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elementor-element-0f3eee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="0f3eee2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="conference_networking_name_badges"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d937a58 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d937a58" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Membership_Management_Report_conference_networkinhg_name_badges_Lee_Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/membership_management_report.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-2338" alt="" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Membership_Management_Report_conference_networkinhg_name_badges_Lee_Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank">Tweak Conference Badges for Better Attendee Engagement and Networking</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 1, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e2d4ea5 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="e2d4ea5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The “people value” of a name tag is particularly important for first-time conference-goers. Meeting planners and membership officials want to engage them in the conference, so they renew their membership and come back to the next meeting. Ultimately, says Gimpel, these first-times will decide if the conference was valuable, “if they feel included and part of the community.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5a3ffb3 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5a3ffb3" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2e49d4" data-id="b2e49d4" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3766f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="3766f6f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="tips_curating_guest_list"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-622534d elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="622534d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22891510/tips-for-building-an-event-guest-list" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22891510/tips-for-building-an-event-guest-list" target="_blank" rel="noopener">7 Tips for Curating an Effective Event Guest List</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 29, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ac3b736 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ac3b736" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Planning an event should always start with <i>why</i> you are doing an event,” advises Lee Gimpel, president of Washington, D.C.-based meeting design, facilitation, and training company Better Meetings. “Often, planners jump right to executing on the <i>what</i> and <i>how</i> of an event. So a planner might say that he or she is going to do an event for 500 people because that’s usually the size that this organization hosts—but if we really get back to <i>why</i> we are going to do this event, the best event may actually be for 20 people, or it might be 10 different events with 20 people, or it might be best served by having 5,000 people.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38bf43d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="38bf43d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a534e7c" data-id="a534e7c" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4393c3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="4393c3b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="intentional_meeting_design_conference"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-020b5dc elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="020b5dc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/how-to-use-intentional-design-to-make-the-most-of-your-next-event/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/CIT_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1608" alt="CIT logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/how-to-use-intentional-design-to-make-the-most-of-your-next-event/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intentional Designs: Keeping Events Relevant, Useful, Worthwhile to Everyone</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 11, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-296d58d details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="296d58d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel is the founder of Better Meetings in Washington, DC. Gimpel says that with events, people often confuse being thoughtful — thinking about decisions and choices — with being intentional, which is to say really having an intent and then designing an event to manifest those intentions.</p><p>“Yes, being intentional requires thought, but a lot of events skip true intention-setting and then spend a lot of time and thought on details that aren’t connected to the purpose,” Gimpel says.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc2f8a6 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bc2f8a6" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dddcbab" data-id="dddcbab" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-592220f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="592220f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="pbj_test_maximize_meeting_value"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-66ca210 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="66ca210" data-element_type="widget" id="meeting-planning-innovation" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2024/01/31/maximizing-meeting-value-with-the-pbj-test/?sh=50c790bf4773" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2024/01/31/maximizing-meeting-value-with-the-pbj-test/?sh=50c790bf4773" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maximizing Meeting Value With The PB&J Test</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 31, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-df7fbbb details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="df7fbbb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Perhaps the most obvious result of this thought exercise is it puts the focus on the real content, purpose, and the people. After all, if participants walk away from a business retreat or an annual conference and their lasting impression was either that the soup was cold or the shrimp was amazing, the event probably missed its intended mark.</p><p>Instead, people should come away from such events remarking on how they learned something new and helpful, made an important decision, met someone who could be a terrific linchpin in their career, or felt a sense of clarity around the mission or the organization.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3216e4c foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3216e4c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, <em>Forbes</em> contributor; facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b7bb97 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3b7bb97" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f28984" data-id="9f28984" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a7dc0c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="a7dc0c0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="klopp_conference_speaker_interview_tip"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cc362de elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="cc362de" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2024/01/30/embrace-conversation-ditch-presentation-klopps-unexpected-approach/?sh=5e3792be4245" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2024/01/30/embrace-conversation-ditch-presentation-klopps-unexpected-approach/?sh=5e3792be4245" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Embrace Conversation, Ditch Presentation: Klopp’s Unexpected Approach</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 30, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d600417 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d600417" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Whether you’re an executive or a conference speaker, your energy is usually better spent doing the work that you really care about rather than preparing a speech.</p><p>In addition, interviews tend to be more digestible for an audience while humanizing the speaker in a way that doesn’t happen when someone stands at a lectern reading a speech or teleprompter. Having a one-on-one conversation is a more natural scenario for people to find themselves in rather than standing in front of a crowd delivering a one-to-many presentation.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1fdaf60 foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="1fdaf60" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, <em>Forbes</em> contributor; facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ac3d71 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3ac3d71" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-797aea6" data-id="797aea6" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d4698c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="d4698c0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="engaging_first_time_conference_attendees"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9e716f3 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9e716f3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22884749/tips-for-engaging-with-firsttimers-at-annual-events" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22884749/tips-for-engaging-with-firsttimers-at-annual-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 Tips for Engaging with First-Timers at Annual Events</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 29, 2024</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-831e45b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="831e45b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“I think a lot of conferences are very well-meaning when they add a first-time attendee ribbon to participants’ name tags,” says Lee Gimpel, the founder of consulting firm Better Meetings. But he encourages planners to take the next step to truly welcome these new guests and integrate them into the event community. “It doesn’t necessarily take much,” he explains. “It could be a charge issued from the stage by the chairman of the board or someone respected within the community.