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Tuesday, March 11th, 2008
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Imagine creating a short video of your suggestion or related story in advance of your reunion, employee or professional meeting or celebration? Suppose you could also add comments on a group blog? Then see what’s on others’ […]
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Friday, March 7th, 2008
… rather than restless to leave. Recruit a diverse conference planning committee with different perspectives on the attendees and brainstorm fresh ways to get people actively learning, collaborating and considering ways to follow-up later with what they learn at your meeting. Here are four rather obvious yet rarely-used ideas that cost little to implement.
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Then provide companies more value. In one of those “Why didn’t I think of this earlier?” moments the leaders at Professional Convention Management Association adopted a simple and very successful change.
They invited would-be sponsors to underwrite events and other programs throughout the year, not just at the annual conference or other one-time opportunity. […]
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
We can learn more from our mistakes than our successes. That’s especially likely if a small, supportive group of peers probes to understand us better before they offer advice. In part, that’s what Learning Circles can offer. Mutual mentorship.While most are created for people to learn from each other at work (especially […]

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Friday, February 8th, 2008
Some women’s organizations are stalled. Others are growing like wildfire - and most any group can adopt their member-delighting methods, including yours. Hear how from Diane Danielson, CEO of the DowntownWomensClub.com. Later on, you’ll hear from Beth Schoenfeldt, the co-founder of another rapidly-growing group, Ladies Who Launch.In this flattening world both groups […]

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Friday, February 1st, 2008
Is your expo + conference a “must attend” event for more people very year? How clear and well-known is the biggest reason to go?
Attendance has grown a whopping 40% every year since George Jage launched his World Tea Expo in 2003. And he had a handicap. Jage had never worked in the industry […]

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Thursday, January 17th, 2008
Pecha Kucha. This “equal time” meeting format is wildly popular because everyone gets a chance to share and compare in a quick and lively way. That’s why it spread around the world so quickly in the past few years. Attendees loved it yesterday when Joan Eisenstodt demonstrated the approach at PCMA’s prestigious conference of […]
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Saturday, January 12th, 2008
Don’t let this happen to you. Use a powerful audience involving technique. Make your presentation about “us” rather than you by evoking The Power of Three. Here’s how. Repeat your key “message” phrase three times in succession, then repeat it once, several more times throughout your talk. First time, […]
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Monday, December 24th, 2007
Until The New York Times asked for his opinion about this trend, Erik Torkells did not even notice it. Yet he was a part of the trend - and it related to his area of expertise.
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Sunday, December 23rd, 2007
… so they’ll want to come back next year. How many conferences have you attended where you felt talked “at” by a series of speakers up on stage? Then you rushed between sessions to meet new people and catch up with friends in the hallways. Wouldn’t it be great to have a meeting […]
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