Three considerations for this new age of conferences

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Events
Corporate
Topic Three considerations for this new age of
conferences
IE
April 2016
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• The world we live in is changing!
• The world we do business in is changing!
• Technology has changed
•   How we work
• Where we work
• Who we employ for work
• How we communicate at work
• How we sell our business, products and
  services

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• But what remains a fundamental ingredient in a
  successful business is
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• PEOPLE
• People develop ideas!
• People communicate!
• People control technology!
• People lead and manage!
• People motivate and inspire!
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An important method for developing your people
is   CONFERENCING Today we present   3 key
considerations for your next company conference
in developing your people
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• 3 key considerations for your next company
  conference
• Professional Development
• Team Building Activities
• Conferences With Content
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• 1. Professional Development
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• Company conferences are a great opportunity for
  managers and staff to come together to review
  business processes and progress.
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• But what is becoming more popular is the
  inclusion of specific professional development
  sessions!
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• So it is important to
• Work out what professional development your
  people need
• Set objectives on what you want them to learn
  at the conference
• Include some specific professional
  development sessions to achieve this

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• 2. Team Building Activities
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• Todays conferences are featuring more team
  building activities than ever before.
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• There are a few reasons for this
• Team building activities provide a fun and
  engaging way to achieve professional
  development objectives
• Team building activities can be tailored to
  reinforce the key theme of the conference
• Team building activities will help your
  delegates stay engaged and network

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• 3. Conferences with Content
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• An exciting new term in professional conference
  organisation is conferences with content.
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• This is a model that can package our first two
  considerations professional development
  outcomes with fun team building activities.
• Each session has a professional development
  outcome delivered by corporate trainers, team
  building facilitators and experts in their field
• Content ideas are only limited by your
  imagination but should be tailored to the
  objectives for the conference
• A key focus is on a reinvigoration of the
  people within the company

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• We are working in a new age
• but we still need to find ways to train our
  people and stay ahead of the competition.
• That is why conferencing is vital!
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• So if youre thinking about your next conference,
  consider
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• Professional Development objectives
• Team Building activities
• Conferences with Content 

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