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d7c0afb media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="d7c0afb" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52dd4af" data-id="52dd4af" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d175cea elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="d175cea" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="actionable-steps-to-reimagine-association-events"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f0381ae elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="f0381ae" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/7-actionable-steps-to-reimagine-association-events-Associations-Evolve-2024-Lee-Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Associations-Evolve-engaging-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1788" alt="Associations Evolve meetings expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/7-actionable-steps-to-reimagine-association-events-Associations-Evolve-2024-Lee-Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank">Seven actionable steps to reimagine association events</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 6, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5279c4e details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5279c4e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“So often, association gatherings such as annual conferences are planned with a vastly disproportionate focus on logistics and presentations while largely leaving the experience, the connections, and the sense of community as an afterthought. Flipping the script and putting engagement at the center of planning an event makes it more valuable for attendees (and sponsors and exhibitors), while also being more dynamic, more fun, harnessing more brainpower, and fostering a loyal, long- term community.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43047e1 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="43047e1" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a3759b" data-id="2a3759b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f31e4f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="f31e4f9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="help-conference-attendees-connect-network"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e6139f0 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e6139f0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://associationsnow.com/article/help-attendees-make-lasting-connections/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Associations_Now_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1603" alt="Associations Now logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://associationsnow.com/article/help-attendees-make-lasting-connections/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Help Attendees Make Lasting Connections</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">October 30, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-996732f details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="996732f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Many large-scale association meetings are designed around content rather than connection,” said Lee Gimpel, founder and principal of Better Meetings. “A networking coffee break or first-time reception isn’t always enough.”</p><p>Knowing that attendees are looking to get to know their colleagues and develop relationships with them onsite, associations must design a program that prioritizes connection and keeps them coming back year after year.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1a4f44 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b1a4f44" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ead7943" data-id="ead7943" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-23e704f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="23e704f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="corporate_events_build_culture"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-65043b5 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="65043b5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22820756/how-internal-events-build-a-strong-company-cultureplus-5-ways-to-do-it-right" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22820756/how-internal-events-build-a-strong-company-cultureplus-5-ways-to-do-it-right" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Internal Events Build a Strong Company Culture</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">April 18, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a43aedc details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a43aedc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“There is great potential power in corporate events. If done right, they reinforce important bonds, build new bridges, and define and foster a strong culture,” says Gimpel, who is seeing a rise in more frequent, casual company retreats that bring in employees of all levels, rather than just upper management. “They offer an opportunity to get real work done while also rewarding people and making them happy that this is where they have chosen to work. A two-day event can pay dividends for months and months.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92cdca6 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="92cdca6" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6fc09b" data-id="a6fc09b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4bdaa30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="4bdaa30" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="why_choose_small_meetings"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-911e376 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="911e376" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/small-mighty-why-smaller-meetings-make-sense/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/CIT_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1608" alt="CIT logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/small-mighty-why-smaller-meetings-make-sense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small, But Mighty: Smaller Meetings Make Sense When Encountering Restrictions</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">April 17, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c5846eb details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c5846eb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, an event designer, conference facilitator, and meeting trainer in Washington, D.C., says that for all the talk of the pandemic being over, along with travel and meetings coming back, some organizations still seem to be hedging their bets.</p><p>“If you’re not convinced that everyone who used to attend in person is still going to show up, and you’re generally feeling less certain about people’s willingness and ability to travel, then it’s easier to bet on a smaller event versus a bigger one,” says Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a firm that creates in-person, online and hybrid events on team meetings, conferences, retreats and networking.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d52064b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="d52064b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-213b016" data-id="213b016" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f8d0721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="f8d0721" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="transform_your_tradeshow"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5d3d950 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="5d3d950" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/transform-next-tradeshow/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/association-conventions-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1412" alt="association conventions expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/transform-next-tradeshow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Transform Your Next Tradeshow</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 17, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-85b4dc4 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="85b4dc4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>According to Lee Gimpel, meeting planning expert and founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation, and training company in Washington, DC, a tradeshow often has at least three masters with three different objectives.</p><p>“The event organizers often see it as a cash cow that brings in revenue. The exhibitors go because they want to make sales or find partners. And the attendees are looking for real solutions to their issues,” Gimpel says. “Many tradeshows seem to be overweighted to producing revenue for the organizer versus really delivering homerun results for the exhibitors and the attendees.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-babe747 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="babe747" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27a8d34" data-id="27a8d34" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2d3705 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="b2d3705" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="six_ways_hear_from_everyone"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8b79263 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="8b79263" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/22/six-actionable-ways-to-actually-hear-from-everyone-in-a-meeting/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/22/six-actionable-ways-to-actually-hear-from-everyone-in-a-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Six Actionable Ways To Actually Hear From Everyone In A Meeting</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 22, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b1065d1 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b1065d1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>How can leaders actually ensure that everyone is heard in meetings? Here are six practical techniques.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6cad270 foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="6cad270" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, <em>Forbes</em> contributor; facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a303128 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a303128" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce23d37" data-id="ce23d37" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f70c993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="f70c993" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="mistakes_hearing_from_everyone"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5648ecd elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="5648ecd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/22/the-common-mistakes-that-prevent-leaders-from-hearing-from-everyone" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/22/the-common-mistakes-that-prevent-leaders-from-hearing-from-everyone" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Common Mistakes That Prevent Leaders From “Hearing From Everyone”</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 22, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4c977bd details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4c977bd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Unfortunately, when soliciting effective ways to make sure that everyone is indeed heard in meetings, you typically get vague platitudes rather than actionable techniques. Whatever techniques are employed are often not working either.