"Interaction is at the heart of cognition," say 28 scientists. I think they're right—and it's at the heart of events too!
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@segar.com"Interaction is at the heart of cognition," say 28 scientists. I think they're right—and it's at the heart of events too!
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #interaction #cognition #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comWhich meeting design books should I buy? Here's a short overview of five books I recommend, so you can learn which meet your wants and needs.
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@segar.comHere's how to hold simple successful workshops that create memorable learning experiences and connections.
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#meetings #EventDesign #workshops #SolutionRoom #PeerLearning #connection #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comI disagree with the sentiment on this mug: the slogan "less meetings more doing"
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#meetings #EventDesign #GroupOutcomes #PersonalOutcomes #community #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comI am looking for your help to hold workshops that I believe significantly improve the quality of meetings.
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#meetings #EventDesign #workshop #ParticipateLab #help #request #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comHere are the three things that conference attendees really want to know about each other.
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#TheThreeQuestions #meetings #MeetingDesign #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comDon’t feel that you need to provide entertainment at meetings regardless of circumstances. Undistracted free time is valuable too!
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #entertainment #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comMastodon is the old Twitter. What do I mean by that? Well, sit down at your mobile device, lad, and I'll tell you a story. Once upon a time…
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#SocialMedia #Twitter #Mastodon #enshittification #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.com"There are no wrong answers to these questions." That's the most important instruction I give when I introduce The Three Questions.
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#MeetingDesign #TheThreeQuestions #NoWrongAnswers #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comOnce or twice a year, send out some invites for a casual get-together with your peers. You'll be bringing people together.
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#FacilitatingConnection #connection #meetups #eventprofs #assnchat
@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
@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.comI'm a big fan of the "pair share" facilitation technique. Besides stimulating active engagement, we can use it for group work practice too!
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#facilitation #PairShare #GroupWork #practice #TheThreeQuestions #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.com6 lessons I've learned about volunteers at conferences, including supplying creative work and rewards — and don't take them for granted!
@segar.comScenes from a peer conference: The Third Annual Vermont Vision For A Multicultural Future peer conference, November 6-7, 2014
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#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #PeerConference #unconference #MulticulturalFuture #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comHow do you inspire conference attendees to take action about an issue? Here's a modification of plus/delta that works well.
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#facilitation #TakeAction #PlusDelta #VermontVision #PoliticialAction #diversity #assnchat #eventprofs
@segar.comHere's a guide to explicit communication mechanics that increase the likelihood that people receive and act on your messages at meetings.
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#facilitation #ExplicitCommunication #messaging #repetition #timing #presenting #assnchat
@segar.com"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well." Hearing Taylor Swift's lament evokes my own grief about the loss of meeting in person.
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#meetings #InPerson #loss #grief #pain #memory #TaylorSwift #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comLessons learned from three of my association leadership transitions: closing down an association, departing, and passing on leadership
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#associations #leadership #transitions #LessonsLearned #assnchat
@segar.comAn organization fears connecting when its leaders prize control, creating disconnects between members' wants & needs and the form of its meetings
