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Five Reasons to Change Conferences

Conferences that Work

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. But our conference programs still focus on lectures, where a few experts broadcast their knowledge to passive listeners. Related posts: Conferences That Work goes to Japan!

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Corporate Event Gifting: Creative Ideas that Stand Out

Eventmobi

Having worked directly with thousands of event professionals since 2014, Cat has an intimate understanding of the day-to-day challenges event planners face when implementing new technologies to achieve their event goals. This is a perfect idea if your conference attracts a large out-of-town audience. Local food baskets.

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Crafting Compelling Emails to Engage Your Audience Pre-Event

Eventmobi

Having worked directly with thousands of event professionals since 2014, Cat has an intimate understanding of the day-to-day challenges event planners face when implementing new technologies to achieve their event goals. Whether youre running a members-only workshop or hosting a conference, events are a core part of your outreach strategy.

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My Presentation Is Fine—It’s The Audience That Doesn’t Get It!

Velvet Chainsaw

So, why should speakers change how they present at your conference? Especially since it’s the most dominant form of conference education. One Conference Improvement Challenge: Lectures Beget Lectures. Here is one of the primary challenges with improving conference education. These speakers direct learning.

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Case Study: Meeting Expectations Doubles Attendee Event App Adoption Year-Over-Year

Eventmobi

For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App. 2014 was the kickoff year for Meeting Expectations’ annual HR conference, and they knew they wanted to incorporate an event app to help engage their audience.

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Q&A with Adrian Segar on Crowdsourcing

Conferences that Work

What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? I invented the format by accident 26 years ago when there were no expert speakers to invite for a conference on administrative computing issues in small schools. I asked people, “If this conference could be amazing for you, what would it be about?”

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Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

The PCMA Convening Leaders conference this January offered something no other annual mega-gathering of the association has: virtual interpreters. The software creates a platform from which real-time multilingual speakers interpret what’s being said at the event, for attendees. Read More : 4 Tips to Make Your Online Event a Success.

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