Wondering what Tech Fest 2015 will be like. Probably a lot like the last few years. Packed full of innovation, engaging content and great event technology.
The Five Event Tech Fears and how to persuade regions, volunteers and membersWilliam Thomson
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An outline to the key themes at Tech Fest 2015 followed by a presentation looking at how to ensure members, regions and volunteers are able to use and embed event technology.
Nick Morgan's presentation at Tech Fest 19th June, 2015. A glimpse at how festivals and brands are leveraging event technology and what they are planning to do in the future.
Leslie describes how you can use together to engage an audience. And why engagement is so important. Delivered at Gallus Events - Better Meetings and Events
The document discusses how words like "very", "extremely", and "really" are weak words that do not make meanings stronger. It provides examples of sentences without these weak words that are still just as strong. It also discusses how using fewer words can make statements clearer and stronger. Shorter sentences are generally better than longer ones with unnecessary filler words. The document advocates for removing weak words and keeping language simple and concise.
Creating compelling events and doing more with lessWilliam Thomson
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This document discusses how to create successful events while maximizing resources. It emphasizes defining what success looks like for an organization, establishing return on investment, return on objectives, and return on engagement. It also stresses the importance of knowing customers through personas and tailoring events to their needs, hopes and aspirations. The document provides tips for creating compelling events while doing more with less, such as prioritizing objectives, outsourcing tasks, engaging partners and sponsors, and focusing on the overall experience.
Mobile Apps to create Better Meetings and Events. Leslie Robertson.William Thomson
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If meetings and events are popular because theyre inherently social, and mobile apps are popular because they are social too, what happens when you combine them?
Magic!
This document provides guidance on using parentheses in academic writing. It advises avoiding using parentheses within sentences and instead using commas. Examples are given showing how to rewrite sentences by removing unnecessary phrases or replacing parentheses with commas. The document concludes by providing biographical information about the author.
This document provides 10 tips for using event technology at Tech Fest 2013, an event taking place on June 13th. The tips cover a range of event technology topics from live streaming to mobile apps to enhance the attendee experience. The document encourages putting the technology tips into practice at Tech Fest 2013.
How to develop a good looking content marketing planWilliam Thomson
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The document outlines how to develop an effective content marketing plan for events companies. It recommends generating at least 15 pieces of raw content from various sources over 3 months. The content should then be amplified across multiple formats and channels, including blogs, eBooks, slideshares and videos. All content assets should include calls-to-action linking to lead generation and the event website to drive traffic. The goal is to repurpose content across these channels to reach potential customers at different stages of the buying process.
Creating Creative Events for the Professional Publishers Association ScotlandWilliam Thomson
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How do you embed creativity in your organisation? And where does "creativity" live in your events. In this presentation we look at the tips and techniques for ensuring a creative environment exists in your organisation. We then look at the secrets to other creative events.
This document outlines an event management training session on making events more creative and engaging. The session covers identifying barriers to creativity, learning structured approaches to event planning, understanding objectives and success metrics, securing key elements like speakers and sponsors, and ensuring events are not boring through creative elements like gamification, technology, and unique networking opportunities. Attendees will work on exercises to apply the lessons to their own events and overcome barriers to making positive changes.
Our business events have been slow to react to changes in recent years. How can we use the new tools including meeting design, audience engagement and event technology to make our events better.
A great summary of how you can ensure that you still get the most out of your events while working with less. Presentation at Gallus Events Better Meetings and Events
How do event planners use the new tools that are available to run better meetings and events? In this deck we look at what the tools are and why we need to use them.
This document discusses common barriers to delegates adopting apps and interactive technologies at events. It begins with brief introductions of the panelists hosting the discussion. The objectives are then stated as sharing solutions to the most common barriers, hearing expert perspectives, understanding the delegate view, and providing takeaways. The discussion centers around 7 common barriers, including delegates not using the technology, low download rates, lack of usage after download, usability issues, privacy/security concerns, lack of encouragement from clients/presenters, and poor return on investment of time/money. Attendees are then polled to rank the barriers and asked for feedback. Contact information is provided at the end.
