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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Skift Meetings

JUNE 5, 2022

What do you do if your speaker goes off the rails? Let’s say the speaker goes off script and says things that don’t align with your company? What questions do you ask of the speaker to prevent this from happening? The speaker was very famous. Clarify Why You Want To Hire a Keynote Speaker. Nightmare scenarios?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Last-minute Changes Permitting last-minute slide changes by speakers can lead to unnecessary stress and disorganization. This timeline ensures both the production team and speakers are adequately prepared, contributing to a smooth event flow.

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ADMEI

MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s conference successfully attracted the highest attendance that ADMEI has seen in years with nearly 250 in attendance , from sponsors and exhibitors to speakers and attendees, including 91 first-time attendees. Prepare for awards. Start preparing your award submissions early this year. Maximize your benefits.

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Techsytalk

MARCH 21, 2019

So, you have to know how to prepare yourself well and take the best out of these events. Oftentimes tech events have their own apps for smart devices that will help you navigate easier through the event space, find your favorite speakers and other stuff that could be of use to you. Prepare well, do the research and go.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? Should you reshuffle the schedule, or do you have a backup speaker you can call on?

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DCI

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This meeting trend for destinations can take many forms, from exclusive experiences to engaging local speakers and interactive workshops that just won’t translate the same onto a screen. The post Preparing for IMEX: 5 Meeting Trends that Destinations Need to Embrace appeared first on Development Counsellors International (DCI).

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I love working with our members and designing great event experiences with fantastic speakers and content.” Preparing for the Exam She remembers, “When I first started out, I was a sponge trying to learn as much as possible.” As she prepared for the exam herself, she turned to vendors for many of her questions.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As she prepared to graduate, she took on a role as a marketing coordinator at a major healthcare company. In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another. When she was young, she knew art wouldn’t necessarily offer her a lucrative career.

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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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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

Instead of concentrating on the number of screens you had last year or equipment assignments per room, different questions during the preparation stage may help you find the right, long-term AV provider. Extending the stage or creating a satellite stage would move your speakers much closer to the audience.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

I have a 20/80 recommendation; I recommend speakers prepare 20 percent of the content, and leave the other 80 percent for peer-audience engagement— chat, Q&A, [etc.]—because Ultimately, Gaudini believes what most people want is to be heard, and that’s something a speaker, talking for X minutes or hours, can’t fulfill.

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National Association For Catering ane Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In addition to choosing a subject matter that is equally interesting and valuable to your members, you also need to select a speaker who will do the topic justice by engaging the audience with dialogue and providing them with real, actionable takeaways. Here are the three considerations to keep in mind as you home in on the perfect speaker.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 27, 2018

Being transparent about the purpose prepares attendees for getting the most out of your event. It typically begins with a short presentation by a guest speaker, followed by a question and answer session with time to mingle afterwards. It sounds simple, but often gets overlooked. Morning meet-ups can be productive as well.

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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. What it has done is it has over-prepared me. I was on mute.”. But you know what? Learn more at pcmaeducon.org.

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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. While the students don’t need hotel rooms for the most part, room allocation goes to speakers, sponsors and other guests who attend START Summit. Gallen There are about 1,500 rooms in the city of St.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

In this chapter, we cover everything from contactless solutions to food and beverage preparation, along with several other best practices to make attendees feel as safe as possible when returning to live experiences. Speaker Training: Bigger & Better. Smaller & More Personalized Experiences. Higher Expectations From Attendees.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The Roots of Gravitas Founder & CEO of clothing company Gravitas and author of the acclaimed book with the same name, Lisa Sun is a speaker and entrepreneur with a message for women on how to define what “gravitas” means to them and how to harness it for their own personal and professional benefit.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

It features transitions, well-rehearsed speakers and is short enough to keep people engaged. Read More: State of Virtual Meeting Tools Attendees gather in an event space and meet sponsors, speakers and network with their community. The company has its pick of speakers, as well. But you can do that virtually.”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live!

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2023

SITE CEO Annette Gregg analyzes incentive travel for 2023 and predicts trends for 2024 Annette Gregg, CEO of Society of Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE) , was the speaker at this December’s Smart Meetings’ Smart Chat Live!

