Endless Events

AUGUST 14, 2018

They will be discussing as you probably guessed all the sh*t event planners say. The iconic panel will cover everything from corporate events, ageism and booking talent! When you are booking someone because they are famous, I think this is something you can do, but ultimately the experience is far more important than the person.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 10, 2022

Secrets to Engaging and Retaining Members, a recent event by Hubilo, shared best practices with its industry associations attendees to help them increase member engagement and retention. Attendees heard from speakers from two major associations, the PCMA and National Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Association.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 16, 2023

It reminds me of a conversation that Chris and I had in one of her interviews for the book with Mercy Health when they were designing their new office campus. As fantastic as many speakers are — Heather included — that’s not enough. It was frustrating for the speaker. What is it that gets people to come to an event?

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

5 mins: Scott shares some recent learnings from virtual events. 10 mins: Kristin shares some recent learnings from virtual events, and a quick overview of what’s in her book. Speaker recruiting? Mostly because my panelists are tech people and not always the best speakers????. 10 mins: How did that go?

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Social Tables

APRIL 20, 2023

Ignore competing events Clients often approach planners with specifics in mind for an event, such as the date, location, or event design. While planners want to meet the wishes of their clients, it is important not to book dates blindly. Are you planning an event in a vacation destination?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

And much of what we can do to design great meetings is applicable to college classes too. The speakers didn’t model what they were preaching during their talk! ” Sadly, I was disappointed. Not so much by the information presented but more by the way it was done.

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 1, 2022

I interviewed the event organiser, Dr. Carlos R. Wyss, Project Manager at Wasser-Agenda 21, who gave insights into the event design process. Online streaming allowed remote speakers to give their talk virtually. Gave options for speakers from abroad to deliver their presentation virtually.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 1, 2019

What led to writing the book, Conferences that Work ? 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. I discovered that people love the format, and that led to writing the book 10 years ago.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Beware of “experiential” events that are just razzle-dazzle. “Experiential” has become a buzzword to use to describe hip events. Instead of listening to speakers, you’re going to have — wait for it — experiences ! Sounds so much better, doesn’t it?

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

So, unlike a speaker or presenter, I am comfortable being the center of inattention most of the time. Otherwise turn off individual computer speakers and all mikes except for the one in-person participant currently talking.). To learn more about them, see Chapter 22 of my book, The Power of Participation.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

In his influential 1971 book A Theory of Justice , John suggested that “the fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.”. At a traditional meeting, however, perceived status roles rarely change significantly during the event. High status individuals may not like this.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 5, 2023

Convene spoke with McGowan and Shipley over Zoom to learn more about leading teams with empathy — and how to tap into that same emotional intelligence to design events. Here’s the first of a four-part interview with the authors: Do you think that workers still have the same level of agency as when you first wrote the book?

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For a full explanation of why active learning modalities are superior, see Chapter 4 of my book The Power of Participation.). Superstar lecturers and motivational speakers. “ Including highly paid keynote speakers at meetings is a meeting industry fixation. So why do we continue to use broadcast-style formats?

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 27, 2023

So often in planning events, it’s the organizer really functioning from a position of how do we get butts in seats? Then I’m going to get terrific speakers to come and I’m going to put them up on my site as the marquee reason why you should come to this event and pay the entry fee. I’ve got to attract an audience.

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Bizzaboo

APRIL 14, 2025

Use warm-up messaging to drive intent and pre-schedule interactions In addition to targeted invitations, successful trade show marketers use pre-show messaging to build excitement and drive specific behaviors before the event even begins. Book a demo with Bizzabo today and see how we can help you maximize ROI from every event.

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Eventtia

MAY 11, 2022

Speaker session. You can then start planning for the target sponsors, event speakers, and exhibitors. This is why the earlier you can decide on a venue and date, the better so you can plan on other elements of the event without having to worry about this. Makes top-level decisions including managing the event budget.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

While the speaker can be to blame for lack of audience engagement, in my experience, it’s usually the fault of the audience!” In a thoughtful article “ Audience Engagement – at the Heart of Meetings “, Pádraic Gilligan writes: “…We all want audience engagement so why doesn’t it take place?…While ” I disagree.

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Bizzaboo

JANUARY 3, 2024

Attending these conferences will allow you to learn more about the events industry and meet other event professionals. Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 60+ events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations!

