@segar.comHow can we build connection and engagement with the people with whom we work? By giving up control over the choices they're offered.
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#meetings #EventDesign #GivingUpControl #choices #connection #engagement #eventprofs
@segar.comWhat makes attending conferences worthwhile? Some of the most useful conferences are those designed to solve participants' problems.
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@segar.comHow you program conferences depends (or ought to) on your answer to the question: Do conference attendees know what they want?
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#meetings #EventDesign #sessions #choice #ParticipantDriven #events #eventprofs
@segar.comIf you want people to be transformed by an experience and find passion and engagement at an event, don’t lecture or test
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#meetings #EventDesign #passion #engagement #DontLecture #DontTest #eventprofs
@inspiredkenya.bsky.socialWant to bring a little Bridgerton romance to your own wedding or event? Alice Wilkes shares tips for creating elegant, Regency-inspired details with plenty of drama and charm.
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#Bridgerton #WeddingInspiration #EventDesign #RegencyStyle #Shondaland
@segar.comConferences That Work continually evolve. That's why I published and then updated a free supplement to my first book on meeting design.
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#meetings #EventDesign #evolution #learning #emergence #events #eventprofs
@segar.comSix reasons that make a strong business case for participant-driven and participation-rich meetings to replace traditional conference formats
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#meetings #EventDesign #conferences #connection #SocialLearning #eventprofs
@segar.comHere's a powerful way to use visualization techniques to help meeting design clients figure out what they really want and need
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#meetings #EventDesign #ClientWork #visualization #drawing #eventprofs
@segar.comMy calendar of peer conferences reveals the wide variety of communities, organizations, & businesses using these events to provide valuable connections and learning.
@segar.comDo beats Show and Tell. Multi-sensory environments improve our ability to learn, requiring us to be active participants in our learning.
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#meetings #EventDesign #learning #ActiveLearning #retention #participation #eventprofs
@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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#meetings #EventDesign #RecommendedBooks #eventprofs #assnchat
@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.comHere are four core requirements that should guide design for powerful connection and learning at large meetings
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#meetings #EventDesign #crowdsourcing #interaction #connection #eventprofs
@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.comIn meetings, as in education, we need to connect the dots, not collect the dots.
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#meetings #EventDesign #evaluations #FacilitatingChange #SethGodin #eventprofs
@segar.comIn 2011, I wrote about why hybrid events "aren't going away". Tech has significantly improved since then…but the article is still relevant.
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#hybrid #meetings #connection #EventDesign #events #eventprofs
@segar.comDestroy the conference to save it! If we try to save conferences by keeping them the way they've always been, we'll destroy them.
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#meetings #EventDesign #ActiveLearning #connection #engagement #lecturing #eventprofs
@segar.comToo many events still use child-based pedagogical instead of adult-centered andragogical modalities. Concentrate on the latter.
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#meetings #events #EventDesign #learning #andragogy #pedagogy #eventprofs
@segar.comHave you ever expressed your feelings in public at a conference? Conferences That Work provide a safe environment for sharing how you feel.
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#meetings #EventDesign #safety #feelings #emotions #sharing #agreements #eventprofs
