Content tips for your next internal company conference

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Events
Corporate
Topic Content tips for your next internal
company conference
IE
August 2016
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• There are many benefits in staging a regular
  company conference for your own staff, but
• What should the conference feature?
• What content will provide the delegates your
  staff with a valuable learning and developmental
  experience?
• Here are 7 content tips
• for your next
• company conference

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• 1. Welcome from the leader
•   An invigorating way to set the scene for the
  conference ahead
• An opportunity to reinforce the vision and
  values of the company as well as the value of all
  the people in the company
• A scene-setter to introduce the topic or theme
  of the conference and the desired outcomes so
  everyone has a clear focus

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• 2. Guest speaker
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• Creates another way for the delegates to engage
  with the topic
• Do your research on appropriate experts in the
  subject matter and their suitability as engaging
  presenters
• A guest speaker comes with a fresh perspective
  on the topic to reinvigorate your audience

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• 3. Inclusive forum
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• Someone talking for hours on end can make it
  difficult to concentrate and absorb the material
• Vary the format and include some participatory
  sessions
• A purpose of company conferences is to involve
  your people in the future of the company, so plan
  some sessions to create discussion and ideas on
  the topic area

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• 4. Corporate training workshop
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• Use the time when your team is together to give
  them professional development in groups which in
  turn can bring cost efficiencies
• Some corporate training workshops are great to
  not only develop the personal attributes of your
  team and leaders, but also how to structure and
  empower cohesive and high performing teams

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• 5. Team building exercise
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• To provide variety and keep your delegates
  energised and focused, it can be beneficial to
  incorporate team building activities
• These can reinforce the theme of the conference
  and get your people communicating and interacting
  whilst also having fun
• Team building is all about understanding,
  appreciating, maximising and developing the
  people you work with, and are great to boost team
  culture within the organisation

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• 6. Technology integration
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• Technology plays an important part of our work
  and personal lives, so why not harness this
  within your company conference
• Its a great way to engage your people and
  provide some options in how they can contribute
  rather than just verbally
• Live polling and electronic surveys are useful
  platforms to attain immediate feedback and
  results

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• 7. Reinforce the conference theme
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• Provide some visual reminders of the conference
  that your delegates can take with them to their
  everyday workplace i.e. a framed photo or a
  themed gift
• Provide some additional learning or
  developmental resources that your staff can
  access back in the office
• Some regular communication on a topic from the
  conference can also complement the results
  achieved at the event

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