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The meeting industry’s biggest dirty secret

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For example: Revenue models. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida. Who actually paid for all that sybaritic F&B? Clients from hell.

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Why I love conference facilitation and design

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Here’s an example of why I love conference facilitation and design. Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Why I love conference facilitation and design appeared first on Conferences That Work. Watch the listening and involvement of every person as I weave my phone through the circles of chairs.

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom

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Allow attendees free time while the conference program is designed. For example, if your attendees are from the same or contiguous time zones, consider scheduling step #1 so it ends around lunchtime for most of them. A third option is to schedule your entire event over two or more days. It is one.

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom — Part 2

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So the following barebones examples offer suggestions for online conferences with up to 100 attendees. With care, more staffing, and a beefier Zoom license, The Three Questions can definitely be run successfully at larger online events. Optional, but recommended) Closing session; for example some form of Plus/Delta.

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Six ways to keep attendees comfortable and improve your event

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Until I notice what’s really upsetting me, I typically and unfairly blame my irritability on innocent culprits, for example: The tediousness of gardening because insects are swarming around my head. Unfortunately, I tend to be oblivious for a while of the effects of physical discomfort on my feelings.

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom — Part 3

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Each facilitator needs a countdown timer with a visual display: usually, a phone timer app — for example, Apple’s Clock. Here’s an example of a topic list created at a technical conference. Displaying remaining time on the facilitator’s webcam is a simple way to keep sharing on schedule. It is one.

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Three better alternatives to the conference lecture

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As an example I’ll use a three-day conference I’m currently designing. The Solution Room—a powerful conference session There’s been a lot of interest in The Solution Room, a session that I co-facilitated last July at Meeting Professionals International World Education Congress in Orlando, Florida.