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How to Rethink Event Content
NewsHow to Rethink Event Content

Ditch the traditional educational session and instead give these interactive learning activities a try at your next gathering.

 
Mar 10, 2022
Corp. Spend Up Slightly in 2005
Experts say that corporate meeting spending should see a small bump in 2005, as planners and suppliers report slightly larger budgets, along with...
By Ben Chapman | October 1, 2004
Different Strokes
At the International Geographic Union Congress in Glasgow in August, the world's largest software maker explained just how much cross-cultural ignorance...
By Suzie Amer | October 1, 2004
Different Strokes - 2004-10-01
Companies spanning all industries are introducing training programs to instruct their employees in, quite literally, the ways of the world.
By Suzie Amer, Successful Meetings | October 1, 2004
Different Strokes: Sidebar
Did You Know ... ? Many cultures observe strict protocol for seating arrangements, menu items, suitable color schemes and music choices, and the...
By Suzie Amer | October 1, 2004
Do You Believe in Magic?
Giovanni Livera wasn't planning on a career in public speaking. He already had a career; he was a working magician. Giovanni, as he prefers to be...
By Suzie Amer | October 1, 2004
Doing the Right Thing
Over the past few years, the televised images of dozens of executives being led from courthouses in handcuffs have made us shake our heads in amazement....
By Robert Carey | October 1, 2004
Dude, Where's My Convention?
New York City, August 2004: A crowd of bowlers is wandering around in bathrobes, swigging White Russians, and shouting, "This aggression will not stand,...
By Sara J. Welch | October 1, 2004
Hope Floats
If you've never planned a meeting on a cruise ship, you may want to consider it now. The major lines are rolling out new ships with dedicated spaces for...
By Ben Chapman | October 1, 2004
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