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How to Score Those Sweet Paid Speaking Gigs Like a Boss

Are you tired of talking to your cat about your passion for public speaking? Do you dream of standing in front of a crowd, captivating them with your words, and getting paid big bucks for it? Well, my friend, you're in luck. In this article, I'm going to show you how...

Dennis Smith’s Legacy Will Shape Tomorrow’s Leaders

By Mary Tucker | Senior Communications and Content Manager | IAEE When an industry honors one of its own with an award that demands more than two decades of transformative leadership, you know we’re talking about an exceptional professional. IAEE has bestowed its...

A Blueprint for Delivering Extraordinary Impact Through Business Events 

Business events have always been powerful. Now there’s proof. Destination Canada reveals the Legacy & Impact Study Final Report.  Business events do far more than generate short-term economic activity. They can influence policy, attract investment, strengthen...

How to Manage Meetings Chaos

Attendees are more demanding than ever. Some straight talk, and a willingness to listen, can help. Such things are difficult to measure, but this is probably the most challenging time to be an association meetings professional in recent memory. Venues have fractured...
4 Simple Questions to Design Emotion Into Events

4 Simple Questions to Design Emotion Into Events

In a world overflowing with noise and endless options, an event that strikes an emotional chord stands out. I’ve always been interested in how emotion can spur someone to action — how the exact right words can inspire someone to make a change to their life, how...

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The Case for a Meeting Critic

The Case for a Meeting Critic

A group of business scholars propose a “critical reviewer” to keep meetings on point. Done right, the role can keep meetings on point—and strengthen your culture. Every organization, for better or for worse, has a culture. Boards define themselves by how they...

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Expert Tips for Better Virtual Communication

Expert Tips for Better Virtual Communication

Context is everything when communicating virtually, says communication expert Andrew Brodsky. Humans have been interacting with each other in person for 100,000 years, points out Andrew Brodsky, author of the newly released Ping: The Secrets of Successful Virtual...

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People on the Move

People on the Move

Your colleagues are on the move, find out who is going where. Stacey Church The Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA) in Atlanta appointed Stacey Church as its new COO, effective February 10. She joins the authority’s leadership team from Dallas Fair Park,...

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Halee Grimsdale

Halee Grimsdale

PCMA’s 20 in Their Twenties program honors exceptional young leaders in the business events industry.  Class of 2025 member Halee Grimsdale, experience coordinator for e=mc2 events, would like to see the events industry shift from a “take-make-dispose” model to one...

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