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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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PCMA EduCon Los Angeles 2019

Gallus Events

And the best way to get a grip of texturising content is to look at the principles of meeting design. I know that the idea of scaling the “meeting design” mountain can seem daunting. If you are designing a physical or an online event these simple tips will set you right. Entertainment.

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A few thoughts about events for the event industry

Gallus Events

IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! Chances that the organiser will pay for the time the speakers have put into preparing, traveling and delivering that content will be low. However, none of these events offered to pay a speaker fee.

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5 Tips for Designing Engaging Virtual Meetings

SmartMeetings

Virtual meetings require careful design to keep attendees engaged and deliver value for the hosts. But how do you translate the energy and insights from a face-to-face meeting through a computer screen? When designing an online event, content must be both engaging and relevant —and rightsized, not too much. Make a Profit.

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How to Build Better Attendee Evaluations to Determine Event ROI

SmartMeetings

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. A big-picture approach and the right templates generate the most useful results.

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7 Event Planning Tips the Pros Are Leaning on in 2021

SpotMe Blog

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. Now that we can meet again, attendees are craving strong networking opportunities and being able to have meaningful conversations with their colleagues.

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An Ode to 40 Women Influencers In the Events Industry

Hubilo Blog

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.