BizBash CEO and Founder David Adler seems to have a gift for connecting seemingly disparate pieces of information in a way that identifies important trends for the future of events and meetings. His presentations on the subject are fascinating and often spark engrossing discussions.
Recently, he agreed to answer five questions on important event industry trends. You can read his answers to my first two questions here. These are the final three questions I asked, along with David's answers.
Are there ...
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Here’s the summary handout for my workshop on participation techniques you can use in conference sessions that I’ll be leading at MPI’s World Education Congress 2011. Sources for additional information on these techniques can be found in the notes at the end of the list.
Technique: Setting ground rules ‡*
Brief description: Setting ground rules before other activities commence clarifies and unifies participants’ expectations.
When to use: Start of session, worksh...
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I have been filling out quite a few conference presentation proposals recently, and began to notice a pattern in my behavior. My mood changed when I had to fill out the session’s learning objectives (which are statements of what attendees will be able to do by the end of the session.)
Specifically, every time I had to fill out the learning objectives for a proposal I got really, really annoyed.
Over the years I’ve found that paying attention to patterns like this is nearly always a learning experie...
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Motivate, inspire and increase interaction at any event by borrowing some activities from Improv. Highly interactive motivational talks and workshops can take an event from blah and boring to memorable and impressive.
Instead of searching for concepts you think will inspire an audience, involve them and guarantee your success.
As always, for workshop activities to be successful they need to be relevant to the audience, so do your research!
When a motivational speakers presentations are all centered on their own st...
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There’s a term I used to use, called “show feet.” It referred to the achy swollen condition my feet would be in after working a large trade show or exhibit in heels. Sometimes it would take an entire month for my show feet to heel, especially if I worked as a moderator in some sessions. If you’ve ever been a moderator during a seminar, you know it’s a pretty straightforward job. For the most part, you stand there, make sure the A/V is connected, the speakers’ presentations look pretty and hold up time car...
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Conference & event attendees want to be sure internet communication with their clients or office back home will flow smoothly. But not all venues are well equipped for this. So how can meeting planners ensure they know how a venue rates for all of their technology needs BEFORE signing a contract?
Meeting technology experts James Spellos of Meeting U and Corbin Ball of Corbin Ball Associates have devised a checklist to help planners assess venue technology offerings. The TechSpec Checklist is free and can be down...
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