A reprint of the start of Kelsey Ogletree's CONNECT article "How We Learn: Books That Changed Meetings" about my first book
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/uncategorized/2014/01/books-that-changed-meetings
#EventDesign #book #review #learning #change #meetings #events #eventprofs
If your event had a mouth what would it say? How to use powerful visualization techniques to uncover client meeting objectives.
#meetings #EventDesign #visualization #MeetingObjectives #eventprofs
Small is Beautiful: Conferences As If People Mattered
A story about an innovative participatory conference session with some surprising outcomes. We all learned a lot—and you will too!
#meetings #EventDesign #events #SessionDesign #InnovativeFormat #CaseStudy #eventprofs
Discover what attendees want to talk about with Post It! for all the attendees at an event, breakout groups, or a single conference session
#meetings #EventDesign #ChoosingSessionTopics #facilitation #GroupWork #PostIt #topics #questions #eventprofs
Your meeting evaluations may not be reliable because attendees are biased toward easy feedback. Instead, focus on the intangible aspects of the event experience.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/06/meeting-evaluations-reliable
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
#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #ActiveLearning #movement #eventprofs
Here's my second post about posting on walls at events. It includes ways to avoid wall damage that should be acceptable to any venue.
Although it's a huge challenge these days, you have one big advantage when starting a conference from scratch.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/08/starting-a-conference
#meetings #EventDesign #InauguralConference #advantages #eventprofs
"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well." Hearing Taylor Swift's lament evokes my own grief about the loss of meeting in person.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2021/11/i-remember-it-all-too-well
#meetings #InPerson #loss #grief #pain #memory #TaylorSwift #eventprofs #assnchat
Adrian Segar