PCMA Convene

JANUARY 11, 2021

The life of event content can stretch beyond the boundaries of specific meeting dates. The exercise will challenge participants “to think differently and amplify how you approach your event,” Mambro said. “At For each combination, Waters and Mambro explain how blending ROI and engagement can be used to create more value.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Finding ways to elevate attendee well-being is the new gold standard Prioritizing wellness in meetings and conventions is rapidly evolving from a nice-to-have feature to an essential component of creating a productive and positive meeting. Read some suggested prompts for meditation exercises here.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Avoiding wellness washing and incorporating holistic well-being into meetings Wellness is on every planner’s mind these days—with it, come concerns of “wellness washing.” A group of professionals with expertise in wellness—its nuances, scope and impact—gathered for a recent Smart Meetings webinar, “How to Avoid Wellness Washing.”

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I belong to a couple of small groups that have been meeting regularly for decades. The men’s group meets biweekly, while the consultants’ group meets monthly. Each group spent several meetings working through this exercise. For the rest of the exercise, each group member gets as much time as they need.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take a moment to improve your mental health and your meetings will reap the rewards Meeting professionals are some of the busiest people out there. If you’re a hardworking meeting professional, chances are that you experience stress more than you’d like to. For many, being busy means being stressed. A little stress is fine.

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Eventbrite UK

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The post Talent to Tickets: Turning a Love of Dancing into an Inclusive Exercise Event appeared first on Eventbrite UK. She might have carved out a successful career for herself in the corporate world, but Bami Kuteyi always knew there was more to life than working nine-to-five. “I I […].

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Conferences that Work

MAY 24, 2021

Are online meetings reducing our collective intelligence [CI] ? New research about online meetings. Translation: in the experimental setup used , the researchers found that online meeting participants were: better able to avoid interrupting each other; and. ” Artificial online meetings. I don’t think so.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Behavioral health activities make your meetings THE place to be Meeting professionals and the attendees at their events have a high level of responsibility. How Behavioral Health Fits into Meetings How do we handle stress? Read More: Hey, Busy Meeting Planner, You Feeling Stressed?

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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. ” Read on to find out how I implemented these exercises in Gatherly and how they worked out.

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Attendease

JANUARY 18, 2024

We will explore the critical steps you need to take to find the right event management platform that truly meets your business needs, ensuring that you do not end up with yet another SaaS tool that either never gets used or does not get used to its potential. Conducting a needs assessment exercise.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The time has come for us to take proactive steps to address these challenges in the corporate meeting space. As a corporate meeting and event industry professional with over 25 years of experience, I have witnessed first-hand the negative impacts of work-related stress. More often than not, individuals may turn to alcohol to cope.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

5 exercises to keep you fit while traveling to events Physical and mental fitness are the foundation of a healthy events career. Physical fitness activities like exercise can be effective stress relievers, releasing endorphins that improve mood and reduce feelings of anxiety. Wellness is everywhere if you know where to look,” she said.

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Social Tables

JUNE 30, 2021

With that said, have you ever wondered when — or why — meeting icebreakers became so popular? In this post, we take a deep dive into the history of meeting icebreakers. What are meeting icebreakers? When it comes to being a meeting attendee, there are primarily two distinct groups of people: participators and non-participators.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The exercise helps to strengthen and test succession and development plans by giving interim leaders the chance to work in the role and train others in new tasks. Sabbatical Lessons for Meeting Profs Glanzer, who has been with MGM Resorts for 25 years, took the time to disconnect, spend time with her family and travel. “I

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SmartMeetings

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Take that framework and drop it into an intimate, small meeting. As meeting planners, how do you turn the room from a potential game of poker to an open, honest free flow of thought and feeling conversation? Read More : It’s a Small (Meetings) World After All Small Groups at Small Meetings A small meeting can mean huge discussions.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 29, 2024

Meeting professionals spend months and sometimes years designing events that are engaging, inspiring and educational. Inclusive pricing covers meeting space, all audiovisual equipment and meals in the pescatarian kitchen (no meat, alcohol or tobacco is allowed on the property).

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SmartMeetings

MAY 21, 2020

Whether it’s a short introductory icebreaker or a team-building activity, icebreakers, bonding breakouts and trust exercises have become commonplace at meetings and events. Yet these kinds of activities are often missing in virtual meetings. To begin, it’s important to remember to start your meeting with informal chat.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Last week I shared five ways explicit communication improves meetings. The meeting schedule changes mid-event. As a facilitator I sometimes change the processes I’m using to meet uncovered participants’ needs. Not surprisingly, many attendees got lost and were late for sessions during the meeting.

