06/06/2017

Boost Meeting Engagement

Start by removing barriers between your speakers and audience

You don’t have to make radical changes to improve engagement at your meeting. Here are a few simple things to try. 

We all know the basic association meeting format by heart: morning keynote speech, followed by a few panels, then a break, followed by more sessions and a social hour. It’s a format that works, but you might want to shake things up a bit for your next meeting to increase attendee engagement. Association Success shares a few low-cost tactics you can try.

Start by removing barriers between your speakers and the audience. Ditch the podium for a high-top table. And make sure you have as many Q&A sessions with each presentation as possible. “If you are afraid no one will speak up, pre-identify ‘audience advocates’—knowledgeable participants who are quick thinkers—and have them ask questions,” writes Doreen Ashton Wagner.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.