Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Extending your event brand. Similarly, to successfully extend your event brand you need to design appropriate additive and new experiences into it over time. Having a new lineup every year of speakers at conferences, or different decor and F&B at special events is not enough. It’s your choice.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. The speakers didn’t model what they were preaching during their talk! Read the full article at Conferences That Work. ” Sadly, I was disappointed. Not so much by the information presented but more by the way it was done.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

. “Experiential” has become a buzzword to use to describe hip events. Instead of listening to speakers, you’re going to have — wait for it — experiences ! The problem is that most events touted as experiential simply add irrelevant novelty to a familiar event process.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

So, unlike a speaker or presenter, I am comfortable being the center of inattention most of the time. Otherwise turn off individual computer speakers and all mikes except for the one in-person participant currently talking.). To learn more about them, see Chapter 22 of my book, The Power of Participation. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In his influential 1971 book A Theory of Justice , John suggested that “the fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”. At a traditional meeting, however, perceived status roles rarely change significantly during the event. High status individuals may not like this.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R. Wyss, Project Manager at Wasser-Agenda 21, who gave insights into the event design process. Online streaming allowed remote speakers to give their talk virtually. To achieve this, organisers created a post-event document with extended abstracts.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For a full explanation of why active learning modalities are superior, see Chapter 4 of my book The Power of Participation.). Superstar lecturers and motivational speakers. “ Including highly paid keynote speakers at meetings is a meeting industry fixation. So why do we continue to use broadcast-style formats?

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 18, 2019

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” ” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g., Here are three.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 23, 2022

Many meeting professionals, speakers, and performers will know what I mean by nervous excitement. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Nervous excitement is back! Preparation seems to have no limits — except I know it must end as soon as the meeting starts. At that moment, nervous excitement takes over.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 3, 2018

——Jony Ive, Apple designer Jony Ive explains how ‘teetering towards the absurd’ helped him make the iPhone At conferences we also learn better when we learn in community. At traditional events, expert speakers broadcast content at attendees. But today our minds are increasingly outside our brains.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

So how can you get authentic audience engagement at your events? In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 27, 2019

For two years, I was able to attend both Conferences A and B: new speakers and presenters, varying lessons, differing atmospheres and experiences. That’s how session picking feels sometimes: I see a catchy title and a description promising I will learn something new and amazing that will help me be more effective and I book it.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

And unless they possess excellent hearing, conversing with a colleague while Heroes plays from a monster speaker ten feet away is, well, challenging. I’ve been at too many event parties where loud music was inescapable. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. So attendees need somewhere to talk.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

Just like every other meeting platform, Gatherly has developed a broadcast/stage mode (see the first image in this post), where one or more speakers can broadcast to everyone else. See my book The Power of Participation to learn more about body voting.). I learned that I can successfully run body voting online, at least on Gatherly.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Unfortunately, most program committees use a flawed process to select session content.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 30, 2017

It’s been hard to miss the deluge of books and articles pointing out (correctly) that presenters who tell relevant, well-told stories have far more impact on listeners than those who recite a litany of facts. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Photo attribution: Flickr user campascca.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

While people joke about the length of boring sermons, contrast this relative brevity to modern conferences, where speakers typically speak for an hour. We know that listener attention drops sharply after ten minutes unless a speaker does specific things to maintain it. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”) We will also have a small section of stands that are exclusively for those inspired folk who want to book a slot on the day, these stands will rotate each break.

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Endless Events

JULY 31, 2020

?? The Best of the Best: Virtual Resource: Virtual Event Guide – All-In-One Free Book! Let’s Discuss: So, What Is A Hybrid Event, Really? ?? New e-book alert! ??. We created the ultimate Virtual Events Handbook ! EIC has released a Meeting & Event Design Guide for the Covid-19 Era.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 17, 2018

Or by constructing the talk in such a way that it syncs the brains of the audience and the speaker in remarkable ways. Make Your Next Conference Memorable via Venue Design. The secret is to make an impression with the venue design itself, even before they get to the keynote speakers. Tips for Growing Your Event Revenue.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

5 mins: Scott shares some recent learnings from virtual events. 10 mins: Kristin shares some recent learnings from virtual events, and a quick overview of what’s in her book. Speaker recruiting? Mostly because my panelists are tech people and not always the best speakers????. 10 mins: How did that go?

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Social Tables

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this article, we’re going to break down everything you need to know about planning a corporate or company retreat. Confirm two to three potential dates, retreat objectives, the theme, and other major details before establishing the event budget or booking accommodations. Availability What time of year works best for everyone?

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Social Tables

JANUARY 26, 2023

In this article, we’re going to break down everything you need to know about planning a corporate or company retreat. Confirm two to three potential dates, retreat objectives, the theme, and other major details before establishing the event budget or booking accommodations. Availability What time of year works best for everyone?

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ITA Group

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

With a range of content (100% user-generated) from ebooks and case studies to podcasts, videos and articles, there’s always resources worth diving into. Best-selling author, entrepreneur, and sales leader Anthony Iannarino has built a successful international career as a consultant and speaker. Reddit—r/Sales.

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Stova

MARCH 23, 2023

However, online events can present challenges. This article will share virtual/hybrid event tips, ideas, and examples to help you overcome these hurdles. You can use this information to showcase a favorable return on investment and make real-time and future improvements to your events. Identify your audience.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

As you probably know by now, we are pleased to entertain today our guest speaker Adrian Segar. And that’s when I decided I would write my first book, Conferences That Work, Creating Events that People Love , to talk about the format, and make it available to anyone who wanted to use it. Martin, welcome!

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 30, 2019

So, starting off with strategy, which is kind of the area that as event professionals we’re trying to move into. There’s all these articles and books being written upon how to be an event strategist and how to kind of move into that level, right? But the next kind of bucket is event design.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 3, 2016

. “In surface learning, the session reflects the knowledge and skills of the speaker. The attendee consumes as much as the speaker says as possible and tries to store it in the mind. The speaker covers as much as they can as fast as they can. Quotes from David Weinberger, Everything Is Miscellaneous , Times Books, 2007.

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