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EventMB

MARCH 2, 2023

Skift Take: In the age of Zoom fatigue and hybrid work, outdoor activities are an ideal solution for team-building exercises that re-energize participants and build company culture. Arizona Office of Tourism Read the Complete Story On Skift Meetings

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2023

audience the message he delivered at a Smart Meetings Experience in Ventura County Coast of how serving others can benefit meeting planners. The Details For meeting planners, details are everything. Do Your Best Meeting planners have an uphill task of making sure everyone at their event walks away with an amazing experience.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 2, 2017

As 2017 begins, take a moment to think about meetings in a wider context. While our primary relationships are usually with family and friends, professional relationships are also important, and meetings are typically the most effective way to form and develop then. OK, a very wide context. “Who am I?”

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 22, 2020

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? One of the main reasons for business events or meetings is to deliver some kind of information. Choose quality over quantity.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Now that events are going back to in person, how can meeting professionals deliver the same level of detailed success metrics to the executive team about the range of value delivered on the investment? Two veteran meeting designers joined Smart Chat Live! Meet the Experts. Watch the entire webinar here.

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Eventinterface

APRIL 9, 2018

award-winning writer and speaker shares his top tips and tools for meeting and event planners to be creative. Mistakes a meeting planner can make when trying to be creative. Techniques and exercises to ignite creativity. Guest Robert Evans Wilson, Jr., How to overcome conformity and ignite creativity.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 28, 2019

One man chooses a topic and leads the meeting. A couple of months ago, Brent offered the following life story exercise via a preparatory email sent in advance: Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post An excellent life story exercise for groups appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The meeting and events industry involves considerable travel for many meeting planners. If you are a world time zone meeting planner then you probably know all too well the toll that constant travel can have on your body. You’d see the new meeting planners jump at the opportunity to travel with groups to various destinations.

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MeetingsNet

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

American Express Meetings & Events used the IMEX America show to present its latest forecast for the meetings and events landscape based on survey results from 500 planners. The full version of the 2022 Global Meetings and Events Forecast can be found here.

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StraussCA

JUNE 24, 2021

It has been over a year since association board members from around the country have been able to hold in-person board meetings due to the pandemic. However, we can all agree that the novelty of virtual meetings is beginning to wear off and everyone is ready to see each other in the flesh. Icebreaker.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

As the pandemic has moved hundreds of thousands of meetings online for the first time, organizers have had to make countless decisions, often within a limited timeframe and without the benefit of having any prior experience or historical context. The link to the simulation is at redemc.net.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2022

More than 2,000 meetings industry folks gathered at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center for the launch of Business Events Industry Week , a concentration of events designed to illustrate the Power of Purpose exercised when people come together. Read about all the meeting options available at National Harbor. .

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Shannon Copeland The seamless coordination of countless logistics required to produce a productive and enjoyable meeting or event is a Herculean task. In today’s world, you cannot overlook the possibility of Mother Nature becoming an unwanted attendee at your meeting or event. As the adage goes, knowledge is power.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

Event marketers are ramping up in-person events with a fresh perspective provided by two years of virtual meetings and the proliferation of tech specifically focused on video conferencing. Smart Meetings talked to industry experts for tips on how to produce meaningful experiences for everyone on the registration list. Make it Tangible.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For meeting professionals, it also means the holidays are coming like a turbocharged reindeer on espresso. We all adore the festivities and merrymaking, but let’s face it—it’s that time of year when meeting and event profs are moving faster than Santa’s elves on roller blades and deadlines are flying like snowflakes in a blizzard.

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Coterie Spark

MARCH 6, 2023

Will they feel closer to coworkers after your team-building exercises? The post Know Your Goals When Creating a Meeting Agenda appeared first on coteriespark.com. Telling us what you want your guests to experience is a good start. Did the lectures inspire and inform them? Were the networking sessions a gold mine?

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 26, 2024

It’s [about] taking care of yourself, taking that moment to step away from the day-to-day life and grind…It’s about meeting new people and sharing stories. I’d connect the meeting planner with Michelle and they’d create something special for the group. Now, every meeting planner is asking for [it].

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MeetingsNet

JULY 7, 2023

Linda McNairy, global vice president–strategic meetings at American Express Global Business Travel, gets the nod as a Changemaker for turning the North American annual customer meeting on its head. I told him what I was stuck on with our customer meeting. I also wondered, ‘what do we talk about?’”

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Prestige Events Magazine

MARCH 14, 2023

Lime Venue Portfolio is launching a cross industry and collaborative campaign to understand what the Meeting of the Future will look like. As part of the initiative, Lime Venue Portfolio have partnered with MESA (Meetings & Events Support Association) and Event Creative, Robert Dunsmore.

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