Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

Speakers 98

Speakers Healthcare Consulting Financial 98

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. Attendees learn more when presenters use active learning modalities.

2012 213

2012 Speakers Education 2019 213

Slido

JANUARY 30, 2019

The goal of our one-day event in partnership with Convene was to show how a successful all-hands could look in 2019 and beyond by using interactive technology and meeting design thinking. As a part of that strategy, we asked two of our speakers to become virtual panelists at our event. Here are some of our key learnings.

Speakers 69

Speakers Meeting Design 2018 2019 69

Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Over the last five years I’ve heard increasing concern from the meeting professionals community about the deterioration of the quality of our national industry conferences. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In

Education 185

Education Meetings 2006 2012 185

Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

Meetings 196

Meetings Meeting Design Conference Speakers 196

Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

How many times have you reached into your creative ideas shelf when planning a conference and realized you’ve used all the usual session formats way too often? This can be difficult at the end of a conference day as people’s attention tends to wane. After the presentation, people submitted the unanswered questions via Slido.

Conference 75

Conference Speakers 2018 Meetings 75

GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Take a look at the following picture of a trade fair back in 1979: National Tire Dealers and Retreaders Association Conference & Trade Show 1979. Same goes for meetings format. Most of the meetings today are still about people sitting down and listening to one or more speakers. Sure, what people wear has changed.

Trade Shows 156

Trade Shows 2019 Speakers Meeting Design 156

Slido

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A good icebreaker at the onset of your conference can set the tone for your event, boost audience engagement and create the right conditions for networking. But before you dive into planning one for your conference, keep these three things in mind: Set a clear goal Know what you want to achieve with your icebreaker.

Conference 80

Conference Speakers Meeting Design 2016 80

Event Industry News

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some meeting designers are starting to give up on speakers because speakers can’t seem to get interaction embedded in their presentations. Are they too stressed or too focused to do anything else besides their presentation? Or are they just not skilled or capable in this kind of work? A Pitbull […].

2018 40

2018 Conference Meeting Design Speakers 40

Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). Invent a way to make the conference successful based on the collective needs, wants, and experience of the attendees. The conference has run continually for the last 27 years.) This is something new.

2005 147

2005 2009 Consulting Conference 147

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. Presentation & panel capability. So you can’t use Rally to create a presenter or panel session for more than (currently) 36 people. Two points before we start.

Conference 202

Conference Venues Marketing Meeting Design 202

Conferences that Work

MARCH 21, 2022

This coming June will mark my 30th year of designing and facilitating participant-driven and participation-rich meetings. So I designed the workshop as an “ Ask Adrian Anything ” about meeting design and facilitation. I’ve shared the why? and the details of how I typically run this format here.

Meetings 348

Meetings Meeting Design Conference Speakers 348

Gallus Events

JULY 1, 2019

PCMA EduCon took place in Los Angeles in June 2019 and I was lucky enough to be asked to mentor the attendees of PCMA’s Homeless Hackathon and to present a session on online events. . And the best way to get a grip of texturising content is to look at the principles of meeting design. What a packed few days.

2019 113

2019 Meeting Design Speakers Meetings 113

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.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

2018 145

2018 2004 Conference Trade Shows 145

Slido

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It had it all: audience voting, dynamic presentations and an inclusive Q&A. The point was to gauge the audience position on the topic that the speakers had to oppose or defend. Moderator Elaine introduced the topic, presented the question ‘ Should Customer Success Managers have variable compensation ?’

Speakers 42

Speakers Management Meeting Design Meetings 42

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2018

Photo Credit: The FRESH Conference. When FRESH18 — which bills itself as the first annual conference focused exclusively on meeting design — gets underway Feb. 27-28, it will be showcasing its own solution to a common event-design problem: getting the audience to participate.

Tourism 79

Tourism Speakers Hospitality Meeting Design 79

PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

The appetite for experiential tours among those who come to Portland for meetings and conventions has grown noticeably in the last two years, Morgan said. So much so, that she predicts that the days when business travelers see only see the inside of their hotels, moving from conference room to hotel room and back again, will soon be history.

Meeting Design 40

Meeting Design Meetings Food and Beverage Hotels 40

Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community will be officially opened on Thursday 30 September by Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston at ExCeL, London. Here are some of the highlights of The Meetings Show 2021: Inspiring exhibitors. To register to attend The Meetings Show’s 2021 visit [link].

Meetings 82

Meetings Tourism 2021 Sustainability 82

PCMA Convene

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?

