Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

On Tuesday, March 26, 2024 , I sat down with Martin Duffy and Paul Nunesdea on LinkedIn Live for an hour’s deep dive conversation about peer conferences: the participant-driven, participation-rich events I’ve designed and facilitated for over thirty years. Peer Conferences Unveiled—The Transcript! Here it is—enjoy!

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Endless Events

JUNE 15, 2018

Meetings may cover the simplest of topics, but mixing things up to break the mold can go a long way. From uncommon games and giveaways to choose-your-own-adventures and unique conference breakout sessions , it’s possible to make any meeting interesting. Making Emails Target Specific Audiences.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 16, 2021

And it made me think about meeting design. Such free rehearsals give the casual audience an opportunity to hear world-class musicians play and learn together. And, me being me, I thought about what Marcy had just said in the context of meeting design. And meetings are no exception. The rehearsal.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Whether your event has 50 or 5,000 attendees, we have three solid ways to engage your audience to ensure your guests have an unforgettable experience. What these two tools have in common is that they leverage the excitement of individual attendee’s as they see their content rebroadcast to the entire event audience. Social Media.

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Endless Events

JULY 27, 2018

Help your audience mingle by guiding them, maybe through group activities. PS: If you need more event networking and audience engagement tips, why not. While both these strategies take more work, increasing your audience turnout would be a piece of cake. And good news: this works for both massive events and small conferences.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 28, 2021

During our 25 minutes together, we discussed various panel formats, their value, and how to structure and design powerful panel discussions into the larger context of meetings, conferences, and events. 2:30 A brief history of meetings; why lecture formats are still so popular; how panels fit into the larger context of meetings.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 24, 2017

So you’re holding a conference. How are you going to get your audience tuned in and engaged? Read the full article at Conferences That Work. Sources for additional information.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute.

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MeetingsNet

JANUARY 21, 2022

A professional conference moderator can be the glue that brings an online or in-person event together. A company has launched to make it easier to find one no matter where you’re holding your meeting. A new service for sourcing conference emcees, moderators, and facilitators made its official launch January 17. in 2022.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2024

Since 2005, I’ve written three successful books on meeting design and facilitation and over 800 weekly blog posts on a wide range of topics. My books continue to sell, and this blog is the world’s most popular website on meeting design and facilitation. of what I routinely did at the conferences I convened and led.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 25, 2021

To “elicit freedom and release creativity”, we need to recognize that participants are stakeholders in the event, rather than “just” an audience. Creating events that truly meet participants’ wants and needs. —@DeeWHock. Why are they event owners? ” —Adrian Segar, Who owns your event?

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Meetings don’t look how they used to. Today, planners are racing to adapt to trends that make conferences and events more engaging and dynamic than ever before. But when it comes to trends, where should meeting industry professionals put their focus? Where you meet matters more than ever before.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Before 2020, I was designing and facilitating around a dozen in-person meetings and conferences a year. After COVID decimated the meeting industry, I focused on the design and facilitation of online meetings. And David gave me a free hand with the design. The design parameters were interesting.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

That gave content creators access to potentially much larger audiences — users shared 40 percent more content on the network in Spring 2023 than they did in the same period in 2021, according to LinkedIn. We are passionate about events and meetings. “I It brings the whole professional world together,” he said. “We

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

By creating “journey maps” at a recent conference, the team was able to outline completely different experiences for attendees based on their personas. But make no mistake, the networking is there: over 3,000 face-to-face meetings were scheduled at C2 2017 alone. Where you meet matters more than ever before.

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MeetingsNet

MAY 29, 2019

We're all quite familiar with the Q&A portion of a meeting session: The final few minutes where the audience has its chance to drill down a bit with the presenter. This means that, at best, three to five percent of the audience becomes actively engaged in that session. What about all the other participants? What Is C&I?

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 14, 2022

Personal meetings like these, whether brief or extended, between good friends or strangers, are fundamental. Someone to tell it to at conferences. Conferences, whether in-person or online, are also potential arenas for conversations. But some conferences offer better opportunities than others. No related posts.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

But I reluctantly felt it necessary to focus on the majority of the target audience. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Designing an online memorial service appeared first on Conferences That Work. It’s scheduled to be optimum for North American participants (6:00 — 9:00+ pm EDT).

