PechaKucha 20×20 Conference Fun Idea

August 6, 2011

If you never been to a Pecha Kucha Night or don’t know the concept, you really should check one out. They are a great way to involve a lot of people making presentations and the fast paced enjoyable format makes for a very absorbing conference segment. In simple terms presenters show a slideshow of 20 [...]

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The Great Debate

August 4, 2011

The Debate seem to come in and out of popularity, but they are a terrific fun conference activity and always get a great response. Draw members of the two teams from prominent members of the conference community. Especially good if they are colourful characters, known to all the members. You can also consider asking some [...]

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No More Boring Breaks

August 3, 2011

Morning and afternoon tea breaks don’t need to be the same old same old. Put on your thinking caps and see if you can add some fun at this point of the day. Change the food options. Try Ice Creams, Pop Corn, Fruit Platters Have some games, karaoke, dancing , Wii competition live entertainment – [...]

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Solve Your Conference Puzzles

August 2, 2011

I love puzzles and have used them many times to create a great fun Conference atmosphere. Put small puzzles on each table during the breaks to surprise and encourage people to come back into a session quickly. Award small prizes for the first few people to solve them. Adapt classic Puzzles to match your conference [...]

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The Registration Desk

August 1, 2011

The registration desk is usually the first place that people visit when they arrive at a conference or convention. So why does it have to be boring? Consider injecting some fun elements right from the start of the event to get people in the mood. Decorate the table Decorate the Registration Team with costumes or [...]

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Air Guitar Competition

July 31, 2011

Running an Air Guitar Competition can be one of the most hilarious nights of Conference Fun you can imagine. We’ve run many over the years and attended quite a few as a guest. As with all the ideas we mention in this blog, you can approach this at different levels. The easy approach is to [...]

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The Picnic Idea

July 28, 2011

Picnic Time for Teddy bears… As the song goes Picnic Time is a wonderful time. I’ve been at a few conferences where a picnic has been a fantastic fun component and is a great idea for any conference with a suitable venue. In an upmarket approach, hampers were packed with goodies and distributed to groups [...]

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BINGO!

July 28, 2011

“Bingo?” I hear you cry. Isn’t that what old people play at Clubs, on Cruise Ships and at Holiday Camps? Well yes, but it is really fun and it’s amazing how people will quickly let their hair down and get into the competitive spirit. Try it once and you’ll have this one up your sleeve [...]

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Conference at Sea

July 25, 2011

It’s not as silly as it sounds! Cruising is booming around the world and prices are dropping. You could be surprised to discover just how little it could cost to take everyone out to sea for a few days. Either a complete buy out of an entire ship or just a large bulk booking. Most [...]

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Conference Activity

July 21, 2011

If you do have a bit of time up your sleeve at your next conference try Table Topics for an hour. There’s a Simple Overview on Seth Godins blog here. You can obviously add many more layers on if you wish and/or use a professional facilitator if needed. As with most conferences often the real [...]

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