Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Some say I have high status in the event industry, but when I’m facilitating a roomful of subject matter experts, I’m the most ignorant and lowest status person present. At a traditional meeting, however, perceived status roles rarely change significantly during the event. High status individuals may not like this.

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Plan Your Meetings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

While this article is directed at speakers, meeting professionals can sneak a peek to better understand the preparation undertaken by effective speakers. From this, planners can learn to better ascertain the suitability of a specific speaker—and even do some advance prep to ensure things run smoothly. CC) PHINEAS JONES.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 9, 2018

Meanwhile, it’s clear from a review of industry conference programs that large numbers of presentations are accepted from employees of sponsors or trade show exhibitors. In my case, the demand for the meeting design and facilitation services I provide has been exploding. (In

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GEVME

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Same goes for meetings format. Most of the meetings today are still about people sitting down and listening to one or more speakers. And in this information age of declining attention span, it is not a surprise to see that 73% of people acknowledge doing other work during meetings. . Sounds far-fetched?

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Gallus Events

DECEMBER 11, 2018

I spoke at IBTM in Barcelona ( you can read the “review” here ) at the end of November on one of my favourite topics, Meeting Design or fresh formats for conferences. I then said the way to highlight these issues is to highlight the need for meeting design (or for the sake of this presentation “Fresh Formats”).

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

3 Use meeting design to create the framework for great content. With these first two steps covered: bringing together the content expert and the programme expert, the next step was to add some meeting design. That’s Meeting Design. 4 Ask speakers to construct their content around key themes.

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Slido

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

It had it all: audience voting, dynamic presentations and an inclusive Q&A. The point was to gauge the audience position on the topic that the speakers had to oppose or defend. Moderator Elaine introduced the topic, presented the question ‘ Should Customer Success Managers have variable compensation ?’

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Conferences that Work

JULY 31, 2017

Although I have good reasons to champion meeting designs where the participants get to choose what they want and need to discuss and learn rather than a program committee , there is invariably a place for some predetermined presentations at conferences. Read the full article at Conferences That Work.

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Gallus Events

JULY 1, 2019

PCMA EduCon took place in Los Angeles in June 2019 and I was lucky enough to be asked to mentor the attendees of PCMA’s Homeless Hackathon and to present a session on online events. . And the best way to get a grip of texturising content is to look at the principles of meeting design. What a packed few days.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 4, 2019

Consumers “don’t want sterile corporate environments,” added Kate Fairweather, who co-presented the session with Blackman. The Idea Foundry team, which has traveled all over the world to talk about the Maker Movement, is available to present to groups using the space. More Meeting Trends. Test Time.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 16, 2018

When FRESH18 — which bills itself as the first annual conference focused exclusively on meeting design — gets underway Feb. 27-28, it will be showcasing its own solution to a common event-design problem: getting the audience to participate. The speaker is encouraged to remain on hand to join discussions and answer questions.

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Gallus Events

MARCH 22, 2016

3 Use meeting design to create the framework for great content. With these first two steps covered: bringing together the content expert and the programme expert, the next step was to add some meeting design. That’s Meeting Design. 4 Ask speakers to construct their content around key themes.

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Conferences that Work

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The speaker icon next to the “All Tables” caption allows you to choose the “background chatter volume” Like an in-person social, you can set this so you can hear some of the conversation at other tables. Presentation & panel capability. Rally includes functional presenter screen sharing.

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Expo Pass

MARCH 31, 2021

Our guests were: Shakiera Helenic – Dual Director of Sales & Marketing – Sonesta Suites Scottsdale Gainey Ranch , Andréa Lyons – CEO and Executive Producer – All About Presentation , Debra Mategrano – Regional Sales Director – Encore , and Lyndon Stewart – Managing Director – Catalyst Ranch.

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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. I’ve shared the why? and the details of how I typically run this format here.

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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? When designing an online event, content must be both engaging and relevant —and rightsized, not too much. Make a Profit.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 8, 2019

1992: I organize a conference where there are no expert speakers available (it’s a new field, there are no experts). I quickly discover the size and interest of the meetings industry. Due to interest and demand, I become a meeting designer and facilitator of participant-driven and participation-rich meetings.

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PCMA Convene

AUGUST 1, 2019

At the EAACI Congress, presenters speak for seven minutes, groups discuss what they heard for seven minutes, and share-outs take seven minutes. The association was looking for some ideas on how to freshen up the meeting for its approximately 8,000 attendees. or, “What about this presentation excites you?”

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Gallus Events

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

IBTM session was all about Meeting Design and the venue is about 5 miles from my office, so attending that one was much easier! I will admit it’s not the most important thing if you are dropping in and out of sessions but a narrative does at least keep your presenters on the same page. Every speaker is free to say no.

