’s best event marketers create a 365-day event experience for attendees, who expect personalized communication and on-demand content once an event is over. attendee, vendor, speaker, and sponsor) to ensure a personalized and meaningful experience for every attendee and registrant. Do you have 5 minutes?

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Whether you’re planning a company event or an exhibition, it’s key that attendees all have the ability to efficiently communicate with one another and engage with the content. Not only does that make the event far more inclusive, but it also makes it easier for non-native speakers to stay engaged during the event itself.

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

They can be tailored to your groups to better assess the experience of attendees, speakers, and vendors. If done right, the answers will help you build an even better experience the next time around because they’ll provide you with insight into the perceptions of participants and speakers. Remember, these are just sample questions.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another. To manage the team communication necessary to execute a great event, Dolecki develops a staff playbook.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Body & Brain offers wellness enhancement programs for conferences in the form of speakers, classes, icebreakers and team-building exercises. Having a conversation when everyone is relaxed and comfortable at a cocktail party is a different experience than communicating in the moment when facing a challenge.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Event technology company CadmiumCD built lead retrieval into its conference website technology, allowing attendee-to-attendee networking, downloading of speaker presentations and badge scanning using an existing Android or iOS phone. Attendee Benefits.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 6, 2022

People may not remember the awesome sound from the speakers of your event, or the incredible food and beverage. Clear Communication with Clients and Attendees. Clear and precise communication is crucial in producing a successful event during these unpredictable times. Flexible Contract Language.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Day two kicked off with a keynote speech from author and public speaker Lisa Braithwaite, M.A., Her book, “Presenting for Humans: Insights for Speakers on Ditching Perfection and Creating Connection,” addresses this in depth.

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Endless Events

MARCH 10, 2020

What we found is that it really does us no good to source the speakers more than six months out because something will come up then they’re not able to do it. I would say it takes about two hours per speaker that you have. Even as simple as telling our webinar speakers, okay, you have to turn your camera on.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 29, 2023

Lead with Understanding: Coach and speaker Vera Jones shared the secrets for empathetic leadership. Just as passing a ball isn’t successful if the person doesn’t catch it, telling a person something isn’t communicating unless the person can understand it. Empathy is our superpower,” she said. Use it to love them and lead them.”

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