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What do Anguilla supermarkets have in common with the future of conferences? Read on to find out!
Familiarizing people with something different in advance reduces resistance to trying something new. Here's how to market your conference with an annotated schedule.
The Association for Software Testing issued a free guide to creating peer conferences. I contributed suggestions and it's well worth a look!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/01/free-peer-conference-guide
I really need #Teams to use its powerful AI and voice recognition to make me look engaged in a meeting while I’m actually getting on with useful work. I also need it to listen for my name and flash bright red, and turn my speakers and mic on if someone addresses me, so that I can work muted with the sound off until I need to respond.
Or perhaps there’s just something broken with the #meetings I’m invited to…
#productivity #work
Passive conference programs are past their prime, because we now possess tools to make fundamental meeting change happen
Three tips for facilitating group discussions by using a fishbowl format to create an effective focused discussion with a group
Meetings in Day Million will be different from those today. Remember that when a meeting designer proposes something crazy. It may be the future's normal.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/03/meetings-in-day-million
Meetings are a mess. The dominant paradigm for sessions is broadcast: a lecturer and listeners. Here's how they got that way.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/07/meetings-are-a-mess
Meeting planners routinely define a creative event as novel decor/venues/food & beverage. We are biased against truly creative event design.
If you want to make conference socials a maximally effective opportunity for interaction and engagement, keep them music-free
Providing downtime during any meeting is important, but scheduling breaks during online meetings is especially important.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/05/schedule-breaks-online-meetings
Do conference participants want less control? Restricting conferences' responsiveness to real participant needs should concern us all.
An interview with journalist Jeff Jarvis highlights some of the fascinating parallels in the ways that journalism and events are evolving
Here's an innovative conference competition format that neatly and efficiently integrates useful participant-selected learning into an event.
What is the relationship between connection and attachment when people come together at meetings? A painting by John Singer Sargent offers a clue.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/connection-2/2022/10/connection-attachment
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Why is it important for presenters to incorporate audience engagement? Because participation improves learning—and audiences love it!
How can we minimize vendor pitches during conference sessions? You'll find that moving to a peer conference format does the trick!
Stop networking at meetings! Instead, use formats that encourage and support connection around relevant content in the sessions.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/07/stop-networking-at-meetings
There shouldn't be privacy issues in meeting apps. Developers: let us opt out of access to our social media accounts when we use your apps!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2014/04/privacy-issues-in-meeting-apps