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Conferences that Work

APRIL 16, 2018

Fun fact: the testing community often uses my term “peer conferences” for their get-togethers, due to a chat about meeting design I had with tester James Bach at the 2004 Amplifying Your Effectiveness conference.) Most meeting conveners concentrate on feedback about meeting content (“great speakers!”)

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Event Industry News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

The UK’s leading platform for the world’s meetings and events community will be officially opened on Thursday 30 September by Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston at ExCeL, London. Here are some of the highlights of The Meetings Show 2021: Inspiring exhibitors. To register to attend The Meetings Show’s 2021 visit [link].

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PCMA Convene

JULY 6, 2020

Unless we intervene, we could be heading in the direction where we’re more self-conscious about how we present in meetings.”. I’ve seen events where you have a second moderator guiding the discussion, as the speaker is speaking.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

We’re tapping the talent of PCMA’s staff so they can share the design thinking and process behind the innovative experiences they create for PCMA events. Most meeting designers know that beginnings and endings matter, but struggle to craft meaningful experiences that resonate with attendees.

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 9, 2018

Some meeting designers are starting to give up on speakers because speakers can’t seem to get interaction embedded in their presentations. Are they too stressed or too focused to do anything else besides their presentation? Or are they just not skilled or capable in this kind of work? A Pitbull […].

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The MICE

JULY 27, 2022

One of the presentations that highly inspired me to think differently about event design took place in 2019 at the MICE Forum at ITB Berlin (Organised by VDVO ). One of the talks that impressed me the most was ‘Participant experience design – how do we create meetings which move people more deeply?’

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 6, 2020

A conference rolled out plans for an all-women speaker lineup. And the Twittersphere erupted in fury and demanded change after a speaker shared how she was denied entry to a conference because she arrived with her still-breastfeeding baby. That order gets even taller when it comes to reflecting diversity in a speaker lineup.

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Slido

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Fireside chats in an informal setting The misperception that experts in their field must also be expert speakers often results in dry, one-way presentations that don’t do justice to the speaker’s knowledge or expertise. Skilled moderators interviewed expert speakers on various topics on stage with their pre-prepared questions.

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SmartMeetings

JUNE 19, 2019

Use easy, interest-peaking subject lines in email invitations (maybe the name of a prominent speaker). Here are a few tips from Cote: Provide quality speakers who are credible, published and engaging. Avoid the cardinal sin of reading slides during a presentation. Related: The Ground Shifts Yet Again for Medical Meetings.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 22, 2020

The panel members — a corporate planner, two association planners, a meeting-design expert, and a hotel executive — discussed the viability of hybrid events. If you focus on getting quality content and the right speakers,” Yang said. “I Audiences are willing to pay for quality content,” Kim said.

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Slido

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The organizers reimagine the concept of lecture and push its boundaries to create immersive worlds and unforgettable moments with world-class speakers. Lack of time – with a packed agenda, you can set up additional speakers who can deliver simultaneous presentations and Q&A sessions on different topics.

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Slido

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Fireside chats provide a great alternative to the traditional presentation format. The why Replacing the traditional presentation format with a fireside chat has many benefits. Here are 5 reasons why you should give it a go: Get more high-profile speakers on board. Release the pressure on the presenter.

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Event Marketer

MAY 17, 2023

While speakers shared proven tips and tricks, best practices and trends in sustainability, design, DE&I, tech and more, one theme in particular wove throughout several sessions: the importance of building one-of-a-kind experiences.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

An entrepreneur since he was only 18 years old, Maarten has over 35 years of experience in meeting design. He’s an author, a speaker, a trainer. Ready to hear all about the ground-breaking magic of multi-hub meetings? In 2006, Marteen started the Meeting Design Institute. These people are so in demand.

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SmartMeetings

AUGUST 13, 2018

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. Last, we present our interpretations of all the data,” he says. A big-picture approach and the right templates generate the most useful results.

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Gallus Events

APRIL 25, 2018

You will find me going on about the importance of the venue in a lot of posts (specially the ones that cover meeting design ) as the venue helps the organiser create the right atmosphere and environment. We even had access to a VIP screening room which allowed us to have presentations in a separate area. Big, bright and open.

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SpotMe Blog

JULY 6, 2021

It’s not a “one size fits all” kind of process, as each occasion presents its own set of challenges and opportunities to be addressed, managed and executed. 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.

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Slido

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Is it to help people get to know each other, start collaborating, or engage with speakers? It’s inspired by Eric de Groot who used it to kick off his presentation at TEDxFryslân. Present the three statements in a live poll and encourage the audience to guess which one is false by real-time voting.

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