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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...

CEMA Connects: Sticky Strategy: Your Event Isn’t the End. It’s the Beginning

CEMA Connects: Sticky Strategy: Your Event Isn’t the End. It’s the Beginning Building on ITA Group’s session at CEMA Summit, this webinar explores how to design events with long-term objectives in mind, creating intentional experiences that reinforce key messages,...

How Much Foresight Should a Board Do?

In unsettled times, a board might wonder how far to look ahead. The better question is how well-equipped the board is to discuss it. It can be difficult to tell at moments like this whether an association board is better off developing a five-year strategic plan, a...

This Week on the Convene Podcast: Rethinking Conference Engagement, Leadership, and the Value of Events

Here’s what’s new on the Convene Podcast this week. Article: Conference Rooms That Talk Back Create New Opportunities for Engagement At the Strategic Management Society’s annual conference, interaction is not an afterthought — it is how members present research,...
‘All Kinds of Wondrous Things Are Possible’

‘All Kinds of Wondrous Things Are Possible’

The internet was just going mainstream in 1996, when a meetings professional named Pegotty Cooper made uncannily accurate predictions about how technology would affect meetings in the future.   Thirty years ago, one in five people in the U.S. used the internet,...

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How Leaders Can Address Burnout

Associations are facing workplace stress as much as any other sector. Executives can do much to lower the temperature.  Burnout is a front-burner issue once again. Messy geopolitics, combined with anxiety around new technologies such as AI, is taking its toll on...

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