Conferences that Work

APRIL 11, 2022

How to maximize the benefits of meetings and sessions that include both suppliers and practitioners. Most meetings simply don’t address the conflicting wants and needs described above. First, you need to understand before the meeting what your practitioners and suppliers want, need, and expect. That’s a shame.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 19, 2024

Forged ahead and wrote what eventually became a series of three books on conference design. Consequently became a valued resource on meeting design and facilitation for thousands of people and organizations. Mentorship and the mentee Mentorship is often depicted as a formal process with a mentor regularly meeting with a mentee.

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

So, if you’re one of the thousands of people who have purchased my books or the hundreds of clients who have benefited from my meeting design and facilitation services, please don’t keep me a secret! That’s my job, and I have a great track record. Get in touch , and I’ll make your conference better!

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Social Tables

APRIL 17, 2019

However, many proponents of modern meeting design recommend letting participants choose their seating to spur engagement and networking. The unfortunate realities of our modern world have made event security an imperative in contemporary meeting design and planning. How can planners help properties here?

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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. His enthusiasm for my conference design work was a huge boost.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For decades, I’ve championed responsible conference designs that prioritize participants. This approach benefits everyone—participants, sponsors, and organizers—because when attendees’ wants and needs are met, their satisfaction positively impacts all other event stakeholders.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 17, 2023

I am resigned to the fact that OpenAI ‘s Large Language Model ChatGPT has scraped every blog post I’ve written here (over 750 posts in the last 13 years—around half a million words) so it can parrot my thoughts about meeting design, facilitation, and other topics. ChatGPT can be a useful tool. I don’t think so.

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Travel Daily Media

JULY 5, 2023

The post IHG Hotels & Resorts launch ‘Meet How You Meet,’ across SE Asia, Korea, Australasia and Japan appeared first on TD (Travel Daily Media) Travel Daily.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

At a traditional meeting, however, perceived status roles rarely change significantly during the event. This leads to a number of problems, which I described in my first meeting design book: Conferences That Work. Interestingly, this agreement potentially benefits all participants, whether high or low power/status.

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Motivation Excellence

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Academic research studying the benefits of incentive travel programs dates to the 1970s. Several studies from the IRF deliver concrete numbers that justify the program’s expenses when measured against the many benefits gained. The intrinsic benefits that are achieved run much deeper though. Is ITP a legitimate industry?

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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. 15:00 Why we need to have participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Let’s look at these three conclusions in the context of meeting design. Most meeting presenters still lecture. And most meeting session presenters resort to lecturing as their dominant session modality. The majority of college STEM teachers choose traditional teaching methods.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Those running stands were able to gather community feedback on their topic.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The participants decided that the first two time slots would both be plenaries… “Share the coolest ideas in meetings/events you’ve seen/experienced recently.” Generative AI: How do we use it and benefit from it in the world of events? ” [Everyone had something to share, and we heard some amazing ideas.]

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

All the conferences I design and facilitate have a time and place for participants to share their experiences. After all, feedback benefits me, and it takes time and effort for a client to articulate clear feedback. PSFG has a deep appreciation for the importance of meeting design. And that’s okay.

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Gavel International

AUGUST 26, 2024

While this ability is one of AI’s benefits, it can turn into a drawback if the information collected is skewed, inaccurate, or simply wrong. You can also consider an in-person strategic meeting designed to hear input from key department leaders. So, how do you differentiate good data from bad data? Catastrophic?

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 14, 2024

That’s the thing that I think is the biggest benefit of participating in this kind of session — you’re going to go beyond what you’re seeing, and not be afraid of asking questions. And I think this puts everybody” — planners and suppliers — “in a more vulnerable space, and it was very productive in that way.”

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2024

And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things. Adrian Segar: The subtlety of designing meetings is that you need people who I would call facilitators. I define myself as a meeting designer and facilitator. Adrian Segar: Okay.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 27, 2025

We asked Claire Lester, senior design strategist with Maritz Design Studio , for tips that will benefit everyone in the crowd. Instead, meeting designers have to understand the core values of their attendees. 1 Ditch the Labels Gen Z doesnt like labels.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 3, 2025

In her thoughtful and insightful book The Art of Gathering , Priya Parker highlights the advantages of reducing presumed or assumed public status distinctions in the section “Equalize Your Guests ” (starting on page 87 in the hardback edition): “Most gatherings benefit from guests leaving their titles and degrees at the door.”

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Gavel International

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Reading Time: 7 minutes The connection between a productive meeting culture and high-performing teams is clear. High-performing teams benefit from well-planned, organized, and structured meetings. 54% of high-performing teams have a meeting ritual, compared to 33% of other teams.(

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 24, 2022

“…people, even very smart people, are unable to anticipate the benefits of in-depth interaction with colleagues until they have experienced it for themselves” — Nancy Dixon , The Hallways of Learning.

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