How to Set the Interaction Dial
Endless PowerPoint presentations and stale ham sandwiches have been making attendees comatose at meetings and events for decades now. While many event organizers recognize the need for more...
View ArticleWorlds Are Colliding to Create New Opportunities for Events
Yesterday, my colleague Ruud Janssen and I delivered a presentation called the 2010 Event Technology Shopping List at EIBTM. I will post the slides and video soon. But, first I wanted to share some of...
View ArticleWhat if You Could Google the Minds of Your Attendees
What if you could ask 500 attendees a question and receive relevant, prioritized responses in a matter of seconds? Just like on Google. What would you ask? Would you ask attendees your most pressing...
View ArticleAre Your Events Distributing Happiness?
Have you heard about Coca-Cola’s Happiness Machine? Coke planted a vending machine inside the Student Union of a US university that has magical powers. For some unsuspecting people it distributes an...
View Article20 Tweets from the Virtual Edge Summit Worth Reading
Tuesday, I found myself in the “virtual third world” at the Virtual Edge Summit in Santa Clara, California, USA. I wasn’t attending the event in person. I wasn’t watching the event on any of the 5...
View ArticleFree Webinar: Beyond Social Media – Uncover New Ways To Connect, Engage and...
This morning, I joined Jeff Hurt (Velvet Chainsaw Consulting) and Michael McCurry (Experient) in a webinar called: Beyond Social Media: Uncover New Ways To Connect, Engage and Educate Your Audience...
View ArticleThe Future of Meetings: Are You My Mother?
The Future of Meetings was a hot topic at the MPI World Education Conference this week. While there was a lot of discussion around the topic – the answer was not so easy to pin down. At times, I felt...
View ArticleNacho Mamas Deep Fried Hybrid Event on A Stick
If Hybrid Events had fun recipe names, then the Event Camp Twin Cities hybrid event recipe would be called Nacho Mamas Deep Fried Hybrid Event On a Stick. Why? Because it sounds unhealthy, irresistible...
View ArticleWhich Would You Choose: Four Hours of PowerPoint or an Adventure?
Let’s pretend that you are putting together an All-Employee Meeting. What do you think your attendees will prefer: 4 hours of PowerPoint or an Adventure? I would go with adventure 10 times out of 10....
View ArticleIMT Mailbag – How Do I Engage the Audience at Virtual Meetings?
Recently a Manager of Sales Administration emailed us and asked us the following question: Subject: How do you keep attendees engaged during virtual meetings? Do you have any suggestions on articles,...
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