際際滷s from WhoStoleMyAudience a one day meeting design master class held in Edinburgh.
Content looks at the practical implementation of meeting design and a creative approach to conferences. Sets about reclaiming the conference! Making it cool again.
How event planners use event technology is changing. Some planners are shifting the focus from how attendees can have support from mobiles and apps to look at how they can power the planner. This is a list of ten areas to focus on when planning to use a mobile at your own event
This document provides guidance on using parentheses in academic writing. It advises avoiding using parentheses within sentences and instead using commas. Examples are given showing how to rewrite sentences by removing unnecessary phrases or replacing parentheses with commas. The document concludes by providing biographical information about the author.
This document provides 10 tips for using event technology at Tech Fest 2013, an event taking place on June 13th. The tips cover a range of event technology topics from live streaming to mobile apps to enhance the attendee experience. The document encourages putting the technology tips into practice at Tech Fest 2013.
How to develop a good looking content marketing planWilliam Thomson
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The document outlines how to develop an effective content marketing plan for events companies. It recommends generating at least 15 pieces of raw content from various sources over 3 months. The content should then be amplified across multiple formats and channels, including blogs, eBooks, slideshares and videos. All content assets should include calls-to-action linking to lead generation and the event website to drive traffic. The goal is to repurpose content across these channels to reach potential customers at different stages of the buying process.
Creating Creative Events for the Professional Publishers Association ScotlandWilliam Thomson
油
How do you embed creativity in your organisation? And where does "creativity" live in your events. In this presentation we look at the tips and techniques for ensuring a creative environment exists in your organisation. We then look at the secrets to other creative events.
This document outlines an event management training session on making events more creative and engaging. The session covers identifying barriers to creativity, learning structured approaches to event planning, understanding objectives and success metrics, securing key elements like speakers and sponsors, and ensuring events are not boring through creative elements like gamification, technology, and unique networking opportunities. Attendees will work on exercises to apply the lessons to their own events and overcome barriers to making positive changes.
Our business events have been slow to react to changes in recent years. How can we use the new tools including meeting design, audience engagement and event technology to make our events better.
A great summary of how you can ensure that you still get the most out of your events while working with less. Presentation at Gallus Events Better Meetings and Events
How do event planners use the new tools that are available to run better meetings and events? In this deck we look at what the tools are and why we need to use them.
This document discusses common barriers to delegates adopting apps and interactive technologies at events. It begins with brief introductions of the panelists hosting the discussion. The objectives are then stated as sharing solutions to the most common barriers, hearing expert perspectives, understanding the delegate view, and providing takeaways. The discussion centers around 7 common barriers, including delegates not using the technology, low download rates, lack of usage after download, usability issues, privacy/security concerns, lack of encouragement from clients/presenters, and poor return on investment of time/money. Attendees are then polled to rank the barriers and asked for feedback. Contact information is provided at the end.
際際滷s from WhoStoleMyAudience a one day meeting design master class held in Edinburgh.
Content looks at the practical implementation of meeting design and a creative approach to conferences. Sets about reclaiming the conference! Making it cool again.
How event planners use event technology is changing. Some planners are shifting the focus from how attendees can have support from mobiles and apps to look at how they can power the planner. This is a list of ten areas to focus on when planning to use a mobile at your own event
On the money and down to earth. William talks the talk and he ensures that he walks the walk. His sessions are built on his own experience across almost 20 years as an event organiser.
This presentation outlines the main elements of BDA Live & Online. It covers the important role of research in the programme and the elements we have added to ensure that our members feel that this really is their event. BDA Live & Online is a brave and bold step to deliver a truly valuable and unique experience for BDA members and other professionals and individuals interested in diet, health and nutrition.
A presentation covering what technology a "tech" event used to run the event. The session points out key learning for organisers and for event tech companies. Event Tech Circus is an innovative event that brings together organisers, event tech companies and investors.
Actual Presentation europe congress making good organisers greatWilliam Thomson
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The presentation you deliver to an audience should be different from the one you actually send or upload. I ask speakers to provide two versions. This is a demonstration of the type of differences you should have been your "actual" presentation and the one that is for digesting after the event.