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2023 in review—and a book sale!

Conferences that Work

Even though I significantly improve meetings and conferences with better design and expert facilitation, it’s tempting for stressed clients to “just do what we did last year” So I designed and facilitated fewer in-person events this year, while my online business continues apace. 2023 book sale! (If

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Someone to tell it to is one of the fundamental needs of human beings

Conferences that Work

I have been doing this for 30 years, and it’s clear that meeting designs that integrate meaningful conversations into sessions have a transformational effect on almost all participants. Read any of my books to learn specific techniques and designs that create meaningful and valuable conversations during meeting sessions.).

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Something is rotten in the state of meeting industry education

Conferences that Work

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In