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Event design is not just visuals and logistics

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BizBash consistently uses the term “event design” to mean “ visual design” As an example, consider the 2016 Design Issue. The cover proclaims “What’s Next in Event Design?” Whoever they are—young developing leaders, Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Design your meeting BEFORE choosing the venue!

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Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download. given at EventCamp Twin Cities on September 9, 2010?

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An innovative conference competition format

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So this is what we did: Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.

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Events operate by stories

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Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Events operate by stories appeared first on Conferences That Work. Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design!

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 1

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In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and takeaways, followed by their relevance to event design ( red ). After we have grasped the basics of event design, mindful practice is how we improve: better at noticing what happens and learning from it, more focused on the present, and less distracted by our ego.

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

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Image attribution: Marisha Aziz Read the full article at Conferences That Work Related posts: Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! Want to see my 6 minute 40 second Pecha Kucha presentation Face The Fear—Then Change Your Conference Design! If so, download.

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Doing peer conferences right

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Can you see why software testers like Lisi think that peer conferences rock?! Here’s another example from a software testing peer conference, TestBash Brighton 2018. The conference designers invented a way to create “highly engaging, interactive and fun” poster sessions. The Unexpo Experiment.