@segar.comHere's a worthy initiative to create standards for safer events: The Public Health Event Badging Standard. Sign the Public Health Pledge!
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#meetings #PublicHealth #safety #inclusion #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comDespite what some have been saying, I do not hate in-person meetings. When they're safe, I design, facilitate, and attend them.
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#events #COVID #MeetingSafely #ventilation #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comHere's how to trust your gut, how trusting your gut can change your life, how to get better at doing it…and when you shouldn’t.
@segar.comWhat happens when you truly listen?
@segar.comHere's how a medical association was able to add participation into its conference and market the event effectively.
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#marketing #conference #participation #MGMA #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comI don't think the popular meeting format Open Space works very well for many participants. Here is a short critique of Open Space.
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#meetings #EventDesign #OpenSpace #critique #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comWant to get a taste of what I do? Here's a two-minute video of some scenes from a peer conference (with cameo appearances!)
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#meetings #EventDesign #Vermont #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comMost program committees use a flawed process for selecting sessions. Here's how to avoid this mistake when planning meeting programs.
@segar.comEvery minute you're speaking solo at a conference session sucks up hours of people's lives. Is your content worth their time?
@segar.comTaking time to publicly recognize the people who made your event possible is an easy thing to do and the right thing to do.
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#events #ThankingPeople #acknowledgement #appreciations #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comHow can we best prepare workers for our rapidly changing economy? By teaching people how to make new connections on a regular basis.
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#meetings #EventDesign #connections #NewEconomy #DanaBoyd #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comThe word "unconference" is increasingly used to describe traditional conferences. These aren't the unconferences you're looking for.
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#unconference #popularity #definition #PeerConference #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comWhat's the best way to facilitate a community discussion? Here's my answer, illustrated by a meeting that I designed and facilitated in my hometown.
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#facilitation #CommunityDiscussion #format #fishbowl #FishbowlSandwich #PairShare #assnchat
@segar.comThe words we use for meetings matter. By changing the words, we can change how we think about meetings. Here are three examples.
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#networking #connection #virtual #online #unconference #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comInstead of paying for an app, use participant-driven and participation-rich design techniques to make your entire conference a braindate!
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#meetings #MeetingDesign #BrainDate #connection #ParticipantDriven #ParticipationRich #eventprofs #assnchat
@segar.comStatus and power dynamics exist at every meeting. Here's how hierarchy, status, and power relationships affect meeting effectiveness.
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#meetings #power #status #hierarchy #PowerOver #PowerFromWithin #PowerWith #assnchat
@segar.comHere are three lesser-known critical mistakes associations make. They can be summarized with the phrase "Don't do that!"
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#associations #nonprofit #mistakes #990 #consultants #assnchat
@segar.comDo you treat your conference attendees as adults? Give them the freedom to question, comment, make suggestions, and influence what happens!
@segar.comCan meeting professionals enjoy the meetings they create, despite the stress? Why, yes they can, and many do. I do! Do you?
@segar.comYou had to be there. Sometimes that's not such a bad thing.
