Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Here’s my article “ Five Reasons to Change Conferences “ , published in the December 2018, NSA Speaker magazine. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Five Reasons to Change Conferences appeared first on Conferences That Work. Here are five reasons why.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The speakers didn’t model what they were preaching during their talk! Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post A class is a meeting appeared first on Conferences That Work. Talking about incorporating active learning, interaction, and participation into college classes is great. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

The event industry unduly focuses on large meetings. Our trade magazines mainly report on big events, the ones with big-name speakers and eye candy razzle-dazzle. How can we get our old, big events back? Some respond by increasing their event marketing. Instead, make the meeting design right. ( What to do?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 12, 2021

What can we learn from professional speakers? Think about good professional speakers for a moment. Professional speakers invariably include one or more peak moments during their presentation, and end powerfully. Good professional speakers have an emotional impact, which makes them memorable. Well, maybe not.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

In contrast, that’s way ahead of their second choice: Professional speakers delivering presentations (58%). I’ve been designing and facilitating workshop-style, participatory sessions since 1992, and participants love them ! Smart conference producers incorporate participatory sessions into their events.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

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 was an amateur in the meeting industry, and that led to some mistakes, but it also gave me a fresh perspective at a time when meeting design wasn’t really a “thing.”

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Speaker recruiting? Mostly because my panelists are tech people and not always the best speakers????. Love asking panel members (or speakers) to change their backgrounds when you want to shift the energy or when you go to live Q&A, etc. Fireside chats…work with speaker to cut into small pieces????. Kelley Kassa.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

. “Experiential” has become a buzzword to use to describe hip events. Instead of listening to speakers, you’re going to have — wait for it — experiences ! The problem is that most events touted as experiential simply add irrelevant novelty to a familiar event process.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

So, unlike a speaker or presenter, I am comfortable being the center of inattention most of the time. Otherwise turn off individual computer speakers and all mikes except for the one in-person participant currently talking.). Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Can you hear me now? No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

And it’s often the case that the reason many people have the question is that the speaker has been unclear about what they were saying, or perhaps even said something incorrect. Speaking truth to power often involves questioning what a speaker has said. It frequently turns out that other group members have the same question!

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 22, 2024

My January 15, 2024 article “ Concerns about using facial analysis at events ” generated much discussion. The European Data Protection Board, in particular, has clearly noted that facial analysis alone does not fall under Article 9. I find his response inadequate, and this post explains why.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

All quotes are from the article “ Virtual Growing Pains: Initial Lessons Learned from Organizing Virtual Workshops, Summits, Conferences, and Networking Events during a Global Pandemic “ in the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin. Read the article for details. 50 -person workshop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.,

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 22, 2019

Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Any questions? The presenter answers the question and picks another questioner. The process continues for a few minutes. Simple enough. We’ve been using this Q&A format for centuries. But can we improve it?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 20, 2020

A nice feature of Zoom is that their picture will then jump to the top of Zoom’s speaker or gallery view. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post The best way to hold a discussion online appeared first on Conferences That Work. When someone wants to speak, they turn on their camera and microphone.

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Planning Pod

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Or you couldn’t hear the speaker or band because the PA loudspeakers were too far away or not positioned properly? All of these things are the result of flawed (or no) event floor layout design, and poor event layout design can be just as damaging to the success of your event as bad food or a no-show speaker or entertainer.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2018

How do you get more bang for your buck when hiring paid speakers and recruiting unpaid speakers? The investment is significant for both — paid or unpaid, speakers cost serious time, dollars, and resources. First of all, create an agreement with all of your breakout speakers. Flip the speaker calls. Be a greeter.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 25, 2018

Where graduates wait in long lines, sit for hours on uncomfortable chairs, get sunburn, and listen to (mostly) boring speakers someone else chose. A graduation is an Elementary Meeting : a social event that consists of obligatory, tacitly agreed series of actions performed by those taking part. Ah, the joys of graduation!