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

They chose the gaming environment to first create interaction with their core audience (students) and immerse future and current students in campus life and for them to engage with each other. We used meeting design to do that, which already had some gamification elements to it. Gamifying a conference – ShipCon case study.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Adding to my reports on new platforms providing online incarnations of traditional conference socials , here’s a review of online social platform Rally. Anyone speaking on stage will be heard by everyone in the room, and presenters can hear audience response at a reduced level, rather like as if they were speaking at a live event.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

07:45 Behind the scenes: How I got into designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. 11:00 What participant-driven and participation-rich meeting design means, and the core components. 13:45 Creating a conference program on the fly at the event. 03:30 How Anca and I met.

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Convene by PCMA

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. Most meeting designers know that beginnings and endings matter, but struggle to craft meaningful experiences that resonate with attendees. How did that session come together?

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Conferences that Work

JULY 15, 2019

And when I started convening and speaking at conferences I was scared of being “on stage”, even in front of small audiences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Becoming Brave appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Convene by PCMA

AUGUST 2, 2021

At some associations, board meetings are the least-stressful events to plan, with far fewer logistics for business events organizers to wrangle than conventions, conferences, and trade shows. At our Chicago headquarters, we had added on a conference level to our building. We’re meeting designers in a hybrid experience.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 25, 2019

Though it’s clearly sensible to keep a conference running on schedule, we’ve all attended meetings where rambling presenters, avoidable “technical issues”, incompetent facilitation, and inadequate logistics have made a mockery of the published program. I can’t think of any situation where this is a plus.

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Brightspot Incentive Events

MARCH 18, 2021

Face-to-face events, conferences, and meetings were postponed or cancelled for the near future. Due to the pandemic, subsequent quarantine, and travel restrictions, our company shifted our mindset and developed new product offerings for our clients in the form of virtual events and hybrid meetings.

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Social Tables

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Industry Performance Trends Attendee Experience Trends Meeting Destination Trends Event Technology Trends Meeting Design Trends. The unprecedented rise in demand for meetings and events will continue this year, with CWT Meetings & Travel predicting a robust 5-10% growth in demand. Meeting Design Trends.

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Travel Daily Media

AUGUST 16, 2020

Marina Bay Sands has launched a state-of-the-art hybrid event broadcast studio at Sands Expo and Convention Centre in a first for the industry, as the award-winning venue paves the way to redefine the future of meetings.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 19, 2018

It’s worth checking out if you’re looking for help attracting and engaging particular audiences or for tips on creating the right type of exhibition. For instance, the most recent volume is “All About Audiences” including how to attract new ones. Meetings & conferences. Smart Meetings. Conferences That Work.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 9, 2023

For meeting designers, ChatGPT can save the organizer time by answering mundane questions like, “What does business casual mean?” thereby freeing up time to design more meaningful, sustainable and motivating programs. We are in a race to make it easy to do business together,” he said. That is only a sliver of who you are.”

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 16, 2024

If you are serious about improving your conferences, my meeting design workshop can be the game-changer your organization needs. In a world where passive listening no longer satisfies attendees, traditional lecture-based conferences are ineffective and outdated. Why choose a participatory meeting design workshop?

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2025

Instead, meeting designers have to understand the core values of their attendees. 4 Let Them Choose Their Own Event Adventure Choice is a big priority for younger audiences. Now that you have your five data-based strategies for attracting younger audiences and employees, how do you put the plan into action?

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 14, 2024

This blog is one of the most popular resources on meeting design, so I frequently receive interview requests. Meeting industry publications reach out after reading my posts or comments. Journalists often seek my insights on current issues, quoting me in their articles. Interviewers—let me help you! It’s a win-win for both of us.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 21, 2024

“Although most organizers report that they consider market trends and audience needs when developing their most important events, only 27% of organizers report that dramatic audience-centric changes occur from one event to the next.” Sadly, three-quarters of you are not.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

So, perhaps it’s not surprising that many conference organizers today make a similar mistake by emphasizing broadcast content over attendee interactions. When organizers structure conferences as one-way content delivery sessions, they overlook the simple, high-impact power of peer-to-peer dialogue.

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