Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2023

Contingency plan, A, B & C: iStock Credit: Andrii Dodonov Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event. Here are some suggestions.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

At a recent conference consultation with a client, a millennial made me think that I wasn’t keeping up with the times. I voiced my strong opinion that conference organizers should embrace inbound marketing (pull) over traditional outbound marketing (push). I reiterated that their conference needed a home base to optimize.

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Event Industry News

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Joining the Event Industry News podcast this week was Deborah Henley, the founder of Vivacity Consulting. Deborah is a professional speaker and former event booker with training in psychology. If [your speaker] can’t tell you in one paragraph what their talk is about, then they might ramble in the actual talk itself,” Deborah said. “If

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 18, 2020

Micro-Consulting Bandwidth. For interested associations and suppliers that support the meeting industry, and are in need of help, we are offering consulting and coaching calls without the expectation of compensation. Speaker coaching for virtual engagement. Conference P&L analysis. Event technology solution advice.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2020

Director of Performing Artistes, Lauralee Whyte, shares her experience of getting the most from a keynote speaker. Here are 4 key things to remember when working with your Speaker Consultant, so to ensure you get the most value from your speaker, and crucially, for your audience to experience the most engaging content possible.

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Tito Blog | An Event Blog for Organisers

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Sourcing conference guest speakers can be quite the challenge, especially if you’re trying to reach out to as diverse a pool of potential presenters as possible. The site provides a directory of women and gender non-binary speakers who, as the name would suggest, focus primarily on design in their talks.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 7, 2021

Virtual conference engagement is here to stay. Conference live streaming technology has come a long way since the glorified Zoom calls of March and early April 2020; attendees expect more than a choppy, poorly lit, and unrehearsed webinar. Assess your virtual conference engagement needs. Are speakers using reliable mics?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 16, 2020

As many associations wrestle with decisions for their fall conferences and shows, the question on everyone’s mind is, if you build it, will they come? By attending, you will learn how to: Navigate complex decision-making and scenario planning processes with staff and volunteer leaders, speakers, partners and exhibitors. Facilitator.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

October is the Month of National Diversity and Inclusion Week and Black History Month, so now is the ideal time to introduce the UK’s first Diversity focused Speaker and Entertainment Agency – Spectrum Speakers.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands has announced its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport’s most influential industry gathering. This is the first time the conference has been held in the UK for over a decade, and the last host – Australia’s Gold Coast – secured the 2032 Olympic Games.

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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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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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MeetingsNet

JUNE 10, 2020

Setting conference fees is tricky. The costs for the virtual meeting platform and associated consultants. • The cost of event marketing, speakers, and staff. Now that your event is virtual, the puzzle is more complex. Expenses incurred for the canceled face-to-face meeting that need to be offset.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

What would you do differently if your job performance and compensation were evaluated based on overall session attendance and industry presenter ratings at your annual conference? While this notion may seem a bit extreme, conference education systems need increased accountability, which in turn leads to a competitive advantage.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

When Velvet Chainsaw Consulting conducted speaker research with 120 associations with research and consulting company Tagoras Inc. in 2013, we found that nearly 77 percent use a call for speakers/sessions process. About 62 percent close off submissions eight months or longer before the conference. Curate content.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Venues of Excellence (VOE) has hosted its 2024 Annual Conference at the award-winning Alton Towers Resort sponsored by Oyster Recruitment. The theme for the conference was titled ‘The Power of Discovery’ and was attended by 143 delegates and supported by 21 exhibitors.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

At the end of February we supported Practically Perfect PA to run their second “Assist Conference” They reached their target of 100 PAs just a few days before the date of the conference, and everyone was delighted to have sold out the event. The five keys to great conference content. And the reason?

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

When 684 meetings industry leaders met in Boston this week for Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals’ (FICP) 2022 Annual Conference, the theme at Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport was “Creating Our New History” and set milestones—they did. Learn How to Build a Risk Assessment Checklist from an FICP22 Speaker.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 6, 2020

When their reimagined conference couldn’t take place in Portland, Ore., Conference Architects and Speakers: Colleen Creighton , CEO, AAS. Facilitator: Sarah Michel , VP, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. This is not a typical story. Date: Thursday, May 7, 2020. Time: 12 noon – 1 p.m. Register Now.

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Endless Events

MARCH 13, 2019

Taking the time for have an initial consult for event AV can save you many headaches later in planning. Did you know having an initial consult for event AV can save you time, money and more? This consult also allows you to really get a good feel for the people and teams you will be working with prior to the event. .

