Conferences that Work

JUNE 29, 2020

I’ve been noticing a strange trend, ever since COVID-19 caused just about all bread and butter meetings to vanish. Suddenly, people are calling the meetings we’re holding these days virtual meetings. I’m sorry, but when I think of a virtual meeting, this comes to mind…. together with content like this….

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Caterease

APRIL 5, 2023

The post Tips and Tricks for Catering Breakfast Meetings & Presentations appeared first on Caterease.

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Conferences that Work

MAY 7, 2018

Ask attendees why they go to meetings and their top two responses are to learn and connect. I may have presented some new ideas and sparked some thinking. Yet a lot of our training programs consist of an expert presenting to ‘learners’. Remember kids that ask a question, and when you answer it they say “why?”

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 27, 2022

Want a simple way to improve meeting session learning? Read the full article at Conferences That Work The post Improve meeting session learning with this simple tip! Provide a shared Google doc where all participants can take notes, ask questions, and get answers! appeared first on Conferences That Work. No related posts.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 14, 2020

She has worked in the meetings and events space for over 25 years. She is a Certified Incentive Travel Professional and a CMP Certified Meeting Professional. What have we learned about running successful meetings and events during a pandemic? And it just goes back to what's the purpose of your meeting.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Here are five examples of how explicit communication improves meetings. 1—Tell attendees how your meeting socials will be social! Want to make your meeting “socials” actually social? A little explicit pre-party communication will improve your meeting. Don’t just throw a party with loud music.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 21, 2023

“Geographic priorities of where people will go, legislation that changes what companies are allowed to pay for meetings and events, budgets that go up and down, depending on how bullish people are on the economy and growth or in what kind of a recessionary mode they’re in.” Miller says more concrete pre-event questions are being asked.

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Eventmobi

DECEMBER 9, 2020

With their first hybrid event MEET THE CHANGE, the German meetings industry association MEET GERMANY needed to deliver an innovative event format. MEET THE CHANGE in Numbers. This required quite a technical set up: © MEET THE CHANGE pictures by Oliver Wachenfeld. The Experience on Site.

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the in-person meeting industry. Though it took too long to recognize that COVID-19 spreads via air transmission , we finally have effective procedures (vaccine mandates, masking, air quality standards, and social distancing) to reduce infection risk at in-person meetings. Measuring the level of CO?

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MeetingsNet

APRIL 12, 2024

Held this year on Thursday, April 11, Global Meetings Industry Day is “an international day of advocacy showcasing the undeniable value that business meetings, trade shows, incentive travel, exhibitions, conferences, and conventions bring to people, businesses, and communities,” according to the U.S.

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Conferences that Work

JANUARY 18, 2021

Why people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences : Another issue of an occasional series— Dear Adrian — in which I answer questions about event design, elementary particle physics , solar hot water systems, and anything else I might conceivably know something about. My post Why don’t meeting conferences pay speakers?

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 30, 2021

The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO) has published some useful lessons learned from organizing six online scientific meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online meetings improve access and attendance. The three other meetings did not share historical attendance data.).

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Conferences that Work

OCTOBER 9, 2023

A [MARKETING PERSON] has invited me to share my expertise at a meeting industry event. I’m regularly asked to speak, present, or run a workshop at meeting industry events. ‘Attendees to [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] genuinely need the help and expertise of companies and advisors just like yourself. No, you pay us!

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 22, 2017

Some organizations limit commercial presentations to the exhibit hall. In your conference marketing, final program, and mobile app, be sure to clearly state that this session is sponsored, presented, offered or organized by the sponsor. Stage time can range from a five-minute-interruption marketing slot to a full-session buyout.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 9, 2022

About Meeting Expectations. Meeting Expectations specializes in designing and executing strategies to achieve event and association management goals. For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App.

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Conferences that Work

JUNE 10, 2019

Here are what I think are the two best free easy ways to create graphics for blog posts and presentations if you’re not a graphics wonk. In addition, I frequently present at meeting industry events and to clients. Note: I am not a graphics wonk.) As they tell you in SEO School, every post has at least one image.

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Planner WIre

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For meeting and event professionals, having remote or virtual speakers deliver content with confidence and precision is paramount. This piece of equipment is poised to become an indispensable tool for planners that want to provide their talent with the tools needed to provide clear and engaging online presentations. While the $279.99

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Exhibitor Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, is ensuring meeting participants can present a wealth of. COSTA MESA, Calif.

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Conferences that Work

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What’s an Ideal Meeting? April 2018, Meetings and Conventions Magazine Do you incorporate participatory sessions into your events? 80% of meeting professionals prefer f acilitated workshop-style, participatory sessions [ survey by M&C Research, April 2018 Meeting and Conventions magazine ]!

