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Which meeting design books should I buy?

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Here are five meeting design books I especially recommend. Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design ( ebook or paperback ). Intentional Event Design ( ebook or paperback ).

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Humanity’s problem is a meeting problem

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In 2009, the biologist E.O. I think it’s also a meeting problem: “The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology.” 9 September 2009. 9 September 2009. And so it goes with meetings. ” — E. Institutions.

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Becoming a writer

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Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. Outwardly, I’ve succeeded.

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5 Reasons I’m Grateful for My Clients After 40+ Years of Consulting

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When it was published in 2009, my peer conference work exploded. Today, because consulting on meeting design and facilitation is a niche practice, marketing via sharing my website posts with subscribers and on social media has also become a significant source of new clients. And, my goodness, I got feedback!

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Important announcement: Price increase for my ebooks on April 15th – Buy now before it’s too late!

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As you may know, I have been selling my ebooks at a fixed price of $11.00 since 2009. Furthermore, I have consistently produced high-quality books on meeting design that have received critical acclaim and have helped thousands of meeting professionals to significantly improve their conferences. on April 15, 2023.

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The job you’ll be doing in the future hasn’t been invented yet

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I decide to write a book about it, and in… 2009: I self-publish Conferences That Work: Creating Events That People Love. I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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Event design is not just visuals and logistics

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In 2009, Jill and Kevin created the JKWeddingDance for their Big Day, and the traditional Western wedding was enriched forever. 2 — Elementary Meetings. Instead, let’s broaden our conceptions of what meeting design is. Here are three examples: 1 — The world of weddings. 3 — Conferences That Work.