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f68b4fd foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f68b4fd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, <em>Forbes</em> contributor; facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31620be media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="31620be" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eec409" data-id="0eec409" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d4f0dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="d4f0dbd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="meeting_lessons_sotu"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4cf9492 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="4cf9492" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/07/could-it-be-an-email-meeting-lessons-from-the-state-of-the-union/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2023/02/07/could-it-be-an-email-meeting-lessons-from-the-state-of-the-union/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Could It Be An Email? Meeting Lessons From The State Of The Union</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 7, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f8bcbcc details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f8bcbcc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>We’ve all seen this happen before: A written organizational update becomes a meeting. Then that meeting swells to become an even bigger meeting, with more and more people being added to each iteration. And then that meeting continues to happen every time the organization needs an update. Of course, most organizations—or departments or project teams—will never see a meeting of the scale and grandiosity of a State of the Union Address. But, in a way, the State of the Union is a cautionary tale for organizations of all sizes.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-37f6590 foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="37f6590" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, <em>Forbes</em> contributor; facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8667325 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8667325" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d736034" data-id="d736034" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7f2ee86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="7f2ee86" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="convince_the_c-suite"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0494811 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="0494811" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22684514/6-ways-to-convince-the-csuite-to-host-a-meeting-or-event" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/strategy/article/22684514/6-ways-to-convince-the-csuite-to-host-a-meeting-or-event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6 Ways to Convince the C-Suite to Host a Meeting or Event</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 3, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4e37a41 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4e37a41" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Surveys and our own practical experience tell us that a huge part of the value people get when attending events comes from meeting other people,” notes Lee Gimpel, president of Better Meetings. “That may be connecting with an existing customer, finding a new client, engaging with a new partner, or being able to do a deep dive and answer really specific questions with someone who has special expertise. In other words, while watching someone do a presentation at an event may have value, those presentations are rarely the home run that gets people excited about attending an event.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-132b532 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="132b532" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72102bc" data-id="72102bc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e7eeb50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="e7eeb50" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="meetings_purge_shopify"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b8231e5 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b8231e5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jan/06/work-meetings-shopify-isolation" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/guardian-meeting-expert-story.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1734" alt="guardian-logo-meeting-expert-story" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/jan/06/work-meetings-shopify-isolation" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The company purging meetings from calendars: ‘Uninterrupted time is precious’</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 6, 2023</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b3c037d details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b3c037d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Most organizations have too many meetings, and most meetings aren’t good,” Lee Gimpel, founder of the Washington DC-based meeting facilitation and training firm Better Meetings, told the Guardian. “Canceling all meetings is a blunt tool that still doesn’t necessarily fix what’s going on.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f41518d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f41518d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20e6d9e" data-id="20e6d9e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b9180ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="b9180ed" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="event-gamification"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-622cf9f elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="622cf9f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/compete-connect/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/CIT_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1608" alt="CIT logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/compete-connect/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Compete & Connect: Gamification is a Sure-Fire Way to Engage Event Attendees</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 12, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-05bf29b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="05bf29b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel is a meeting planning expert and founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation and training company in Washington, D.C. that works on improving in-person and online meetings with a focus on engagement. Gimpel says some gamification at events seems like “gimmicky window dressing,” and it doesn’t really move the needle in terms of engagement or bottom-line results. In addition, the variety of gamification strategies don’t always offer the best results.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a4cef6 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0a4cef6" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4604f2e" data-id="4604f2e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ddef5d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="ddef5d2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="new_normal_in_meetings_industry"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cad352a elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="cad352a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/seismic-shift/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/CIT_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1608" alt="CIT logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/seismic-shift/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seismic Shift: There is No Back-to-Normal Scenario</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 12, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8037f32 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8037f32" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Planners have learned they can reach a new audience and bring in new revenue with hybrid and virtual events. They have also leveled the playing field. Conferences can be elitist. They are expensive to get to, and it is not possible for everybody to get away from responsibilities,” says Lee Gimpel, founder and principal of Better Meetings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1f0573 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f1f0573" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2deb8e" data-id="d2deb8e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-69ecec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="69ecec9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="vacuum_fix_bad_meetings"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9052fc5 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9052fc5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/11/23/4-ways-to-fill-the-vacuum-of-bad-meetings-at-work-or-at-home" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/11/23/4-ways-to-fill-the-vacuum-of-bad-meetings-at-work-or-at-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4 Ways To Fill The Vacuum Of Bad Meetings At Work—Or At Home</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 23, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c1ae details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8a2c1ae" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Be it Thanksgiving or a quarterly all-hands update, what can you do to avoid meetings that go off the rails?