Tracy Stuckrath from Thrive Events & Meetings Interview from PCMA- Show 206

food 300x206 Tracy Stuckrath from Thrive Events & Meetings Interview from PCMA  Show 206Interview from the PCMA Learning Lounge in San Diego. Certified Event Planner with Food Allergies: Tracy Stuckrath talks about PCMA and how planners need to think about the diets of their attendees.  With more than 20 years of event planning experience, Tracey and her company Thrive! offers a complete range of services that encompass every phase of an event. No matter the size or scope, we’ll guide you through the process and work closely with you to ensure your event is memorable, streamlined and delivered to the highest standard.

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Sexiest Presentation Smackdown At PCMA/VES

Sexiest Presentation Smackdown at PCMA or Professional Convention Management Association didnt offically take place this week in San Diego. But what did happen was some fantastic presentations, keynotes, education, parties and networking!

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After seeing so many sessions the  below clever video reasonated with me. I myself fall into this script trap of what we think we are suppose to do when speaking to a group.  Though our creative team at Grass Shack designs awesome presentations and coaching for executives so they engage.   Speakers can learn a ton from the tricks of professional speakers, marketers, designers and PR folks to engage the audiences.

Adding a story to your presentation, images (no clip art) and knowing your audience is so important to get them hooked and learning your message.

The convention center was pretty overwhelming with the vast amount of sessions and a whole other conference taking place in the same venue: The Virtual Edge Summit.  But nobody was complaining.  The PCMA  Learning Lounge had several sessions going on at once.  Which worked really well but I did see some fantastic speakers with nobody sitting in the audience.  Sad.  But the Velvet Chainsaw guys who put it on are smart cookies and I am sure next year they will evolve it even more.

MeetingsPodcast was the official podcast of VES. Something we have never done and it was really fun.  This really meant we interviewed many of the speakers and then posted them on the VES site so attendees could get a taste of the sessions.  Many many downloads later we think will offer this service up  to help organizers and attendees get more out of the conferences they are attending.

If we had to give out a sexiest presentation award it really should go to Sexy Greg Ruby with his Foursquare session because that is the nickname given to him by eventprofs at Event Camp. I guess he holds the unofficial title!

Several podcasts are on the way from the show. Stay tuned.

Meetings Podcast Now Available On Stitcher App (Mobile: OnDemand)

The Meetings Podcast is now available on the Stitcher App available in all the App stores!

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The Stitcher Application is great because you never need to download the podcasts from your computer to your device. It is On Demand! As we launch a new show it will automatically appear on your mobile device!  Cool huh?

 Meetings Podcast Now Available On Stitcher App (Mobile: OnDemand)

PCMA 2012 Show

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Jon Trask and Greg Ruby discuss the 2012 PCMA and Virtual Edge Summit in San Diego. (Greg also did a facinating talk on Foursquare) Overall the show hit it out of the park!

General Session made some changes and using Skype to bring in speaker Sally Hogstead making the general session a actual Hybrid event.

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Other topics covered:

Jane McGonigal

John Medina, MD

David Rich George P Johnson

Amount of sessions

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Virtual Edge Summit Hybrid Event Speakers- Show 204

The Virtual Edge Summit is coming Jan 9th -11th in San Diego, California.  If you are interested in better meetings and using up incoming tools to engage, enhance and promote your event to a wider audience you should check out this conference.  It is also co-located with PCMA for a great week of education in all things virtual and meetings.  Jon and I are attending so please look us up if you come to the event!

This podcast showcases some of the speakers at the Virtual Edge Summit that we interviewed!

Adam Arthur, CDC Virtual Platform Initiative Lead, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Dave Nielsen, Founder, CloudCamp
Kevin Novak, Vice President of Integrated Web Strategy and Technology, AIA

 

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Hybrid Events 101 Primer Series (4) Show 203

Todays show continues with the Meetings Podcasts Primer series:

“Hybrid Events 101”

hybrid meetings 300x196 Hybrid Events 101 Primer Series (4) Show 203Todays show is a continuation of the Primer Series of educational podcasts for meeting planners and event organisers.  Mike McAllen founder of Event Camp and the producer of three EventCamp Hybrid events, plus technically producing many other corporate and association meetings and events using the Hybrid model. He discusses Hybrid Events 101.

If you are attending Virtual Edge Summit  or PCMA Mike or Jon would love to connect!  The MeetingsPodcast is the official Podcast of the Virtual Edge Summit Show!

Check out these other Blog posts to work on content for your hybrid meeting or hybrid event along with production.

Tips for making your Hybrid event “Quick, Light and Easy”

Top Blogs on Virtual Events

Hybrid Events with John Pollard 

Hybrid Meetings Offer Scalable Content Delivery

Hybrid Meetings Offer the Best of both Worlds
 

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Interview with Mitchell Beer from Conference Publishers Show 202

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Interview with Mitchell Beer  (mitchell<@>theconferencepublishers.com) from Conference Publishers.    I have been a big fan of Mitchell and how his company captures content for meetings and events.

They capture targeted session summaries and sharp, compelling news capsules.

They gather and report the content as it is happening.

They also can help you develop onsite content and maximize its impact—before, during, and after the event.

Corporate Meeting Engagement Ideas

Imagine what your executive might be able to do with technology like this? What if you had several folks interacting using this technology. Great storytelling, audience engagement creative could be put together to get a message across.

Interview with Michael Douglas of GenieMobile Show 201

We met Genie Mobiles Michael Douglas last year at Virtual Edge Summit and PCMA.  After trading emails and getting a virtual demo both Jon and I were very impressed with the products GenieMobile builds.  They are a leading provider of mobile applications for events and meetings.  So to continue on highlighting our international friends, Michael comes from London where he and Genie Mobile are delivering great user experience with easy-to-use technology. GenieMobile offers highly sophisticated apps, usually associated with expensive development, that either we can deliver to clients, or by using their toolkit you can build them yourself.  We hope you enjoy the podcast.

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Know what your Meetings really cost?

Funny how justifying Meetings costs is a constant battle. But knowing what you are getting for your money is the key. Things can easily be blow out of proportion. Catering, A/V and all the other things that go into meetings.

I do like muffins.