#eventprofs — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #eventprofs, aggregated by home.social.
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Stop calling meetings that aren't in-person "virtual" meetings. Here's why you should call them "online" meetings instead.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/06/dont-call-them-virtual-meetings
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What is leadership? I make the case for leadership at conferences that confronts people with their freedom
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/leadership/2011/01/leadership-conferences-and-freedom
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The third in my series of 5 posts on how to implement participant-driven breakouts in Zoom. Here, I explain how to run "The Three Questions" online.
#meetings #EventDesign #OnlineMeeting #PeerConference #TheThreeQuestions #Zoom #eventprofs
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Here are eight pieces of information needed for event design before a meeting designer can commence their work.
#meetings #MeetingDesign #InformationNeeds #eventprofs #assnchat
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Unconferences are thriving—and well-designed and facilitated events endure. But why aren't unconferences more popular? Here are six reasons.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/09/unconferences-popular
#meetings #EventDesign #unconferences #PeerConferences #popularity #eventprofs #assnchat
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An example of successful viral work: I share what happens when the audience can't stop talking about what they just experienced.
#meetings #EventDesign #ViralWork #example #TheSolutionRoom #eventprofs #assnchat
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Do they want to be here? You are leading a workshop, conference, or session. How can you best serve people who don't want to be there?
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/08/want-to-be-here
#meetings #EventDesign #facilitation #workshop #BeingHere #engagement #eventprofs #assnchat
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In 2009, the biologist E.O. Wilson described what he saw as humanity's problem. I think it’s also a fundamental meeting problem.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/10/humanity-meeting-problem
#meetings #MeetingDesign #humanity #FundamentalProblem #ActiveLearning #emotions #institutions #technology #eventprofs
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Delving into the eventization of faith and venuefication of sacred & non-sacred spaces: the evolving relationships between faith communities & public spaces.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2024/08/faith-communities
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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
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If teleportation were free, would you still go?
The real reason people attend conferences isn’t cost or content—it’s trust. Here's how trust shapes the decision to say yes to your event. -
Not long ago, I designed and facilitated an online workshop that was marred by technical difficulties. Luckily, it didn't matter.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2022/09/technical-difficulties
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Satisfying wants and needs at meetings is what I do. But there's a subtle interplay between wants and needs at my conferences that isn't obvious.
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How can you support a community online? Here's what I've learned from the many online meetings I've designed & facilitated.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/03/support-community-online-covid-19
#meetings #online #LessonsLearned #preparation #agreements #BreakoutRooms #tips #eventprofs #assnchat
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How will the new patron economy impact events? We will see volunteers increasingly becoming patrons of meetings of communities of practice.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/03/patron-economy-impact-events-2
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You can’t make people change. But you can create an environment where they choose to. Peer conferences provide such environments.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/09/cant-make-people-change
#meetings #EventDesign #FacilitatingChange #PeerConferences #safety #support #ParticipationRich #freedom #eventprofs
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Here are four unquestioned assumptions that lay at the heart of a traditional conference format
#meetings #EventDesign #assumptions #TraditionalConference #eventprofs
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Here is my summary of some interesting lessons learned from organizing six scientific online meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/08/lessons-online-meetings-covid-19
#online #meetings #LessonsLearned #ScienceConferences #hybrid #eventprofs #assnchat
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Here is a real-life comparison of pre-conference and at-conference crowdsourcing at a peer conference (aka #unconference)
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Here's a worthy initiative to create standards for safer events: The Public Health Event Badging Standard. Sign the Public Health Pledge!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2023/02/standards-for-safer-events
#meetings #PublicHealth #safety #inclusion #eventprofs #assnchat
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This video of a Personal Introspective illustrates why I love conference facilitation and design
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2019/04/love-meeting-facilitation-design
#meetings #love #EventDesign #facilitation #video #connection #learning #eventprofs
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If you aren't getting excellent audience engagement, don't blame the audience! Change the session processes you use to guarantee engagement.
#meetings #EventDesign #engagement #connection #workshop #eventprofs
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The meeting industry old normal is over, and many event professionals are hoping and waiting for a meeting industry new normal. Don't wait!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/meeting-industry/2020/10/meeting-industry-new-normal-2
#meetings #EventIndustry #OldNormal #NewNormal #myth #eventprofs
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The Solution Room is a powerful conference session that engages & connects attendees, & provides peer advice on their most pressing problems
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2012/03/solution-room
#meetings #plenary #SolutionRoom #engagement #connection #events #eventprofs
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How to make your workshop/meeting/conference middle-aged friendly? Consider participants' memory, vision, hearing, physicality, and content.
#meetings #EventDesign #MiddleAgedFriendly #memory #vision #hearing #physicality #content #eventprofs
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What's the best way to hold a discussion with hundreds of attendees? A fishbowl sandwich can really get your attendees talking!
#meetings #EventDesign #SessionFormat #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #PairShare #facilitation #eventprofs
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Why do people continue to speak for free at meeting industry conferences? Since they do, why would the organizers change their practice?
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-professionals/2021/01/speak-for-free
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Meeting planners try to minimize surprises. But incorporating planned surprises into our events can improve attendees' experience and learning. Here are three examples.
#meetings #EventDesign #surprise #SurprisingMeetings #eventprofs
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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
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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 #ScienceFiction #SciFi #EventDesign #future #eventprofs