The American Management Association has a great monthly newsletter called “Leaders Edge“, and in their July 17 edition they published an article on some icebreaker activities for meetings. The suggestions are intended for individual meetings (rather than conventions), but they’d work in a breakout, board meeting or internal meeting.
I’ve tried the one that asks everyone [...]
Archive for July, 2008
break the ice
Posted in Meeting Planning, Networking, tagged event planning, Gather, icebreakers, meet people, meeting, planning, shy on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
carbon footprints
Posted in Green, Meeting Planning, Tools, tagged air travel, Event, event planning, flights, Gather, meetings, Travel on July 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just been playing with a great tool that can help planners reduce the carbon footprint of meetings.
walk much?
Posted in Green, Meeting Planning, Venues, tagged Event, event planning, Gather, meeting, planning, venue, walkable on July 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Trying to reduce your meeting’s carbon footprint? Host your event in a walkable city!
back to the future
Posted in Education, Event Marketing, Meeting Planning, tagged Event, event planning, Gather, generation, meeting, millenials, planning, youth, Youthography on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I believe the children are our future.” Remember that Whitney Houston song? Well, those children are graduating college now, and they’re ready to soak up professional knowledge like the sponges they are.
Great! How do I attract them to my educational events? Fine question. I don’t have the answer. Mike Farrell, Chief Strategic Officer of Youthography, [...]
stay focused
Posted in Meeting Planning, tagged attention, Event, event planning, focus, Gather, meeting, planning on July 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever have trouble focusing on a single task? Find your mind wandering during a presentation?
You can learn to focus your mind more sharply by practicing these exercises, designed by Gini Graham, author of 30 Days to a More Powerful Memory.
on a wing and a prayer
Posted in Meeting Planning, tagged airlines, carry-on, Event, event planning, farecompare, Gather, meeting, planning, rick seaney, Travel on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Airlines are not making travel any easier for their customers.
Even though carry-ons didn’t used to be scrutinized, you can bet that your favorite air carrier is watching carry-ons like a hawk these days. Height, weight, width, overall size, shape, contents… It’s all under consideration now. And, if airline employees determine that your carry-on doesn’t meet [...]
look like a smarty-pants
Posted in Event Marketing, Meeting Planning, tagged business writing, Event, event planning, Gather, grammar, meeting, planning, writing on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s all write smarter, shall we?
Wherever we use written communication (email, flyer, letter, blog, website, brochure), our goal should always be to convey our message clearly.
In what way does that make us better meeting planners?
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