Is your professional facilitator more interested in delivering success for your business, or in their own ego? When hiring a facilitator choose one who will only ever be satisfied when…
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How to guide leaders and participants to reach new heights As rehearsals got underway for an important meeting recently, the Head of Corporate Communications reminded everyone about the ideal outcomes…
Five ways to fire up the engagement bang you deliver for the budget buck ‘Here’s the challenge’, explained a newly appointed CEO to me recently. ‘I’ve been asked to sign…
When working with a facilitator take every opportunity to check in with them, during breaks, lunch, even during exercises. Share your insights on how the event is going; you are…
Five ways a professional facilitator can help you achieve success Delivering successful meetings, conferences and events can be a complex and stressful business. So a quick glance at a definition…
How ‘presearch’ helps ensure the relevance and reach of your conference messages Achieving a balance between what senior leaders want to talk about and what their people want to find…
Drive up ownership of the key messages, and improve the quality of cascade briefings. Use this simple tip to ensure ownership of the key messages, and improve the quality of…
Five steps to ensure your events make a real difference to business performance – especially through the people who can’t even be there. Putting on a good conference sucks up…
How to ensure your event Q&A does not become a private chat. It’s so frustrating for event participants when they can’t hear a question, see who asked it, nor hear…
How you can have the best of both worlds Great conference facilitation can make or break your event. But who should it be: an independent, seasoned facilitator hired in for…
When planning a conference or internal comms campaign, resist the temptation to blow your budget on a top-dollar keynote speaker or an expensive video shoot. Instead, remember the 70/20/10 rule:…
Kick off your event by asking a couple of ‘temperature check’ questions and capturing responses via an event interaction app. Ask: “As we begin, how well do you understand the…