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3ca12a media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c3ca12a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d748a" data-id="30d748a" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-97449ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="97449ec" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="15_min_quick_meeting_decisions"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ee58fc9 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="ee58fc9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/11/22/how-to-lead-teams-to-effective-decisions-in-15-minutes-or-less" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/11/22/how-to-lead-teams-to-effective-decisions-in-15-minutes-or-less" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How To Lead Teams To Effective Decisions In 15 Minutes Or Less</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 22, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3958be8 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3958be8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>But how do you distill the collective wisdom from a group so that the best ideas and solutions can be acted on quickly? Here are a few collaborative team exercises that are drawn from effective meeting facilitation practices. They’re used to effectively harness a team’s knowledge in less time than it takes to consume all the orange slices at halftime.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-78d6cc6 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="78d6cc6" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc2ec4f" data-id="bc2ec4f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8fbb8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="8fbb8a9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="hybrid_meetings_moderators"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6e2dc6b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="6e2dc6b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.worklife.news/culture/employers-assign-moderators-to-make-hybrid-meetings-more-equitable/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/worklife_hybrid_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1717" alt="worklife hybrid meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.worklife.news/culture/employers-assign-moderators-to-make-hybrid-meetings-more-equitable/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Employers assign moderators to make hybrid meetings more equitable</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 1, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ed79ca1 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ed79ca1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><br />“Most conference rooms today are really set up for individual, one-to-many PowerPoint presentations rather than true, equitable collaboration,” says meeting expert Lee Gimpel.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fba5af5 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="fba5af5" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0937aa4" data-id="0937aa4" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c5e57c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="c5e57c6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="incentivize_early_registration"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8d6c1a8 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="8d6c1a8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/meetings/article/22458214/how-to-get-early-rsvps-for-events" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/meetings-trade-shows/meetings/article/22458214/how-to-get-early-rsvps-for-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9 Smart Ways to Incentivize Early Registration for Your Next Event or Conference</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 23, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-89aac98 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="89aac98" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Meeting expert Lee Gimpel likes adding a section to the event’s website with the names of general attendees, the same way you might for speakers. “Attendees often judge a conference not just by the content it can deliver, but also by the connections that one will make there.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98f0e64 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="98f0e64" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30efee9" data-id="30efee9" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-792f29a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="792f29a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="tips_hybrid_events_networking"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f9f8976 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="f9f8976" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/ifmm/connections-count/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="154" height="75" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-904" alt="Meetings management magazine article on improving conferences and conventions" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/ifmm/connections-count/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Connections Count: Tips to Boost Networking at Hybrid Events</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">August 15, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a0e2484 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a0e2484" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Gimpel advises that meeting planners don’t just think about networking as what happens during a so-called “networking reception.” Rather, networking can also be a lot more subtle and covert. For example, if you have roundtables or little working groups at an event, that’s a great place for people to network with peers — even if networking isn’t part of the session description.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6e042 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8f6e042" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35d1d1d" data-id="35d1d1d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9156525 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="9156525" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="skills_to_employ_in_brainstorming_sessions"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6c496f9 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="6c496f9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://hive.com/blog/creative-brainstorming-session/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="767" height="325" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/png-clipart-hive-active-heating-thermostat-2-home-automation-kits-smart-thermostat-home-text-service-removebg-preview.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1701" alt="Hive_Logo_meeting_expert" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/png-clipart-hive-active-heating-thermostat-2-home-automation-kits-smart-thermostat-home-text-service-removebg-preview.png 767w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/png-clipart-hive-active-heating-thermostat-2-home-automation-kits-smart-thermostat-home-text-service-removebg-preview-300x127.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://hive.com/blog/creative-brainstorming-session/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4 Creative Thinking Skills To Employ in Brainstorming Sessions</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">August 10, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b3e2de9 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b3e2de9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Gimpel recommends going for volume first: Aim to generate lots of ideas before judging which ones are better than others. “One of the most effective ways to avoid a pitfall of brainstorming is to put more ideas on the table rather than only start with a few possibilities,” he says. “This is a very common approach where divergent thinking gives rise to many possibilities, and then convergent thinking narrows those down to the best answers.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9830c4d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9830c4d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a0da6fc" data-id="a0da6fc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9742f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="9742f97" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="forward_focus"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1376be5 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1376be5" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/forward-focus-event-design-trends-2022/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/association-conventions-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1412" alt="association conventions expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/forward-focus-event-design-trends-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Forward Focus</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 12, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f881770 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f881770" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>According to Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, today’s event design seems to be really rooted in logistics, which certainly makes a lot of sense. How many rooms do you need? How many chairs? “I think — or hope — that event design is evolving to become more human-centered,” Gimpel says. So, for example, an event designer should now be placing more emphasis on the interaction happening around the tables as opposed to what’s being served on top of them.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4938c69 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="4938c69" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484fac7" data-id="484fac7" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-11137c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="11137c2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="your_brain_on_zoom"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d9fae90 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d9fae90" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.kornferry.com/insights/briefings-magazine/issue-54/your-brain-on-zoom" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="750" height="568" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/kf-logo-default-thumbnail.webp" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1680" alt="Zoom Korn Ferry Briefings Magazine" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/kf-logo-default-thumbnail.webp 750w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/kf-logo-default-thumbnail-300x227.webp 300w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.kornferry.com/insights/briefings-magazine/issue-54/your-brain-on-zoom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Your Brain on Zoom</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 21, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-479ef71 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="479ef71" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting training firm, has seen all of this himself—time and time again. “It’s astounding,” he says. “Even with high-ranking people, I’m looking up their nose. It’s mysterious to me that after two years of doing this every day, they have not recognized the basics.