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GEVME

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The registration desk or an event registration table is the heart of all conference-related issues. Indeed, the registration desk and especially front-desk people play a crucial role in the running of the event as they are usually consulted in any situation, both organizational or emergency cases, etc. Marketing & design issues.

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MeetingsNet

MARCH 4, 2020

A planner's best tactic to get speaker ideas might just be reaching out to colleagues and contacts. In a survey released this year by Jay Baer, SpeakInc, and Michelle Joyce Speakers, planners were asked how they chose speakers. Planners said word of mouth was key.

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Bizzabo

MARCH 4, 2020

These usually have to do with speaker cancellations, unexpectedly long registration lines, poor WiFi, and other last-minute challenges that may seem like a big deal in the moment but absolutely pale in comparison to the global buzzkill that is coronavirus. You can see the full list of RSA conference updates here.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 18, 2017

There is no such thing as the “perfect” conference programme. However, there are a few key areas that a modern conference programme should contain. So in this spirit, I have uploaded a link to a conference programme template for a one day conference. Conference Programme Template.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 24, 2023

An inspirational speaker says something that totally resonates with an audience member. As George Orwell remarked , “In much more than nine cases out of ten the only objectively truthful criticism would be ‘This book is worthless …'” I once heard a motivational speaker whom I found inspirational at the time.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 5, 2023

For the International Conference for Software Craft and Testing held annually in Germany—known as SoCraTes—event coordinator Tobias Goeschel has a notably less-complicated job than most other business-event planners have. For the SoCraTes conference, “the format works because we have only a limited set of rules,” Goeschel notes. “We

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

After 35 years, the total dollars raised and invested in the business events industry is now $10 million and the group is in the midst of a matching fundraising campaign to help victims of the earthquake in Turkiye , which happens to also be the newly announced location for next year’s SITE Global Conference, Istanbul.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

Last fall, two of our consulting clients were scheduled to have their annual conferences in Orlando. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event. This virtual extension quickly became the back-up plan for the in-person conference.

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Eventsforce

JUNE 19, 2020

Whether you are running a multi-day virtual conference or making plans for your association’s annual meeting next year, you know how critical it is for you to find great topics and speakers. Save Time Managing Conference Programmes. Increase the Volume of Submissions. This makes comparing abstracts less time consuming.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) hasn’t been the only conference to address the climate crisis. 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, a number of other significant conferences have recently taken place, addressing the climate crisis. 8th Annual Net Zero Conference. Speakers 150+.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 24, 2017

Traditionally, measuring the success of a conference was pretty simple. In order to get a more global assessment, truly reflecting the impact of a conference on all stakeholders, other quantitative measures should be included. These include, but are not limited to: What were the objectives of the conference?

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

More than 700 companies exhibited at HIMSS’ 2021 Global Health Conference & Exhibition, just more than half the number they typically see at their annual conference. In the end, the conference drew more than 700 exhibitors and close to 19,000 in-person attendees, with almost as many attending online. 03 percent. 02 percent.

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PCMA Convene

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

NSA President & CEO Mary Lue Peck (clockwise from top right), NSA Board of Directors President Anna Liotta, and Sylvie di Guisto, who served as co-chair of NSA’s conference program for INFLUENCE 2020, participated. References to the event as a “conference” were substituted with “experience.” Participants in a Sept.

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Event Industry News

APRIL 1, 2019

A tourism conference will take place in the Dearne Valley next month to discuss the opportunities for improving access for disabled people. The one-day ‘Dearne Valley Access Exchange’ conference will bring experts together from the tourism industry across the UK to discuss the opportunities for enhanced accessibility in the area.

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PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2016

I t wasn’t too long ago that becoming a professional speaker was the third step a thought leader took in his or her career. Many built their expertise in a particular industry or role, shifted to consulting, and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. Five boxes you should check before selecting a keynote speaker: 1.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Almost a hundred business leaders joined a global virtual conference recently to learn about workplace diversity and inclusion. This Is Us Conference took place for a third consecutive year on Tuesday 20th October and Wednesday 21st October, attracting delegates from the UK all the way to Australia, Pakistan and Europe.

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Hubilo Blog

APRIL 14, 2020

Challenges Solution Bringing all event industry professional together but not physically Virtual Conference held on a Virtual Event platform Go live in 4 days !!! This restricted team Tesserakt conducting any sorted to a physical conference. Organizing multiple sessions with multiple speakers. Challenges. Go live in 4 days !!!

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