So interesting that a stock photo search for "introvert" came up with all images of people acting shy—these are two totally different, yet related, characteristics. On the Meetings Community (MeCo) listserv today, someone asked what p...

I have to admit I haven’t felt compelled to play around much with image messaging app Snapchat as a social channel for meetings and events—why use something that is designed to disappear, rather than the sturdier Twitter? Snaps are only available...

Today's guest post is by speaker, author, and one of my favorite Aussies Neen James. As a business motivational keynote speaker, I have the privilege of speaking at some of the coolest events around the globe. These conferences can be a large ...

Katie Senkowski, CMP, manager, meetings and events, at AIG, needed to settle on a short list of hotels for an important upcoming event in Chicago. Her team was headed to the Windy City to do final site visits, but Senkowski needed to be on site w...

Katie Senkowski, CMP, manager, meetings and events, at AIG, needed to settle on a short list of hotels for an important upcoming event in Chicago. Her team was headed to the Windy City to do final site visits, but Senkowski needed to be on site w...

It’s time for the meetings industry to move from awareness to action in the global fight against human trafficking, says SITE, the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence, which last month held a joint webinar on the topic with ECPAT-USA...

This page of resources related to neuroscience and meetings includes a video series featuring motivational speaker, facilitator, coach, MC, and owner of Engagement Unlimited Roger Haskett. The short videos are designed to provide bite-sized brain...

The key to a win-win hotel negotiation is to open a dialogue, set goals and objectives, know the value of your business, and understand the needs and priorities of the property. In any hotel negotiation, dates, rates, and space are the critical...

“Fear comes from uncertainty. So if we can begin, as a group, to identify those issues that worry us, we can begin to attack what often our associations feel are insurmountable odds.” So said Hugh Lee, president, Fusion Productions, in his openin...

Britt Andreatta, PhD, author, speaker, coach, consultant, and the director of learning and development, Lynda.comThere’s good reason the neuroscience of learning is a hot topic at meetings industry conferences nowadays: how one’s brain harnesses ...