2023 72

2023 Conference Meeting Design Events 72

PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

We’ve long talked about how technology connects us, points out designer and researcher Pamela Pavliscak , a panelist at the technology conference Collision@Home , held online June 21-24. Unless we intervene, we could be heading in the direction where we’re more self-conscious about how we present in meetings.”.

2020 105

2020 Meeting Design Technology Consulting 105

The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). The conference programme was designed to highlight the importance of the individual who is the centre of every live event.

2019 59

2019 Conference 2009 Speakers 59

Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! I will admit it’s not the most important thing if you are dropping in and out of sessions but a narrative does at least keep your presenters on the same page. Every speaker is free to say no.

Event Tech 127

Event Tech Speakers Tech 2011 127

PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. Some felt that was a step too far.

2020 128

2020 Meetings 2019 Sustainability 128

Slido

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The organizers reimagine the concept of lecture and push its boundaries to create immersive worlds and unforgettable moments with world-class speakers. Those who sign up, receive only vague advance cues about the film, dress code, and a meeting point. However, packed conference agendas rarely leave enough time for Q&A.

Wireless 99

Wireless 2003 Speakers 2017 99

Slido

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Fireside chats provide a great alternative to the traditional presentation format. They are increasingly popular with event organizers and for many conferences, it’s a fixed element in their agendas. The why Replacing the traditional presentation format with a fireside chat has many benefits.

Speakers 75

Speakers Conference Technology Meeting Design 75

SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

It’s not a “one size fits all” kind of process, as each occasion presents its own set of challenges and opportunities to be addressed, managed and executed. We’ve confirmed that virtual events can be engaging and productive, but only if the meeting design is truly participant driven and takes into consideration the needs of that audience.

2021 179

2021 Event Planning Fashion Retail 179

Conferences that Work

JULY 30, 2018

Such workshops routinely meet the outcomes they’re designed to achieve: creating useful and memorable learning experiences and connections. These workshops are not successful because of the: excellence of a speaker; beauty/novelty of the venue/F&B/entertainment; or extraordinary facilitation. They are also simple.

2011 136

2011 Education Consulting Conference 136

SmartMeetings

AUGUST 13, 2018

Last month , we addressed how planners can become more hands-on in content creation and speaker preparation. Yes, most every meeting has after-the-fact attendee evaluations. Such quizzes are an easy addition to an audience-response system or a conference app. Last, we present our interpretations of all the data,” he says.

Education 170

Education Transportation Hospitality Events 170

Hubilo Blog

MARCH 7, 2020

They may be event tech enthusiasts, event planners , event speakers , but all of them are influencers for event enthusiasts and followers. With more than a decade of experience as a professional speaker, Dahlia founded The Meeting Pool , a great source of information for event professionals. Liz launched Liz King Events.

Trade Shows 119

Trade Shows Social Media Consulting B2B 119

Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. And since 2012, he has organized the FRESH Conference in Europe. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings?

Meetings 70

Meetings 2012 Event Tech Tech 70

Social Tables

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Gone are the days of static schedules that shuffle through speaker after speaker while attendees remain seated. In many cases, this means crowdsourcing the agenda, sometimes even doing so in real time, to present a personalized event agenda. Experient looks to predetermined personas to present unique experiences.

Meetings 158

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 158

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? For a recent meeting, the Experient team created “journey maps.”

Meetings 157

Meetings 2016 Trade Shows Social Media 157

Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences.

2023 52

2023 2024 Marketing Speakers 52

PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Back then you had to go to events to meet the experts in real life, and sit at their feet while the pearls of wisdom dropped. Some speakers might be concerned about giving up the ability to manage the material. “If

Meetings 85

Meetings 2017 Meeting Design Speakers 85

Gallus Events

APRIL 25, 2018

Attending a hackathon isn’t like taking the day off work to attend a conference. You will find me going on about the importance of the venue in a lot of posts (specially the ones that cover meeting design ) as the venue helps the organiser create the right atmosphere and environment. The venue is absolutely crucial.

Social Media 145

Social Media Venues Fashion Speakers 145

PCMA Convene

JUNE 1, 2017

Attendees who want more from their meetings don’t want to sit and listen passively to a formal presentation. Back then you had to go to events to meet the experts in real life, and sit at their feet while the pearls of wisdom dropped. Some speakers might be concerned about giving up the ability to manage the material. “If

Meetings 103

Meetings Meeting Design Speakers Tech 103

Slido

MAY 16, 2019

If applicable, review your speakers’ published pieces so that you can better relate to their arguments, or refer to their work during the panel discussion. Meet the speakers before the panel Hop on a prep call with all the speakers (or do individual calls) a week or two in advance, to discuss the flow of the panel discussion.

Speakers 68

Speakers Meeting Design Meetings Management 68