Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

World Travel Market London Exhibition Director, Juliette Losardo, said: “I’m delighted that a star of Katherine’s calibre will be our closing keynote speaker.

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Prestige Events Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Potential speakers and panellists are invited to put forward session ideas for the show’s education programme that will be curated in partnership with The Attendee Experience Company (atex) and take place over both days of the show. The speaker form and FAQs for submissions and providing further details can be accessed here.

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Prestige Events Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2024

Claudia Hall , Exhibition Director at IBTM World, said: “This may be Exceptional Experiences’ inaugural outing at IBTM World but, with our array of pioneering speakers and our dedication to alleviating the challenges faced by in-house event professionals and marketers, we know it’s one that delegates will love.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

Potential speakers and panellists looking to share their expertise with a global audience of corporate, agency and event planners, now have until Friday 24 January to submit their ideas for the show, which takes place at Excel London on 25-26 June. To submit your speaker idea visit here.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 26, 2018

Shift from speakers to facilitators of learning – Sharing is best achieved in small groups. To make this shift, speakers will need coaching on how to engage the participants in meaningful dialogue. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 19, 2024

In this February 2024 magazine feature story, Henshalls insights provide guidance to planners around how to create neuroinclusive events and why its crucial as the industry evolves. Is There a Formula for Happiness? It Doesnt Have to Be That Way The scope of loneliness throughout the modern-day world is no secret. In 2023, U.S.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? 80% of meeting professionals prefer f acilitated workshop-style, participatory sessions [ survey by M&C Research, April 2018 Meeting and Conventions magazine ]!

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2022

Develop social and email assets that co-brand and enable committee members, speakers, and exhibitors to share that they are attending. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. They provide the social proof needed to drive action.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 12, 2025

Instead, speakers encouraged embracing experimentation and imperfection, trusting your instincts, and being willing to take riskswhether that means stepping into leadership roles or simply saying yes to new challenges. Discussions included understanding that success in business doesnt hinge solely on following a conventional path.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 24, 2019

While there are many associations that successfully process meeting registrations using their AMS, there are very few that have a highly integrated exposition- or speaker-management system. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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Prestige Events Magazine

APRIL 1, 2025

The transition to Presentation Consultant was a natural evolution, driven by a growing demand for expert speaker coaching. My role is to make sure all elements align to deliver powerful presentations, and that speakers are confident, engaging, and prepared. The best speakers are the ones who put in the work.

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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. Mask the speakers name and company. Associations value member input. Tighten the timeline. Curate content.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 10, 2022

Our trade magazines mainly report on big events, the ones with big-name speakers and eye candy razzle-dazzle. So as I predicted in 2020 , we haven’t seen the old normal since the pandemic started, and it’s likely we’ll never see it again. What we shouldn’t do. The event industry unduly focuses on large meetings.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 20, 2023

Nominate the Industry’s Most Engaging Speakers Our Smart Speakers: Best of the Stage 2023 award is based on the actual experiences of Smart Meetings magazine readers at venues and destinations around the world. We’ll calculate the results and feature the top-rated speakers in the July issue of Smart Meetings.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 24, 2018

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.

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Prestige Events Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2024

And with 41 boutique bedrooms onsite, 30 Euston Square can easily accommodate multi-day meetings and events that require overnight stays for organisers, speakers or attendees. The venue also houses a cutting-edge Scenario Centre, which is ideal for professional assessments, exams and shared learning experiences.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2025

The partnership with ICCA UK&I Chapter will also see Lime Venue Portfolio participate in the conference, delivering valuable insights onecological innovationfrom speaker Dr Vincent Walsh, Director of Decarbonisation at Levy. Dr Walsh will talk about the importance of making better decisions about the food we eat and its provenance.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 17, 2019

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. See Michael Shermer, editor in chief of Skeptic magazine, The Belief Module, Skeptic 5 , no. Wonderful Word Of Stories.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 7, 2022

While keynote speakers can still be a significant attendance driver, I think 2023 is the year to resurrect the industry panel. Conference organizer provides speaker coaching for effective TED talks. A skilled facilitator develops and delivers an audience engagement plan after each speaker. Differentiation.

