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.
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.…
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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,…
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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…
Read →Leadership Conference: How to Plan One Senior People Take Seriously
TL;DR A leadership conference is not a smaller all-staff day. The room in front of you is the relay the workforce actually trusts, so…
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What Is a Plenary Session? Plenary vs Keynote, Breakout and General Session
TL;DR A plenary session is the slot everyone attends, with nothing else running against it. The word comes from the Latin plenus, meaning full.…
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Sprint Retrospective: How to Run One That Changes Something
TL;DR A sprint retrospective exists to improve how the team works. It is not a review of what the team built. The standard shape…
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How Much Does a Conference Host Cost in the UK? (2026 Guide)
TL;DR Conference host cost in the UK runs from a few hundred pounds on a marketplace to five figures for a household-name broadcaster booked…
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Networking Games for Conferences That Get a Cold Room Talking
TL;DR Networking games work when they hand people a reason to start talking and a reason to stop. Timing and group size matter more…
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