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1488c4f media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="1488c4f" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47f8bbc" data-id="47f8bbc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1cf7049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="1cf7049" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="effective_meetings_six_expert_tips"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-51c1181 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="51c1181" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://site.mural.co/blog/effective-meeting-tips" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1280" height="720" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/03SoT7VvRUErRfHfqBBsIet-2..v1620223539.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1673" alt="Mural_meeting_Expert" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/03SoT7VvRUErRfHfqBBsIet-2..v1620223539.png 1280w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/03SoT7VvRUErRfHfqBBsIet-2..v1620223539-300x169.png 300w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/03SoT7VvRUErRfHfqBBsIet-2..v1620223539-1024x576.png 1024w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/03SoT7VvRUErRfHfqBBsIet-2..v1620223539-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://site.mural.co/blog/effective-meeting-tips" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Hold Effective Meetings: 6 Expert Tips</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 11, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-11d600b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="11d600b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, Founder and Principal at<a href="http://www.bettermeetings.expert/"> BetterMeetings.expert</a>, tells us you should <em>“</em>Augment meetings with collaborative tools. I frequently recommend collaborative whiteboards like MURAL because they’re a really easy, fun, and effective way to engage an audience on a topic rather than just talking <em>at<b> </b></em>them. ”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86dac7e media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="86dac7e" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab17187" data-id="ab17187" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0f30544 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="0f30544" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="avoid_common_pitfall_of_powerful_leaders"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7139a9a elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="7139a9a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/03/08/avoid-a-common-pitfall-of-powerful-leaders-and-save-your-neck-too" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2022/03/08/avoid-a-common-pitfall-of-powerful-leaders-and-save-your-neck-too" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Avoid A Common Pitfall Of Powerful Leaders—And Save Your Neck Too</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 8, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3b40e08 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3b40e08" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Making good decisions takes more effort than simply being a leader driving through an idea. It’s certainly understandable that leaders often want to skip meetings or simply make them a formality. But with only a few changes, meetings can result in much better decision-making while also saving a leader from fatal missteps that doom a career, an organization or a country.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36d377a media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="36d377a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-317838e" data-id="317838e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-857614d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="857614d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="metaverse_events_future"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c9d7fd6 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="c9d7fd6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/event-tech-virtual/hybrid-virtual-event-production/article/22005694/is-the-metaverse-the-future-of-events" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/event-tech-virtual/hybrid-virtual-event-production/article/22005694/is-the-metaverse-the-future-of-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is the Metaverse the Future of Events?</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 21, 2022</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ab45aa9 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ab45aa9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Twenty years ago, no one was planning online events. And certainly, we saw very few online events even a few years ago. But then, in a matter of weeks, we saw a complete transformation of the field to online-first,” notes Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eb43c89 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="eb43c89" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa491d" data-id="0aa491d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d076686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="d076686" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="awesome_agendas_meeting_planning"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-329aa9d elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="329aa9d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Improve-Meeting-and-Conference-Agendas.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="154" height="75" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-904" alt="Meetings management magazine article on improving conferences and conventions" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/How-to-Improve-Meeting-and-Conference-Agendas.pdf" target="_blank">Awesome Agendas: A Great Meeting Outline Benefits Planners and Attendees</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 1, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-41fbab4 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="41fbab4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As a general guiding principle, Gimpel would suggest always putting people first. That might mean not doing long sessions where people are just sitting for an hour. It might mean looking for venues with natural light instead of those that feel like being in a beige bunker. It might mean prohibiting speakers from using PowerPoint and having to think of other ways to communicate with their audience. It also means thinking about how to really include participants so they feel valued and engaged, and not lonely and ignored.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bca043 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8bca043" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53a3bb9" data-id="53a3bb9" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1892758 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="1892758" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="9_tips_for_managing_event_client_expectations_right_now"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bc16cfe elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="bc16cfe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/opinion-experts/article/21809046/9-tips-for-managing-event-client-expectations-right-now" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="233" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/BizBash_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1558" alt="BizBash meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/opinion-experts/article/21809046/9-tips-for-managing-event-client-expectations-right-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9 Tips for Managing Event Client Expectations Right Now</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 5, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-349e332 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="349e332" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Although this can sound sacrilegious when talking about meeting planning, I’m often trying to help clients think about content and connections over logistics,” notes Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a Washington, D.C.-based meeting design, facilitation and training company. “Of course, the logistics of an event are a really big determinant of its success. However, I think we often over-weight how much the audience cares about all the things in the background versus what they’re really getting from the event.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f4051 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="37f4051" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8d2481" data-id="f8d2481" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-dec3602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="dec3602" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="5_ways_to_help_prepare_remote_presenters_with_the_safer_checklist"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3ba70c3 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="3ba70c3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/10/01/5-ways-to-help-prepare-remote-presenters-with-the-safer-checklist/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/10/01/5-ways-to-help-prepare-remote-presenters-with-the-safer-checklist/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 Ways To Help Prepare Remote Presenters With The SAFER Checklist</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">October 1, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-22e6ab8 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="22e6ab8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>One of the best ways to improve the satisfaction and effectiveness of online meetings is to improve the quality of the presentations. The prospect of sitting through bad virtual presentations with dull slide decks isn’t appealing.