It's time for a "sound of silence" roundup of meetings industry pet peeves. Do they resonate? What am I missing?

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2023/05/sound-of-silence

#meetings #PetPeeves #AirQuality #evaluations #PayingSpeakers #eventprofs #assnchat

Nervous excitement is back! Here's what (I think) it is, why I feel it when I'm live on stage — and why it doesn't usually last long!

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/05/nervous-excitement

#facilitation #speaking #excitement #eventprofs #assnchat

The meeting session is over. Did anyone learn anything? And how would you know? Here are some ways to maximize learning at meetings.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/learning/2021/11/did-anyone-learn-anything

#meetings #MeetingDesign #engagement #learning #SocialLearning #UncoveredLearning #TheReminder #eventprofs #assnchat

Aim to serve your clients rather than please them

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/consulting-2/2018/10/aim-to-serve-rather-than-please

#leadership #TeamLeadership #consulting #service

Disasters & over-the-top production can make conferences memorable, but they score poorly on ROI. Instead, give attendees an environment to share stories.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/08/make-conferences-memorable

#meetings #EventDesign #stories #eventprofs

How AI blessed .ai. The story behind the .ai domain boom and how it now funds nearly half of Anguilla’s government budget.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/lessons-from-anguilla/2026/03/ai-blessed-ai

#AI #Anguilla #Caribbean #newpost

It’s not an entrance, it’s a layer. A veteran cellist's rehearsal instruction illuminates playing music—and meeting design.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/08/its-not-an-entrance-its-a-layer

#meetings #MeetingDesign #music #performance #engagement #InTheMoment #eventprofs

We need less perfection and more risky learning at our events, to avoid meetings that are invariably safe at the expense of effectiveness

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/07/less-perfection-more-risky-learning

#meetings #EventDesign #events #RiskyLearning #eventprofs

My life now is a mix of joy, grief, aging, and connection. This reflection explores how embracing the present, however it comes, is its own kind of gift.

https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/life-lessons/2025/08/the-present-is-the-present

#EmbracingNow #LivingInThePresent