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Lessons from Anguilla: What meeting designers can learn from religious services

Conferences that Work

And yes, I admit it, during the second day of my vacation while enjoying the harmonies I hear, I’m jolted to think about religious meeting design…. Religious services are thought to be around 300,000 years old — by far the oldest form of organized meeting that humans have created. Conclusions.

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Five reasons NOT to use a Conferences That Work meeting design

Conferences that Work

Fixed agenda corporate meetings are not a good fit for peer conference designs because they are predominantly about one-way broadcast-style communication; participants are there to listen and learn rather than to determine what’s individually useful to them or to build intra-company connections. — Special events.

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Competent logistics are the new meeting minimum

Conferences that Work

And they assume that when attendees are not in sessions, we should ply them with food and drink and entertainment. Far more space is devoted to entertainment and food and beverage. The meeting industry has redefined novelty as creativity. Most assume that a meeting planner is all they need. Image attribution: OISHII~DESU.

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5 Ways Neuroscience Drives Engagement at Events

SmartMeetings

This means the tone of a meeting or event can change dramatically based on one person’s mood. Creating a safe, positive environment that fosters collaboration is of utmost importance in meeting design. Priming can also be useful in the event design phase. Storytelling.

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16 Event Resources to Plan Your Next Great Event

Capterra Event Management

In addition to daily posts on event planning and software reviews, Event Manager Blog has published a number of free e-books like “ The Event App Bible ” and “ The Good Event Registration Guide.”. Gallus Events. Stylevise is dedicated to the specifics of event design. Successful Meetings.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

She’s an established thought leader on the topics of technology, leadership, event design, audience engagement, social media, digital strategy. Yasmin Love : Yasmin is a producer of live entertainment and events from the UK. She is passionate about technology, marketing and event strategy.

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Peer Conferences Deep Dive—Meeting Doctors transcript and video

Conferences that Work

Paul Nunesdea : And hello, hello, dear viewers, this is a soft start of our third episode in 2024 of Talk to Your Meeting Doctors. As you probably know by now, we are pleased to entertain today our guest speaker Adrian Segar. And it’s mostly about meeting design and facilitation, but I write about all kinds of things.