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ced14fc media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ced14fc" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc55ad1" data-id="bc55ad1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1baaccd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="1baaccd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="how_to_not_use_powerpoint_five_steps_to_wean_your_organization_from_soul-sucking_slide_decks"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7b2435b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="7b2435b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/29/how-to-not-use-powerpoint-five-steps-to-wean-your-organization-from-soul-sucking-slide-decks/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/29/how-to-not-use-powerpoint-five-steps-to-wean-your-organization-from-soul-sucking-slide-decks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How To Not Use PowerPoint: Five Steps To Wean Your Organization From Soul-Sucking Slide Decks</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 29, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9f8893f details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9f8893f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>One of the biggest complaints of meetings is that they have become rituals where people are forced to sit through boring, ineffective slideshow presentations. It seems to be a modern fact of life. This is true in big companies and small firms, as well as in tiny rooms and on giant conference screens.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f32e47 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="7f32e47" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce100c1" data-id="ce100c1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bb3a841 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="bb3a841" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="10_ways_webinars_are_broken_and_how_to_increase_your_webinar_attendance_rates"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5004404 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="5004404" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/26/10-ways-webinars-are-broken-and-how-to-increase-your-webinar-attendance-rates/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/26/10-ways-webinars-are-broken-and-how-to-increase-your-webinar-attendance-rates/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 Ways Webinars Are Broken—And How To Increase Your Webinar Attendance Rates</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 26, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b4b4cab details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b4b4cab" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Of course, it’s hard for a webinar to win an unmovable place on people’s busy schedules these days. However, the bar for most webinars is very low. Thus, if you promise attendees a good, helpful, engaging experience and then actually deliver, you’ll likely see them come back again and again.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0429f2a media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="0429f2a" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d17bbd" data-id="0d17bbd" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-de24c5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="de24c5a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="youre_not_a_bad_person_if_you_dont_do_hybrid"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d193640 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d193640" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/24/youre-not-a-bad-person-if-you-dont-do-hybrid/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/24/youre-not-a-bad-person-if-you-dont-do-hybrid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">You’re Not A Bad Person If You Don’t Do Hybrid</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 24, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3b28606 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3b28606" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>If you organize events or manage a group, you’re likely being asked to do a hybrid meeting. That might be so that people can join in-person or online for a small staff meeting, an important board meeting or a big conference. Combining online and offline elements makes sense—on the surface.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0f2975 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c0f2975" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4bfd92" data-id="d4bfd92" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0f72163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="0f72163" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="can_you_have_great_meetings_without_professional_facilitator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8179beb elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="8179beb" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/10/can-you-have-great-meetings-without-a-professional-facilitator/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/10/can-you-have-great-meetings-without-a-professional-facilitator/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can You Have Great Meetings Without A Professional Facilitator?</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 10, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-69e03fc details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="69e03fc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>When was the last time your organization had a great meeting? This question tends to lead to a far-off stare and a long moment of reflection. It can be very challenging to recall when your organization had a good meeting, never mind one that was great.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd5660c media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bd5660c" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-abd2ef2" data-id="abd2ef2" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-58590e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="58590e9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="what_are_online_events"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-889cb2f elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="889cb2f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/09/what-are-online-events-have-you-actually-attended-one/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/09/09/what-are-online-events-have-you-actually-attended-one/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Are Online Events? Have You Actually Attended One? </a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 9, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c540e82 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c540e82" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>If you really are going to deliver an online event and an experience that’s participatory, interactive and engaging, then use that label. But if your purported event is just content that’s meant to be consumed passively by individuals, maybe it should instead bite the dust.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9075534 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9075534" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2373261" data-id="2373261" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-277466e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="277466e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="MEETINGS-PRO-TIP-THINK-INTIMATE-WHEN-IT-COMES-TO-NETWORKING-EVENTS"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f297b9b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="f297b9b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://associationsnow.com/2021/09/meetings-pro-tip-think-intimate-when-it-comes-to-networking-events/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Associations_Now_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1603" alt="Associations Now logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://associationsnow.com/2021/09/meetings-pro-tip-think-intimate-when-it-comes-to-networking-events/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MEETINGS PRO TIP: THINK INTIMATE WHEN IT COMES TO NETWORKING EVENTS</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 3, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-788af89 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="788af89" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“At the end of that time, the groups could switch but in a more orderly way than just people wandering around the room as we would usually see,” Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings told the outlet.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9b8c41 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="e9b8c41" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a859bdd" data-id="a859bdd" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c0e7c90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="c0e7c90" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="5_tips_intimate_networking"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-db2b7d6 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="db2b7d6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/strategy/article/21614955/5-tips-for-producing-intimate-networking-events-at-conferences" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/trade-show-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1355" alt="trade show meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/strategy/article/21614955/5-tips-for-producing-intimate-networking-events-at-conferences" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 Tips for Producing Intimate Networking Events at Conferences</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">August 17, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-455396b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="455396b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> The pandemic has forced event professionals to pivot, and the need for creativity continues even with more people vaccinated. Though it’s different, careful planning and execution can yield similar—if not better—results as attendees benefit from deeper conversations at more intimate affairs. