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Speaker Management
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 1 year old
3 Strategies for Managing Association Conference Abstracts
Organizing an association conference comes with its fair share of complexities. Between coordinating venue logistics, tracking registrations, overseeing…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 2 years old
Meetings Pro Tip: Get Your Speaker Back On Track
Setting standards for your speakers ahead of time can help to ensure that they meet the expectations of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How Micro-Staff Associations Can Streamline the Abstract Submission Process
The stage was set for a revamp that would streamline the abstract submission process: Our AMC had inherited…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Is It Time to Say Goodbye to Q&A?
In 2015, the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) was looking for ways to shake up…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How to Engage and Coach Conference Session Designers
After planning successful biennial conferences for 20 years, why would our association change the content-development process? Exponent Philanthropy’s…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Design a Winning Conference Pitch Fest
More associations are bringing startups and investors together at their annual events for Shark Tank-style competitions, but the International…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Tips for Hosting Virtual Conference Speakers
Many professionals in event management and professional development have had to deal with an impossible challenge: Get a…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How to Choose the Right Keynote Speaker
Today’s speaker marketplace is composed of thousands of speakers who are potentially available as a keynote for your…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Use Crowdsourcing to Freshen Up a Meeting
With websites like GoFundMe gaining more traction, crowdsourcing has become an increasingly popular way for organizations to bolster…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
4 Ways to Match Speakers to Your Professional Development Event
Think back to your most memorable experience at a conference or event. What stands out? You may distinctly…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Leveraging Referrals to Find Speakers
Findings from the 2016 ASAE Professional Development Section Council survey indicated that professional development leaders have a challenging…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Give Conference Content a Longer Life
For association professionals taking time away from home and the office, a three- to five-day conference can feel…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
When Your Keynote Speaker Has a Different Viewpoint
When President Trump nominated Betsy DeVos as secretary of education, members of the Magnet Schools of America were…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Seven Ways to Improve Panel Presentations
I have begun to avoid panels at conferences because they are not always the most well-thought-out presentations, and…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Tips for Positive Collaboration With Subject-Matter Experts
Many associations are engaged in the process of creating technical, industry-specific content to educate and inform members. Often…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How to Deliver Engaging Online Learning (Part 1)
Editor's note: This article is the first in a two-part series. Read Part 2 here. Online learning platforms…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Solving Problems with Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
Last month, the American Marketing Association in partnership with Orate, a digital marketing company, announced the launch of…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
3 Ways to Prevent Speakers From Selling
There are few more disappointing things than going to a conference and hearing speakers give sales pitches about…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Meetings Memo: Avoid Podium Pitches
How to prevent pitches from the podium.
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
How to Manage Expectations With Subject-Matter Experts for an Online Course
To create a successful online course, many people must collaborate to manage and implement numerous tasks. This can…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Make Your Conference More Inclusive
The mission of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education is to promote the outdoors to a wide…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Organizations Want Speakers To Do More Than Speak
A new survey sheds light on what organizations are expecting from professional speakers and what’s changing, or not…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Speaker Agreement Form
A seminar speaker agreement from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for its national convention, setting out what…
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Members onlyMeetings / EventsTemplateOver 5 years old
Content Leader Letter of Agreement
A letter of agreement from ASAE's Center for Association Leadership for program presenters, covering deadlines, a ban on…
