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3 Tips for Shifting to an Architectural Model for Meeting Design

Smart Meetings

Real meetings are all about content,” he says. You can skip just about any other part of a meeting—a venue, a meal, even a speaker and still be productive, but if there isn’t relevant content, then it isn’t a meeting.”. “You The power of meetings depends on the human dynamics they are capable of unleashing.

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Alexander von Humboldt: A meeting designer way ahead of his time

Conferences that Work

I’m indebted to Martin Sirk for sharing remarkable information about an 1828 conference designed by the German geographer, naturalist, and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. Read what follows to discover that Humboldt was also a meeting designer way ahead of his time! Martin Sirk Modern meeting design!

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Winning at Maximizing Virtual Audience Engagement: 10 Fun Ideas from Dahlia El Gazzar

Smart Meetings

Instead, this interactive map provides a visual experience to see where all attendees are joining from. Mix up a networking opportunity with one of these kits. Break up a Zoom meeting by adding a Spark with 15 minutes of comedy or mindfulness – this will help your audience feel empowered. Pizza Mix Kit or Cocktail Mix Kit.

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Amsterdam Aims to Inspire Attendees With Its Sustainable Approach to Events

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Amsterdam’s well-connected infrastructure means attendees can easily jump between venues, hotels, attractions, and restaurants. After all, when event organizers choose host cities that embrace innovation and forward-thinking ideas, those values inevitably set the tone for their event programs and become part of the attendee experience.

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Community versus audience in journalism and meetings

Conferences that Work

Community versus audience I began my first book with the research finding (and common observation) that people go to conferences to network and learn. As Kiesow illustrates for journalism, emphasizing community over audience also pays rich dividends for meeting attendees. Active learning occurs almost exclusively in community.

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A Meeting Format that Unleashes Attendee Brainpower

MeetingsNet

"Conversations & Input" eases presenter pressure, gets all attendees involved, and deepens learning. We're all quite familiar with the Q&A portion of a meeting session: The final few minutes where the audience has its chance to drill down a bit with the presenter. The Results.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

While some may include impromptu participant involvement, they concentrate on creating a wonderful experience for attendees. When meeting planners add participant-driven sessions as a track to an existing schedule of traditional presentations, few attendees will pick the unfamiliar. I thought you’d never ask.