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    Saturday,March 6th, 2010

    Five Learning Lessons of Producing a Webinar

    Its amazing, in this new world of robust online technology, just how much there is to learn.  Over the past  year, I have personally spent quite a bit of time investigating the “ins and outs” of creating and producing online events, such as webinars and webcasts.  It has been a rich educational experience.

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    Sunday,February 28th, 2010

    Virtual Attendees are Real People Too! - 5 Mistakes with Hybrid Events

    Last week I attended two conferences simultaneously, one in Cancun, Mexico (MPI Meet Different) and the other in Santa Clara, Ca. (Virtual Edge Summit)  Such is the life of a virtual traveler!  While I certainly missed the face2face interaction at both events, the experience of navigating two conferences at the same time was [...]

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    Saturday,February 27th, 2010

    The Robotic Keynote Session - How to Put Your Audience to Sleep!

    Have you ever attended a Conference Keynote Session, and watched a speaker read their entire presentation from their laptop computer?  Needless to say, it is not an energetic, or engaging experience! I’m thinking there must be some truth to the idea that, before God invented Tylenol PM, there was the “Robotic” Keynote Presentation.  [...]

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    Friday,February 26th, 2010

    Learning Lessons from a Hybrid Event Experience - MPI's #MD10 Conference

    About 10 days ago, I wrote an article which, in part, was critical of MPI (Meeting Professionals International) for deciding to charge “non-members” a hefty fee for their Virtual Access Pass (VAP) to the 2010 Meet Different Conference.  (occurred in Cancun, Mexico this week)

    Learning can be Painful!!

    Putting aside my disagreement with MPI’s [...]

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    Monday,February 22nd, 2010

    Meet Different - Exploiting Chaos with Disruptive Innovation!

    Well, the MPI (Meeting Professionals International) 2010 Meet Different Conference kicked off in great style on Sunday morning, with it’s opening General Session, featuring Jeremy Gutsche, Innovation expert & author of the popular book, “Exploiting Chaos.” For context, MPI’s event is taking place in Cancun, Mexico through Tuesday.  Unfortunately I am not attending [...]

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    Wednesday,February 3rd, 2010

    Event Camp 2010 –Two Days Till Showtime!

    I am really fired up about this weekend’s (Saturday, 2/6) Event Camp 2010 at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York City.  An intimate group, nearly 50 people,  are registered to attend this cutting edge event.

    While the attendance numbers are not huge the quality of participants is amazing. For those of you familiar [...]

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    Sunday,December 6th, 2009

    5 Tips for A Successful Hybrid Meeting!

    Has your organization scheduled a Hybrid Meeting sometime in the near future?  If so, what guidance are you providing to your speaker (s) to prepare them for this style of event?  This is an important issue that must be addressed to ensure success with your program.

    For those of you not familiar with Hybrid [...]

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    Tuesday,November 17th, 2009

    Google Wave For Meetings & Events — An Early Look!

    Many of you read my article published on Sunday providing you a first look at the new web 2.0 tool Google Wave.  To view that article please click here.  I came across a very solid EBook, “The Complete Guide to Google Wave,” written by Gina Trapani with Adam Pash.  The book’s title is [...]

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    Saturday,October 31st, 2009

    Navigating Currents of Changing Event Demands — Why Bother?

    I remember, as a young boy scout, my first canoe trip on a real river.  Our troop’s destination was the lower section of the mighty St. Croix River which forms 125 miles of the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin.

    The St. Croix, while a popular recreational river, is very wild and scenic.  Flowing through [...]