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3rd Annual Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2025 Nominations

Smart Meetings

We all recognize the impact that a great speaker can have in transforming an event from merely good to truly unforgettable. Its that time again to nominate our 3rd annual Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage Award. Nominate your favorite keynote speaker by May 30th, and lets continue to highlight the brilliance that lights up our stages.

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What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers

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Amid the whirlwind of a high-powered CEO or celebrity’s life, many still find time to speak at corporate events, but what happens when these A-list event speakers’ busy lives get the best of them and they need to bow out of their speaking commitment, or they don’t arrive at the anticipated time?

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Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 Voting Now Open

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Vote for the Industry’s Most Engaging Speakers Our Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. We’ll calculate the results and feature the top-rated speakers in the July issue of Smart Meetings.

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Holograms Beam into Events

Smart Meetings

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events. Holograms as Speaker Catcher “The No.

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Oscars 2022: What Would You Do If Your Speakers Were Assaulted?

Endless Events

The Academy Awards have been the talk of the town recently. While the strictly in-person Oscars 2021 felt too exclusive, the Oscars 2022 served us some truly out-of-place drama. And where there is controversy brewing, the Brew Crew comes to discuss. But it’s not just the slap that they’ll touch upon.

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Best of 2024: Event Safety and Security

Smart Meetings

What to Expect When Booking A-List Event Speakers Gathering people in a 9,000-square-foot ballroom comes with risks. Introducing an A-list speaker to said event ups the risk ante a little. When booking a high-level name for your event, there are several security-related questions and concerns to keep in mind.

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The Category 5 Pivot: How One Event Company Beat Helene and Milton

Smart Meetings

More than 40 speakers and industry leaders were also expected to attend. We created everything for all general sessions and breakout content like opening videos, animated show looks and speaker title card animations, awards presentations, deck templates, plus voiceover and sponsor loops.” is to be prepared for anything.