Fun with your Conference Sponsors

September 3, 2011

Sponsors are the life blood of many Conferences, without them the events would just not happen. In return for their money they obviously need exposure and a common benefit is to get some time onstage in front of the delegates. These segments can be very uninteresting and seem like a sales pitch. Often delegates will [...]

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Conference Keynotes

September 2, 2011

Keynote Interviews! It’s nice to have a few surprises at a conference, but it also helps to know what is coming up. Delegates need to be pre-sold on What Who & Why they should attend. What will they gain from attending the event? When they know that before the event and then you deliver it, [...]

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Conference Music Ideas

August 31, 2011

Spending a little time deciding on some great music for your conference is a worthwhile and easy way to add fun and enjoyment. Don’t just leave this up to the AV Team who are probably just doing their job. I suggest if you can find someone to take on the role of music coordinator. Ask [...]

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Turn the Temperature DOWN

August 28, 2011

Nothing sends the audience to sleep faster than a hot conference room! It’s no fun at all, especially after lunch. The room should be quite chilly before people get in there. The bodies of several hundred people will quickly heat it up, so just ignore the first people who comment on the temperature when they [...]

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Massage Chair Fun

August 24, 2011

These are a hit every time I’ve seen them. There are many outlets who hire out Electric Massage Chairs. Set up a few in the lobby of the convention and watch the reaction they get. You might have to set a sign suggesting the appropriate time limit delegates should spend in the chairs. If you’re [...]

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Name Badge Tag Fun

August 23, 2011

Several very easy fun elements can be added to any Conference or Convention via Delegate Name Tags. Provide colored markers on the registration desk and ask people to add something to their Name Tags. Choose one of these topics and watch the results The title of a Movie The one CD they would listen to [...]

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Conference Hosts

August 22, 2011

One of the ways you can really connect with people and make them feel involved in a conference is to have in place a strategy of personal contact. For small events one person can usually act as a Host and be responsible for chatting to people, connecting up solo attendees and explaining things to newcomers. [...]

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Liars Club

August 17, 2011

Liars Club is a bit of an institution on Cruise Ships, but is starting to appear more and more as a conference activity. A session can run about 45 minutes so it fits in quite nicely as a pre dinner or after dinner activity. Like the Debate, it also uses 4 or 5 people to [...]

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Juggling To Learn – Learning to Juggle

August 8, 2011

Juggling workshops are a great and popular conference activity. They get people up and moving about with much hilarity. Juggling is also a great metaphore for our busy lives and work. If the budget can cope it’s a great idea to buy everyone a set of balls or juggling scarves so they can practice during [...]

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Colour Your World

August 7, 2011

They do it at the Cricket and the Baseball and other large events so why not at your conference. Invite everyone to wear a certain Colour on a certain day. It can be just an accsessory or the can go the whole outfit! People often do this for Gala Dinners but it can be a [...]

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