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 18, 2019

“Experiential” is the new hot adjective used to describe events. “No more listening to speakers; you’re going to have experiences !” ” Sadly, many of these so-called experiential events are phony. The promoters slap a novel environment (e.g.,

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Social Tables

JANUARY 26, 2023

Confirm two to three potential dates, retreat objectives, the theme, and other major details before establishing the event budget or booking accommodations. Review the following topics with the retreat planning team as well as company management before booking accommodations. When is your company’s busiest season?

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Conferences that Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

” “Substance, not celebrity… celebrity speakers will not boost registrations. ” “Attendees have a clear desire for immersive experiences, customization, and event-enhancing technology. ” —Excerpts from the Winter 2024 Freeman Syndicated Survey of Event Attendees. © Freeman 2024.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 8, 2024

Who here could you enlist as an ally or speaker or support person? SESSION DESIGN “…we gave [participants] the option of either working alone or finding someone else to create a session (we wound up having a group of 6 people interested in a specific topic create a two-party session together, which was great). Why does it matter?

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The MICE Blog

MARCH 11, 2021

Now, after one year of hosting and attending virtual events, the events industry is facing the challenge of how to engage attendees and combat ‘zoom fatigue.’ The first speaker, Farshida Zafar, L.L.M., A common example is booking websites. It’s not about fun but to make us book.’. Why use gamification?

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 30, 2019

So, starting off with strategy, which is kind of the area that as event professionals we’re trying to move into. There’s all these articles and books being written upon how to be an event strategist and how to kind of move into that level, right? But the next kind of bucket is event design.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Extending your event brand. Similarly, to successfully extend your event brand you need to design appropriate additive and new experiences into it over time. Having a new lineup every year of speakers at conferences, or different decor and F&B at special events is not enough.

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Social Tables

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Whether they have hosted events with you in the past, or have yet to book with you—the venue marketing tips below will help. Marketing your venue requires you to actively market yourself to event planners. Look for opportunities to host events designed to showcase your venue. Click To Tweet.

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Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

Just like every other meeting platform, Gatherly has developed a broadcast/stage mode (see the first image in this post), where one or more speakers can broadcast to everyone else. See my book The Power of Participation to learn more about body voting.). I learned that I can successfully run body voting online, at least on Gatherly.

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Blue Spark Event Design

AUGUST 10, 2022

Destination management companies book a specific section of the theme park for after hours and offer your conference guests a lively private party with entertainment, food and rides. Transportation, staff, logistics, booking of the venue, menu selection and more is all provided through the DMC. Management of hotel rooming lists.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 25, 2023

Parker is today’s keynote speaker at PCMA EduCon 2023 in Montréal. Steve Rogers photo) It’s no stretch for today’s opening keynote speaker, Priya Parker, to connect her area of expertise to the business events industry: She is the author of the highly acclaimed bestselling book The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters.

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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. The attendees themselves take care of those things. Easing Attendees into the Atmosphere.

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Maritz Global Events

JUNE 27, 2019

For two years, I was able to attend both Conferences A and B: new speakers and presenters, varying lessons, differing atmospheres and experiences. That’s how session picking feels sometimes: I see a catchy title and a description promising I will learn something new and amazing that will help me be more effective and I book it.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 1, 2024

We had great feedback from participants and even had one participant interested in learning how to bring peer conferences to her own work (I recommended your book and blog!). We added more scaffolding/support to the peer session design process and got noticeably better (clearer, more well-defined) peer sessions. Full group share outs.

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Social Tables

JANUARY 26, 2023

Confirm two to three potential dates, retreat objectives, the theme, and other major details before establishing the event budget or booking accommodations. Review the following topics with the retreat planning team as well as company management before booking accommodations. When is your company’s busiest season?

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Travel Daily Media

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

WebBeds, a global marketplace for the travel trade, joined forces with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to hold its inaugural IMPACT Summit – a high-level event designed to help hoteliers forge a successful future, as the kingdom’s tourism recovery grows from strength to strength.

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Buy my new book—The Power of Participation—before July 1 at never-to-be-repeated prices I’m happy to announce that my new book—The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action—will be available for purchase in all formats and outlets on.

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Social Tables

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Party packages are a great way for the Johnsons to book Grandma June’s birthday party at their favorite local Italian restaurant, but they’re also a huge help for larger, more complex, or professional events. Delicious drinks Restaurant party packages are frequently booked for—don’t overthink it— parties.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 3, 2018

——Jony Ive, Apple designer Jony Ive explains how ‘teetering towards the absurd’ helped him make the iPhone At conferences we also learn better when we learn in community. At traditional events, expert speakers broadcast content at attendees. But today our minds are increasingly outside our brains.

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