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.
Corporate Event Ideas That Keep the Whole Room Involved
TL;DR Pick corporate event ideas by event type. A conference, a product launch, a client evening and an awards night each need a different…
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Unconference: What It Is and How to Run One That Works
TL;DR An unconference is an event where the people who turn up build the agenda on the day, then choose which sessions to join.…
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Team Away Day Ideas: How to Plan a Day People Look Forward To
TL;DR Decide what the day is for before you pick a single activity. One main job per day: strategy, reconnection, a fix, or a…
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Reading the Room: How a Conference Host Spots Trouble Early
TL;DR Reading the room means noticing how a group feels and changing what you do while it still matters. In a conference hall you…
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Kick Off Meeting: Agenda, Template and How to Open It Well
TL;DR A kick off meeting is the first meeting of a project team. Its job is to agree the goal, the roles, the dates…
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Liberating Structures: Which Ones Work in a Conference Room
TL;DR Liberating Structures are 43 free, openly licensed facilitation patterns created by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless. Five scale well to a conference hall:…
Read →Town Hall Meeting: What It Is and How to Run One at Work
TL;DR A town hall meeting is a company-wide meeting where leaders give a short update and then take open questions from staff. The questions…
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Would You Rather Questions for Work and Team Meetings
TL;DR Would you rather questions are dilemmas: two options, both tempting or both awful. People want to explain their choice, so they start conversations.…
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Long Service Awards: Ideas, Tax Rules and How to Present Them
TL;DR As of October 2026, a long service award is tax-free only if it marks 20+ years with the same employer, is not cash,…
Read →Human Bingo: Questions, Template and How to Run It at an Event
TL;DR Human bingo is a “find someone who” grid. Delegates mingle, find a different person for each square, and race to complete a line.…
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