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-493879b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="493879b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2cc564" data-id="f2cc564" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d4f12cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="d4f12cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="virtual_exhibit_booth_7_fixes"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c9375bd elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="c9375bd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/07/12/seven-key-fixes-to-improve-virtual-exhibit-booths-for-attendees-and-exhibitors/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/07/12/seven-key-fixes-to-improve-virtual-exhibit-booths-for-attendees-and-exhibitors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seven Key Fixes To Improve Virtual Exhibit Booths—For Attendees & Exhibitors</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 12, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-21984a7 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="21984a7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Virtual exhibit booths often don’t deliver on what attendees and exhibitors really want. Here are seven ways to make them more valuable and effective.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea67779 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ea67779" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72fe94" data-id="b72fe94" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-919c46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="919c46d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="run_better_virtual_meetings_managers"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3441cbc elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="3441cbc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/career/virtual-meetings-are-here-to-stay-so-how-can-managers-ensure-they-run-smoothly/ar-AALKXxS" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/msn-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1508" alt="msn logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/career/virtual-meetings-are-here-to-stay-so-how-can-managers-ensure-they-run-smoothly/ar-AALKXxS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virtual meetings are here to stay; how can managers ensure they run smoothly?</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 4, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d078d09 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d078d09" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Although the technology has gotten quite good, it’s still hard to have more than a handful of people in an online room because of the challenges of cross-talk and picking up visual cues like when someone is about to speak,” explains Gimpel, who says to avoid having “meeting tourists” who are just there to observe but aren’t critical for the decisions at hand.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31a1bcf media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="31a1bcf" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ebf0eb" data-id="0ebf0eb" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-43443f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="43443f8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="7_simple_meeting_ideas_mdrt"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d50285f elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d50285f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/7_Simple_Ideas_for_Better_Meetings_financial_managers_leaders_MDRT.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/million-dollar-roundtable-meeting-tips.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1471" alt="million-dollar-roundtable-meeting-tips" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/7_Simple_Ideas_for_Better_Meetings_financial_managers_leaders_MDRT.pdf" target="_blank">7 Simple Ideas for Better Meetings</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 1, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-55ef658 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="55ef658" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“The reality is that many bosses are only doing what their bosses did before them, and no one really ever learned how to run a good meeting,” said Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a company that designs, facilitates and offers training for meetings. “It’s often a case of the blind leading the blind. Even a small amount of training on how to hold meetings can pay<br />dividends for years and years for the manager as well as other employees who then model what that manager is doing.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3675e3 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="e3675e3" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfc23ab" data-id="cfc23ab" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-12c288a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="12c288a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="good_leaders_run_effective_meetings"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2cd18a0 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="2cd18a0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/29/want-to-be-a-good-leader-run-effective-meetings/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/29/want-to-be-a-good-leader-run-effective-meetings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Want To Be A Good Leader? Run Effective Meetings</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 29, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f11c33e details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f11c33e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Given the outsized importance of meetings—on time, money and morale—and the positive impact even minimal training can have, organizations should prioritize equipping managers with meeting skills. If managers are responsible for leading meetings for hours every week, year after year, what are the long-term dividends if each of those meetings is only 10 percent more effective?</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-106e8fb media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="106e8fb" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7493614" data-id="7493614" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-036e1ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="036e1ac" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="easy_math_indicator_meeting_engagement"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-84d5d9e elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="84d5d9e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/28/the-easy-mathematical-indicator-for-meeting-engagement/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/28/the-easy-mathematical-indicator-for-meeting-engagement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Easy Mathematical Indicator For Meeting Engagement</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 28, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-24e5514 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="24e5514" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>One of the easiest ways to think about meeting engagement is simply the amount of time that each person could potentially speak. We can think of it as each person’s potential meeting participation portion.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fe3909 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9fe3909" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6e31b2" data-id="e6e31b2" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9986b3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="9986b3c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="do_hybrid_meeting_2_smart_questions"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3c1f688 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="3c1f688" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/25/should-we-do-a-hybrid-meeting-two-smart-questions-to-ask/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/25/should-we-do-a-hybrid-meeting-two-smart-questions-to-ask/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Should We Do A Hybrid Meeting? Two Smart Questions To Ask</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 25, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f0887ea details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f0887ea" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Before getting too deep or too excited about doing your own hybrid meeting, here are two questions to ask yourself or your team that may help slow your roll and appropriately focus your meeting planning.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-91e10ef media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="91e10ef" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2897a21" data-id="2897a21" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-88872c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="88872c6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="virtual_conference_platforms_stuck_in_the_past"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9b35de7 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9b35de7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/21/virtual-conference-platforms-are-stuck-in-the-internets-past/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/21/virtual-conference-platforms-are-stuck-in-the-internets-past/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virtual Conference Platforms Are Stuck In The Internet’s Past</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 21, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f0be6b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4f0be6b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Unfortunately, the prevailing mentality with virtual event platforms seems to be an exercise in reconciling opposite ideas: (1) This is a totally different experience online. (2) It should also be the same as attending in person.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fd4e7c media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="4fd4e7c" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-023e832" data-id="023e832" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3548d6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="3548d6f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="survey-success"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7d49529 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="7d49529" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/post-event-survey-success-attendees-necessary-for-roi/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/CIT_logo_meeting_expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1608" alt="CIT logo meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/cit/post-event-survey-success-attendees-necessary-for-roi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Survey Success</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 14, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-02659c9 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="02659c9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Doing post-event surveys and looking at that data helps event organizers understand what works and what we should keep, but also what to improve and how to improve it,” says Lee Gimpel, founder and president of Washington, D.C.