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The Conference Arc — the key components of every successful participation-rich conference

Conferences that Work

Participant-driven and participation-rich peer conference designs improve on traditional events because they don’t treat openings and closings as necessary evils but as critical components of the meeting design. Let’s examine each phase of the peer conference arc in more detail.

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How to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom

Conferences that Work

In person meetings have vanished overnight. It’s time to implement what we’ve learned about great face-to-face meeting design and process into online meetings. Meetings will never be the same. So I won’t repeat myself here; read them for full details! It is one.

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Architect Model of Third-Party Planning

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When time is short and the to-do list is long, the solution is often to bring in an expert contractor to help with everything from sourcing of space and technology solutions to meeting design and management. If everything works, that money is credited to the program and the new team can move forward confidently.

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The Secrets Behind Conference Engagement

Conferences that Work

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.

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The four meeting professionals you meet in heaven

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He was kind enough to tell me I possessed this quality when I spoke to a class he was teaching at the Florida International University’s Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management. He also said he thought it was essential for good meeting professionals.

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Happy to Seize the Throne from King Content

Conferences that Work

The meetings industry is far more aware of the importance of treating and supporting attendees as active participants rather than passive consumers of education. It is one.

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Save $100 on Adrian Segar’s first 1½ day participation techniques workshop!

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Now I’m bringing my expertise to Chicago for a 1½ day October 6 – 7 workshop, a unique opportunity for you to: Learn how to make your conferences and conference sessions far more engaging and effective ; Gain powerful meeting design insights ; Significantly increase participation and satisfaction at your sessions and events; and.

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