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Prestige Events Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The event featured inspiring speakers who shared valuable insights, providing an excellent platform for networking and exchanging ideas. Fantastic speakers and networking, supported by the wonderful team at Imago Venues. It also provided an opportunity to engage with a number of excellent exhibitors at the event.

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Prestige Events Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Caroline Clift, editor of StandOut magazine and EBL’s content manager, said: “It’s been great to get out on site this summer and hear what challenges industry professionals are facing. There are still more speakers to be revealed but with a line-up this strong, why wait?” I am delighted to be joined by Sam and Jack.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 22, 2018

The speaker is doing the majority of the thinking, sense-making and explaining — not the participant. The speaker does the step-by-step problem-solving and shares solutions. The participant is encouraged to assume more of the cognitive work in thinking about how to use the information, not the speaker.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The finalists will be featured in the December Smart Meetings Magazine ( You can see last year’s winners here ). By voting for the industry’s brightest hotels, venues, and CVBs, you’re contributing to a future where every meeting and event can be extraordinary. Cast your vote by Monday, Sept.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Others leverage their conference committee and speakers to contribute content. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Some associations get volunteers to be social media ambassadors and pen a few posts. Adapted from Dave’s Forward Thinking column in PCMA’s Convene.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

This (slightly edited) interview by JT Long appeared in the March 2019 issue of Smart Meetings Magazine. 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. What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ?

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Prestige Events Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Iain Game, festival director of Wychwood Festival, Andrew Lansley, innovation manager at Cheltenham Festivals, Natasha Mortimer, managing and creative director of Imagineerium, and Mark Bustard, managing director of nvisible agency have joined Event Buyers Live’s (EBL) already impressive lineup of speakers.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2023

Due to flight cancellations, the opening general session speakers were not able to arrive in time. The association acted fast and was able to pull off a very effective virtual fireside chat with the two speakers, conducted live with an on-site interviewer. Their success depended on the flexibility of their speakers.

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Event Marketer

JULY 12, 2021

The hybrid gathering combined elements of Essence magazine’s wildly popular in-person festival with the all-virtual version that it hosted in 2020. Prep you speakers. But steady traffic and positive feedback from the businesses prompted organizers to extend its online life to July 18.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 14, 2017

Ask the speaker or moderator to share those with the participants. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Analyze each session’s description and learning objectives and identify up to five other sessions that will likely be of interest to those participants.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 14, 2025

From the show floor at IBTM World 2024, we hear from Bo Krger, speaker and meetings designer at Moving Minds. In the first episode of this new season, Shonali talks with Mike Ford, Owner of Grateful Lemon, who shares powerful insights on burnout and how events professionals should approach stress, recovery and sleep.

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Event Marketer

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Speakers were all “friends of the brand,” and included multi-brand founder and celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin; fitness instructor and influencer Brianna Joye; New York Magazine parenting editor, Julia Edelstein; and Jeanelle Teves, coo at Bugaboo. Every detail was social-first,” says Teves.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 24, 2019

Help this group become even better by investing in speaker coaching/training. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Instead of asking them to go through the submission process, these presenters are hand-picked to create or facilitate curated learning experiences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Start with their goals, and include appropriate à la carte items for each, along these lines: Education champion/thought leader — keynote speakers, session recordings, scheduled replays, webinars, session tracks, speaking slots, awards. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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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.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

Underwrite a keynote speaker or sponsor sessions and tracks. Reprinted with permission of Convene, the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association. Alternatives to Stage-Time Sponsorships. Sponsors/education champions don’t have to buy stage time in order to meet their thought-leadership objectives. They can: 1.

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

The Business of Events , the leading Think Tank and Advocacy Network for the business events sector, has announced a stellar line up of politicians, policymakers and leading industry figures for its signature Global Policy Forum, which this year is sponsored by RX Global.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 10, 2017

At times, we also remove speakers and volunteer leaders as they may justify their participation based more on those roles than their education and networking experience. Reprinted with permission of Convene , the magazine of the Professional Convention Management Association.

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