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

attendee, vendor, speaker, and sponsor) to ensure a personalized and meaningful experience for every attendee and registrant. CTA: Get On-demand Content We’d also love to hear about your experience — from the check-in process and the venue to our high-tech wearable badges and speakers. sales, C-suite, and IT) and attendee type (e.g.,

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By being prepared for any last-minute disruptions, you can go into your event confident that you and your team will know how to handle anything thrown at you. Hargrove, however, was prepared with a swift response. But what do you do when something unexpected threatens the flawless experience you’ve worked so hard to create?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 27, 2022

To account for the diversity of habits, personalities and wants, American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) put together a list of the most common “personas” and provided suggestions on how to make every type of attendee feel comfortable, included, engaged and prepared during your event. In-person Events. Main Takeaways.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To make the journey a little smoother, we asked some of the top-rated speakers from our Smart Meetings Experiences over the last year to share the one thing you should do right now to position yourself to thrive next year. Speaker, Drummer for P!NK, Keynote Speaker/Bestselling Author, “The Fine Art of Small Talk” (Hachette).

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Romie Dr. Romie, Great Wolf Resorts Board-certified physician, award-winning wellness speaker and founder of brainSHIFT, Dr. Romie , begins a new role as chief wellness officer for Great Wolf Resorts.

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Traveler's Q

MARCH 2, 2023

Prepare a preliminary budget based on historic costings and supplier quotes. Secure speakers Develop and activate an event marketing plan. Prepare an event timeline allowing adequate time between sessions and activities for transitioning, as well as for any potential delays or technical difficulties. No, they don’t.

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Travel Daily Media

APRIL 22, 2024

International policymakers and industry leaders are preparing to gather in the UAE for Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2024, where they will examine how entrepreneurship and innovation are reshaping the global tourism industry. Over 200 speakers will participate in more than 50 sessions during the course of the four-day event.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 21, 2019

When it comes to planning successful meetings and events abroad, preparation is critical, requiring research, patience, and practice. planners who want to know how to understand, negotiate, and prepare contracts with counterparts across borders in three key areas for corporate and association meetings: Europe, Asia, and the Mideast.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Time at Qua Spa at Caesars Palace, light bites at Guy Savoy Restaurant and dinner at Eiffel Tower Restaurant in Paris Las Vegas highlighted the brand’s focus on tasty, well-prepared food and relaxing, healthy experiences. The new Caesars product offers turnkey solutions specifically for meeting professionals.

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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. Safety : Are you prepared for a crisis, from natural disasters to accidents to other emergencies? Get in touch with anyone the change affects, from venues to vendors to speakers.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 11, 2018

The speaker drones on, reading from their notecards or plain white powerpoint slides. You can efficiently learn so much actually listening to the speaker. Prepare ahead of time. Even the most famous public speakers don’t just wing it. Speakers need to tailor the content to their audience. So how do you do it?

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 16, 2023

As fantastic as many speakers are — Heather included — that’s not enough. I was at one of the first events of a community last year and there was an amazing keynote speaker speaking over lunch. It was frustrating for the speaker. We learned that we can sit in our homes comfortably in our sweats and listen to great speakers.

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Preparations for your event might be in full swing, but there are still virtual event concerns you must address! Because everyone involved in the experience – you, the attendees, the speakers, the entertainment – will be attending the event remotely. Your speakers will be the ones commanding the room. Communicate!

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MeetingsNet

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Planners spend lots of time searching for, negotiating with, and contracting the right speakers and presenters for their events. In this article from SmartBrief , veteran presentation coach Stephanie Scotti provides advice for speakers who encounter any possible technology snafus. Printer-friendly version.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2020

The extraordinary Lee Papa is an internationally recognized Mindfulness and Meditation speaker and trainer, specializing in the Meetings, Events, Hospitality, and Travel industries. I prepare, but I don't obsess or stress over it because I set the intention. But are we really so busy that we forget to think about ourselves?

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Blue Spark Event Design

MARCH 13, 2024

Content Creation: Develop a compelling agenda with relevant topics, engaging speakers, interactive sessions, and opportunities for audience participation. Speaker Preparation: Ensure speakers are well-prepared, knowledgeable, and capable of delivering engaging presentations that align with the conference objectives.

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