@segar.comWhat is the return on investment (ROI) from attending an event? Here's my definition: Conversations => Relationships => Value.
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#meetings #EventDesign #ROI #conversation #relationships #eventprofs
@segar.comNow that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, what can meeting planners who support women's rights do? I have two suggestions.
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#meetings #WomensRights #abortion #RoeVersusWade #MeetingPlanners #action #eventprofs #assnchat
@englifestyles.bsky.social1-hour meeting.
10 people.
That's 10 hours of working time.
Meetings aren't free just because nobody sends you an invoice.
Make them worth the cost.
@segar.comToday's meetings need to give meeting-goers many options, not just a few. But not by filling the program with every conceivable session topic…
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#meetings #EventDesign #choices #EventCrowdsourcing #SessionCrowdsourcing #PeerConference #eventprofs
@segar.comI'm Torn About Technology. New tech isn't the only way to improve events—we can use different human process to improve learning & connection.
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#meetings #technology #EventTech #ARS #voting #events #eventprofs
@segar.comAt MGM Resorts, 80% of group business is 100 rooms or fewer at peak, and 62% is 50 rooms or fewer. Most meetings are small meetings!
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#hospitality #meetings #size #SmallVersusLarge #events #conferences #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comDoes asking attendees in advance for conference program suggestions work? No, it doesn't! Here's what does work…
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#meetings #EventDesign #ConferencePrograms #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
@segar.comBeware of "experiential" events that are just razzle-dazzle. Instead, design events that provide truly useful and meaningful experiences.
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#meetings #EventDesign #experiential #novelty #superficial #eventprofs
@mikemcbrideonline.comICYMI - July 2, 2026Have We Considered that it’s not Remote Work that Causes Mental Health Issues, but a Culture That Makes it Harder? www.mikemcbrideonline.com/2026/07/have... #culture #meetings #mentalhealth #remotework
@segar.comA (slightly edited) interview "Q&A with Adrian Segar on Crowdsourcing" by JT Long in Smart Meetings Magazine.
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#meetings #EventDesign #interview #SmartMeetings #crowdsourcing #eventprofs
@segar.comWhenever possible, avoid squaring the circle of a room set design. Here's what to do when you can't use circular seating layouts.
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#meetings #EventDesign #RoomSetDesign #CircleSeating #CurvedRowSeating #eventprofs
@jasonleduc.bsky.socialMost stand-ups are a status report performed standing up.
Three questions: what moved, what is stuck, who needs something from whom. The third one is the whole meeting. Which does yours skip?
Onward and Upward 🚀
Watch: https://youtu.be/gmTorxAs8tA
@segar.comA potential drawback to hybrid events that hasn't been widely mentioned to date
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#hybrid #meetings #VirtualEvents #trust #safety #RemoteAudience #events #eventprofs
@segar.comLow-tech and high-tech voting solutions abound. Here's when to use no- and low-tech techniques for participatory voting.
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#meetings #EventDesign #voting #NoTech #LowTech #HighTech #ARS #facilitation #eventprofs
@segar.comCopenhagen workshop video: I demo how to use human spectrograms to shed light on participants' viewpoints and circumstances.
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#meetings #human #spectrograms #discovery #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
@segar.com6 lessons I've learned about volunteers at conferences, including supplying creative work and rewards — and don't take them for granted!
@segar.comWilliam Gibson & Bruce Sterling's "The Difference Engine" tempts me to dream that I'm living in an alternative conference universe…
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#meetings #EventDesign #dreaming #AlternativeWorld #WakingDream #eventprofs
@segar.comSharing our experience of others directly with them can be incredibly powerful. Example: a story about facilitating a workshop group in 2019.
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#meetings #facilitation #sharing #feedback #GroupWork #connection #isolation #LifeLessons
@remotesparks.com🧊 Good meeting icebreakers should make the next conversation easier.
Choose short prompts or activities that lower the barrier to speaking and help creative teams move into the real work faster.
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@segar.comSurvey says the top educational meeting format is a workshop-style, participatory session. Do you incorporate such sessions into your events?
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#meetings #EventDesign #BestMeetingFormat #FacilitatedWorkshop #ParticipatorySession #eventprofs