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Superstar lecturers and motivational speakers. “ Including highly paid keynote speakers at meetings is a meeting industry fixation. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why switching to active learning is hard — and worth it appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” “Substance, not celebrity… celebrity speakers will not boost registrations. ” “Attendees have a clear desire for immersive experiences, customization, and event-enhancing technology. ” —Excerpts from the Winter 2024 Freeman Syndicated Survey of Event Attendees. © Freeman 2024.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 18, 2019

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” ” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g., The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g., Here are three.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 29, 2019

The speaker said, this will be interactive because no one wants to listen to me talk for four hours. Speakers (and the folks that concoct conference programs) decide to jazz up the description of a broadcast-style session by calling it a workshop. Last week, my friend Traci Browne wrote to me about a workshop that wasn’t.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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MPI

APRIL 11, 2025

The event was part of the six-city Wellness Roadshow tour with stops across the U.S. to not just educate meeting planners on the value of wellness in events but also to showcase the framework and the thought process for incorporating wellness elements into event design and letting them experience it for themselves.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 5, 2017

Traditional conferences unconsciously promote and sustain power imbalances between the “speakers” at the front of the room and the audience. Read the full article at Conferences That Work. All meetings incorporate power relationships that fundamentally affect their dynamics and potential.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 8, 2017

Convene podcast host Ashley Milne-Tyte talks to Katie Orenstein, the founder and CEO of The Op-Ed Project, about why it can be a struggle to get diverse speakers and why it’s worth the effort. . She understands everyone wants brilliant speakers at their events. .” — Katie Orenstein, founder and CEO of The Op-Ed Project. .

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Extending your event brand. Similarly, to successfully extend your event brand you need to design appropriate additive and new experiences into it over time. Having a new lineup every year of speakers at conferences, or different decor and F&B at special events is not enough. It’s your choice.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2024

Who here could you enlist as an ally or speaker or support person? SESSION DESIGN “…we gave [participants] the option of either working alone or finding someone else to create a session (we wound up having a group of 6 people interested in a specific topic create a two-party session together, which was great). Why does it matter?

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 15, 2024

No one’s connecting here, except, maybe, a single speaker to his audience. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why organizations fear connecting appeared first on Conferences That Work. Nevertheless, many conferences are structured like this. To create connection, conferences need to be structured like this.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 26, 2024

Creating a fantastic speaker lineup is one of the most crucial parts of planning a successful event! The right speakers can draw crowds and inspire your audience, all while electrifying your event goals. In this guide, we’ll walk you through six essential steps in curating an engaging and impactful speaker lineup.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 20, 2020

Finally, for a more formal meeting, an agenda distributed before the meeting can include an ordered list of speakers. Current speaker picks the next person to speak. A final strategy is to have the current speaker pick who speaks next. Participants raise hands. We are all used to raising hands when we want to speak in a group.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Eventmobi

APRIL 9, 2018

Involving attendees in planning the event experience by getting their feedback and input. Help attendees find others interested in meeting up in the days leading up to the event. Give speakers an opportunity to start a discussion with attendees about their upcoming topics. Tactics to Get You Started.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

Just like every other meeting platform, Gatherly has developed a broadcast/stage mode (see the first image in this post), where one or more speakers can broadcast to everyone else. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Facilitating an online participation-rich workshop in Gatherly appeared first on Conferences That Work.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 13, 2020

Would love to hear from planners about how we might better integrate the ‘content designers/speakers’ into the engagement conversation. If you have other suggestions for integrating these two core components of a successful event, please share them in the comment below! Playing on…. Sharon Fisher. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

We also had them confirm any facilitators or speakers during this creating time, which made the voting/scheduling piece easier for us. Who here could you enlist as an ally or speaker or support person? I copied the details below. Full group share outs. What topic or question would it address? Why does it matter?

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 27, 2021

gently enforce time limits for speakers. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post How to stay on time at online meetings appeared first on Conferences That Work. Online discussions can often become messy, with people interrupting, taking up too much time, or going off-topic. Do you have further suggestions?

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