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important. Meet with Momentum Panel State at Meet with Momentum Bob Pfeffer, senior director at Marriott CRN, says, “We know that gaining knowledge is important.

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Conferences that Work

AUGUST 17, 2020

COVID-19 has virtually eliminated in-person meetings: our industry’s bread and butter. In order to overcome the many significant challenges created by the coronavirus, the meeting industry has made valiant efforts to rethink in-person meetings. Why in-person meetings do not make sense in a COVID-19 environment.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 13, 2023

To explore this further, Smart Meetings sat down with Michelle Mason, president and CEO of ASAE , to learn how meeting professionals can bring members together in more meaningful ways and what the next generation of convention attendees want in their experience. It presented an opportunity for us to create new experiences.

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SpotMe Blog

AUGUST 16, 2023

Investigator meetings are a critical step in the clinical trial process. But it’s getting harder to get everyone to attend investigator meetings and harder to keep them engaged once they’re there. Why Investigator Meetings Matter Some say that investigator meetings are simply to entice investigators to take part in clinical trials.

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Event Industry News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

2Heads , the UK’s leading independent experiential agency presents EventHive, an intuitive, digital suite of tools designed by event professionals for event professionals. From online meetings and chat to scheduling and live streaming. Visit us at Stand 7 and contact us on hello@2heads.com to arrange a meeting.

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Stova

MAY 18, 2020

Do you want to learn how to be a successful presenter at a virtual event? Or, maybe, you are an event planner and you’d like to know how to train your virtual presenters to create the best virtual experience? We’ve done our homework and found the best of the best practices for presenting at your next virtual event.

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Expo Pass

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ever wanted to turn that big virtual presentation into an animated short? In this article, we take a look at all the best apps and add-ons that can help take your next virtual presentation, or Zoom meeting, to the next level! Prezi Present . Another big draw to Prezi present is that anyone can use it.

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All Seated

JUNE 21, 2021

The preparation felt like an afterthought: You went to the event because of the opportunities for serendipitous meetings. Whether you’re giving an informal sales pitch or you’re sharing a structured product demo, the online environment demands a more concise format than an in-person presentation.

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Meeting Tomorrow

OCTOBER 5, 2022

As an event production team, we’ve had a front row seat to thousands of presentations over the years. We can’t count the times we’ve speakers enter the room nervous, then gain confidence with coaching and deliver an engaging, home-run presentation. as well as other tips that make your presentation more polished and engaging.

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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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StraussCA

JULY 20, 2023

As a volunteer association leader, being present is not just about being seen, and physically showing up to wave the flag at your association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), or Conference, it’s about being fully engaged in the moment. What Does it Mean to Be Present? You are not distracted.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Experts weigh in on what needs to change to work together better Editor’s Note : Hospitality sales consultant Steve Steinhart will be speaking at Smart Meetings Extraordinary Experience in Monterey, California, Nov. If all the meetings that we have re-scheduled for 2024 come through, we will show a very nice gain in the group market.”

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

At Muir, Autograph Collection , an oceanfront property in Halifax, Canada, planners who are seeking a unique and memorable setting for their event can book meeting spaces with 360-degree water views, or even rent the hotel’s 36-foot private yacht. W Philadelphia , which offers more than 45,000 sq.

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Expo Pass

JUNE 22, 2021

Presenters all over the world are getting ready to inspire audiences on stage and in-person again. With the addition of hybrid technology and current safety guidelines, presenting will look a little different this year. Here are our top tips for creating a slam dunk presentation at a hybrid or in-person event. Not exactly.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 6, 2020

Virtual events can work well, delivering the same content and message as a live event, but at ‘arm’s length’ with no one actually meeting face to face. Meet at your desk or from home globally. If your presenters prefer it, we can remote record presentations, allowing us to rehearse, edit and enhance before broadcast.

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StraussCA

MARCH 28, 2024

For brand new volunteer association leaders, trying to figure out meeting minutes might be intimidating. This quick guide will help familiarize yourself with association meeting minutes and write minutes that are efficient, easy to read, and an excellent record for your organization. What are association meeting minutes?

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Event Industry News

JANUARY 11, 2021

The associations and promoters of shows will present, on the 13th, to the Government, proposals to make feasible the holding of festivals and music events in the context of covid-19. A source from the Ministry of Culture confirmed to Lusa that the meeting is scheduled for 12pm on Wednesday, the 13th.

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Master the Event

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Whether you already have your gifts for family and friends sitting in your closet or you’re an annual last-minute shopper, you need to have your wrap game on point to present those beautiful presents! Learn how to wrap presents with these 7 simple steps and amaze everyone with your gift-giving and gift-wrapping!

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