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.
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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Virtual Team Building Activities That Hold a Call Together
TL;DR Run it for 45 minutes in two or three blocks, not for an hour in one lump. Four to six people per breakout.…
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Murder Mystery Team Building as a Conference Evening
TL;DR A murder mystery is one of the few evening formats where delegates do something rather than watch something. That is why it survives…
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Escape Room Team Building: What Works, and When It Does Not
TL;DR An escape room caps out at about six players, so escape room team building is a format for one team, not for a…
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Graphic Recording: What It Is and How to Use It at a Conference
TL;DR Graphic recording is a live, large-scale drawing of what is said in a session. Think minutes in picture form. Graphic facilitation goes further:…
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Lunch and Learn: Ideas, Format and How to Run One People Turn Up To
TL;DR A lunch and learn is a short, informal talk over lunch: one speaker, one idea, questions, done in 45 to 60 minutes. If…
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What Is Facilitation? Team Facilitation Skills for Meetings and Events
TL;DR Facilitation means running the process of a group conversation so the group does its own thinking and reaches its own decisions. A facilitator…
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Action Learning Set: How It Works, Questions to Ask and How to Run One
TL;DR An action learning set is a small group, usually five to eight people, that meets regularly to work on real problems through questions…
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Chairing a Meeting: What the Chair Does and How to Do It Well
TL;DR The chair runs the process, not the content: the clock, who speaks, and making sure every item ends with a decision someone owns.…
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Keynote Speaker: What One Does and How to Brief Them for Your Conference
TL;DR A keynote speaker sets the theme for the whole event. The talk is the one session everyone attends, and the rest of the…
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