Social Media Roundup: How to Find Inspiration in Others’ Creations

You’re inspired. You think of an idea for your next event. But how do you plan to see it through?

That, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Led By Inspiration

Insipration, guaranteed. @tojulius  (opens in a new tab): “Make your event a little less perfect and a little more innovative.” http://t.co/5RhMRnPLJ0  (opens in a new tab) #eventprofs  (opens in a new tab)

— Stova (@stovatech) April 8, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

One of the toughest tasks for today’s associations is implementing fresh and new ideas at your events. It’s a rough, uncharted path, which begins with inspiration. “Running a successful event usually involves growing a powerful idea and implementing it in a bulletproof concept. The thing is that inspiration is the truffle of our industry, very tough to find,” writes Julius Solaris of the Event Manager Blog  (opens in a new tab). He rounded up a series of ideas from events, based on themes like collaboration, marketing, community, and experience, among others. How can you implement these ideas in your plan for your next event? (ht @etouches  (opens in a new tab))

Quality Over Quantity

Misunderstanding What Is Great About TED:
Howard Givner is the Executive Director at Event Leade… http://t.co/g366tALHRP  (opens in a new tab) #eventprofs  (opens in a new tab)

— Jill Stone (@jstonemeetings) April 8, 2013  (opens in a new tab)

Short and fascinating: In a nutshell, that’s the formula for a TED presentation. Other conferences have tried to emulate it by reducing presentation length, but what makes a TED presentation great isn’t just brevity, it’s quality  (opens in a new tab). From intriguing topics to stage-ready speakers, TED delivers inspirational presentations that don’t have much to do with length. “What makes TED talks so compelling is the quality of the presentations. If you’ve watched any of them, you know that 18 minutes is irrelevant. You could easily watch them for 30 minutes, or even an hour,” says Cvent’s guest blogger.  (opens in a new tab) (ht @jstonemeetings  (opens in a new tab))

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