NotesFrom the stage
Insights on hosting, moderating and waking up a conference
Practical notes from 800+ events: how to open a day, how to run a panel that says something, and what to do about the post-lunch slump.
How to Write Panel Questions That Get a Real Exchange
TL;DR Four prepared statements is a question problem, not a panellist problem. Questions that invite a position get a position. Set two positions against…
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How to Moderate a Panel: A Minute by Minute Playbook
TL;DR Budget the minutes before you write a question. A 45 minute panel holds six curated questions and 12 minutes of Q&A. The pre-brief…
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Team Meeting Ideas That Make a Recurring Meeting Worth Attending
TL;DR A recurring team meeting earns its slot only when it does something writing cannot: argue a decision out, or surface what nobody has…
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Check-In Questions for Meetings That Get a Real Answer
TL;DR A check-in is not an icebreaker. It tells you what state the people in front of you arrived in. Budget by head: 20…
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Open Space Technology: How One Law Runs the Whole Room
TL;DR The people in the room write the agenda on a blank wall in the first hour, then choose which sessions to join. Four…
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Meeting Ground Rules: The Handful That Change a Meeting
TL;DR Meeting ground rules only bite when the room agrees them out loud. A list someone printed and taped to the wall is wallpaper.…
Read →What Is a Town Hall Meeting in Business? A Host’s Guide
TL;DR In business, a town hall meeting is a company-wide session where leaders give a short update, then answer questions from staff in the…
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Hosting a Webinar: What the Host Actually Does
TL;DR Hosting a webinar is a pacing job, not a presenting job. Fix the handovers and cues before you go live. You open to…
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Strategy Workshop: How to Run One That Reaches a Decision
TL;DR No decision rights, no decision. Settle before the day what the room is actually allowed to choose. Pre-work is the whole game: numbers,…
Read →How to Run a Design Thinking Workshop: Stages, Timings and Traps
TL;DR A design thinking workshop moves through five stages: empathise, define, ideate, prototype, test. They are scaffolding, not a script. Half a day gets…
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