Tweet All progress takes place in the outlaw area. ~ paraphrase Buckminster Fuller. You can’t improve and reform your conferences where you currently are. You have to take some risks. You have to move away from doing things the way you’ve always done them. You can’t make improvements to your attendees’ conference experience by playing…
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Onsite Scheduled Appointments Are Changing The Event Landscape [Infographic]
Tweet One-to-one onsite appointments are changing the event landscape. Here’s how. More on Event Management Software
Your Conference Is Like One Of These Types Of Restaurants
Tweet Some of my friends call me a foodie. I prefer the term connoisseur as it sounds more sophisticated. There’s no doubt about it. I am devoted to the enjoyment of good food. Three Types Of Restaurants One of the things I’ve learned in my scouring for good and unusual foods is that there are…
Three Pitfalls To Your Conference Education Success
Tweet I was extremely irritated. In less than twenty minutes I visited four different conference education sessions. Each of them was a waste of my time. Two sessions were about content that I already knew, even though their session descriptions said they were for advanced audiences. One session had two bumbling, rambling presenters speaking jargon…
Overcomplicating Conference Content Confuses Attendees
Tweet Is your conference content like an encyclopedia, a textbook or a report? Does your conference promote content-centric or learner-centric design? Unfortunately, most conferences default to content-centric design without even knowing it. SMEs Do It Difficultly If your conference prides itself on securing subject matter experts (SMEs) to present information, then consider the following. Your…