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We Prefer Stories To Stats—The Dark Side of Stories

Velvet Chainsaw

As conference organizers this leads us to bad decisions when selecting speakers and programming where we promote sharing success stories over asking questions, verifying validity and understanding context. That bias guides our governing and managing process. Wonderful Word Of Stories. We have become natural storytellers.

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20 Ways to Remake Your Annual Meeting – Part 2

Velvet Chainsaw

For most conference committees (and next-gen participants), they’re a snore. Association governance and bureaucracy were de rigueur a quarter of a century ago, but we have much less of an appetite for rituals today. Speakers to facilitators-of-learning. What other ways could you breathe new life into your conference?

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What Type Of Learning Experiences—Shallow, Advancement Or Deep–Are You Serving Customers?

Velvet Chainsaw

They are the ones that complain on evaluations “…that speaker didn’t tell me exactly how to do this.” They just want to meet the expectations of governing boards as approved speaker. Surface Learning is shallow with little understanding of the topic or issue. They put the burden on learning back on the learner.

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Top tips for planning your event security

Eventinterface

One piece of advice stood out most: planning event security is not a task that should be accomplished in isolation. Planning for security involves a wide variety of stakeholders, and they should be engaged at the beginning of the event or conference planning process. Know your people! Counter protests?

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PCC

Event Industry News

As well as NHS organisations, we have run major events for police forces, local government, the fire and rescue service and more. Our background is in the NHS, so we have particular expertise in running healthcare related events. We also have workshop leaders for a wide range of personal and team development workshops.

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Planning Speaks Volumes: Hosting a Safe, Engaging Conference

Coterie Spark

As we continue to navigate what the “new normal” means for in-person gatherings around the world, we remain in what we call the Wild West of Conference Planning. With that in mind, here are a few things to consider when planning your next conference: Government Mandates and Venue Requirements .

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Top 99 keynote speakers every event planner must know about

Hubilo Blog

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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