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Some reassuring news for event professionals from WillRobotsTakeMyJob.com. Our "Automated risk level" is "Totally Safe".
A glossary of 38 conference participation techniques that I cover in my book "The Power of Participation".
The audacious meeting industry offer of a lifetime: I get to pay for the privilege of sharing my expertise!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/eventprofs/2023/10/offer-of-a-lifetime
![Offer of a Lifetime: screenshot of an email sent to Adrian Segar asking him to pay for the privilege of shaing his expertise at a meeting industry conference. 9/29/23 Subject: Are you a [TOPIC] Expert? Hi Adrian Segar, How are you doing? I wanted to let you know about Meet the Experts, a new initiative for [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] in [DATES] at [VENUE, LOCATION] which I think you will find interesting as a way for you to participate in the show and generate valuable leads. Attendees to [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] genuinely need the help and expertise of companies and advisors just like yourself. That's why we have introduced a new format, "Meet the Experts" for our 2023 show. [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] will bring together the brightest minds in the events industry, and this [DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITY] will feature experts such as yourself creating the ideal platform for you to showcase your knowledge and connect with a highly engaged audience…](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/377/497/038/660/025/original/9161aa5eda7f80fb.jpeg "Offer of a Lifetime: screenshot of an email sent to Adrian Segar asking him to pay for the privilege of shaing his expertise at a meeting industry conference. 9/29/23 Subject: Are you a [TOPIC] Expert? Hi Adrian Segar, How are you doing? I wanted to let you know about Meet the Experts, a new initiative for [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] in [DATES] at [VENUE, LOCATION] which I think you will find interesting as a way for you to participate in the show and generate valuable leads. Attendees to [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] genuinely need the help and expertise of companies and advisors just like yourself. That's why we have introduced a new format, \"Meet the Experts\" for our 2023 show. [MEETING INDUSTRY EVENT] will bring together the brightest minds in the events industry, and this [DESCRIPTION OF OPPORTUNITY] will feature experts such as yourself creating the ideal platform for you to showcase your knowledge and connect with a highly engaged audience…")
How can you live blog a public conference session without going crazy? By crowdsourcing your event recording!
How do you market a new peer conference? Here's an example of marketing language you can use to address potential attendee concerns.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/dear-adrian/2013/09/market-new-peer-conference
Providing venue ventilation for COVID-19 is a critical, overlooked problem, as we now know COVID-19 is spread via small droplet aerosols.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/venues/2021/04/venue-ventilation-pandemics
Hey, meeting planners! Yes, you, you know who you are. Are you obsessed with conferences? Well…hopefully less than George Meyer…
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/humor/2023/03/obsessed-with-conferences
We've been graduating students the same way for centuries. Seth Godin and I rethink event formats like graduation.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2018/06/rethinking-event-formats
What makes attending conferences worthwhile? Some of the most useful conferences are those designed to solve participants' problems.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2021/01/solve-participants-problems
![solving participants problems: Cynefin illustration by Edwin Stoop (User:Marillion!!62) - [1], CC BY-SA 4.0](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/371/126/785/202/561/original/9d32180e4d7e63b4.jpeg "solving participants problems: Cynefin illustration by Edwin Stoop (User:Marillion!!62) - [1], CC BY-SA 4.0")
Can we do better than novelty at our meetings? Yes! Don't fob off your meeting attendees with new" or "different". Go for "better"!
How can we design for easier attendee participation? By modeling participation, creating a safe event environment, and making participation optional.
How can we help conference attendees satisfy their curiosity? With these three questions I use at the start of every peer conference.
What is the return on investment (ROI) from attending an event? Here's my definition: Conversations => Relationships => Value.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2011/04/conversations-relationships-1
Can conference organizers get evaluative feedback on the long-term outcomes of their events? Try The Reminder and find out!
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2015/11/the-reminder
Brandt Krueger interviews me about the secrets behind conference engagement, how to get your audience tuned in and engaged, and much more
Four important truths about conference evaluations, illustrated via an association post-conference evaluation review
You can build active learning and connection into meetings using pair share. Here's why and when to use trio share rather than pair share.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2020/12/trio-share-pair-share
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Conferences need to be flexible! Keep them healthy and strong by incorporating participant-driven and participation-rich meeting formats.
https://www.conferencesthatwork.com/index.php/event-design/2013/12/conferences-need-to-be-flexible
Short-term traditional meeting evaluations are unreliable. They tell you nothing about the long-term effects of a session. We can do better.