-based Better Meetings. “There’s no end to the questions that we might want to ask at the conclusion of an event. However, try to be conscious of those questions that will give you the most bang for the buck.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9fa988f media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9fa988f" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6f5cb6" data-id="e6f5cb6" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9541cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="9541cdd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="bad_virtual_conference_networking"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4a9f2a7 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="4a9f2a7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/10/5-virtual-networking-activities-that-dont-actually-work-as-networking-opportunities/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/06/10/5-virtual-networking-activities-that-dont-actually-work-as-networking-opportunities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">5 Virtual Networking Activities—That Don’t Actually Work As Networking Opportunities</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 10, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-52f49f1 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="52f49f1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Here are some common culprits that online conferences label as networking opportunities, but which don’t deliver on that promise.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be1340d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="be1340d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a81775" data-id="1a81775" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1342316 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="1342316" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="dermworld_online_conferences_education"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ef2c35c elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="ef2c35c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/going-virtual-conferences.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/virtual-conference-expert-tips.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1447" alt="dermatology logo for virtual conference tips" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/going-virtual-conferences.pdf" target="_blank">Going Virtual: the rapid transition to digital conferences & education</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">June 1, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ff34340 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ff34340" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Going virtual has forced many organizations to reassess the entire concept of how to deliver education and what engagement should look like, said meetings expert Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting facilitation, training, and design firm working on in-person, online, and hybrid meetings and conferences. With online meetings, there are different opportunities for meeting organizers to create unique features and customized content in a way that’s not possible when meeting in person.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e72fc1d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="e72fc1d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13eb66c" data-id="13eb66c" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-faf95bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="faf95bf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="reasons_online_meetings_conferences"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7c392cd elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="7c392cd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/05/28/4-reasons-to-not-close-the-book-on-online-meetings-and-conferences" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2021/05/28/4-reasons-to-not-close-the-book-on-online-meetings-and-conferences" target="_blank" rel="noopener">4 Reasons To Not Close The Book On Online Meetings And Conferences</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 28, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7cff905 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="7cff905" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Yes, many online meetings were dull, boring and ineffective. We’d be right to run away from that. However, there are four very big buts to the narrative that online meetings are bad and good riddance to them.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9a6a8b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b9a6a8b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d379be5" data-id="d379be5" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cb44eb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="cb44eb4" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="tech_tries_fun_meetings"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b5c3e0 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1b5c3e0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/8-subtle-shifts-that-will-help-you-enjoy-public-speaking-on-zoom" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/ladders-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1433" alt="" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/8-subtle-shifts-that-will-help-you-enjoy-public-speaking-on-zoom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 subtle shifts to help you enjoy public speaking on Zoom</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 13, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9efc469 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9efc469" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Gimpel suggests breaking up your presentation into five to ten-minute segments and including pauses for discussion breaks: “It could be taking questions earlier in a presentation or putting people in small groups to discuss an idea. The more time people spend doing things on their own, the less time that you have to be a great speaker yourself.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-031d282 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="031d282" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19b603e" data-id="19b603e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f038164 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="f038164" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="tech_tries_fun_meetings"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e1f9ce8 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e1f9ce8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.lifewire.com/how-new-tech-tries-to-make-video-meetings-fun-5183681" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/lifewire-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1429" alt="lifewire" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.lifewire.com/how-new-tech-tries-to-make-video-meetings-fun-5183681" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How New Tech Tries to Make Video Meetings Fun</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 5, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-10a3ed7 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="10a3ed7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“If your boss runs a tedious meeting in person, it’s still probably going to be a tedious meeting online—and different technology is often only changing things at the margins,” says Lee Gimpel, the founder of Better Meetings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ec3942 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5ec3942" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd60cfc" data-id="cd60cfc" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-7c807e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="7c807e1" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="important-networking-ad"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d3e8562 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d3e8562" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Why-Networking-Is-More-Important-Than-Ever-and-How-to-Do-It-Virtually-_-Architectural-Digest.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/networking-tips-article.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1418" alt="networking tips - Architectural Digest" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Why-Networking-Is-More-Important-Than-Ever-and-How-to-Do-It-Virtually-_-Architectural-Digest.pdf" target="_blank">Why Networking Is More Important Than Ever—and How to Do It Virtually</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 19, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5018311 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5018311" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“While it sounds sacrilegious to say, I find that online networking can actually outperform what happens when you put a bunch of people in a room and hope that they’ll engage,” says professional meeting planner Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3dc66aa media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3dc66aa" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47a04f8" data-id="47a04f8" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9f1e03c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="9f1e03c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="cure-zoom-fatigue"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b11ac0d elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b11ac0d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/USA-Today-A-Cure-for-Zoom-Fatigue-Lee-Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/usa-today-zoom-facilitator.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1396" alt="usa today logo" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/USA-Today-A-Cure-for-Zoom-Fatigue-Lee-Gimpel.pdf" target="_blank">A Cure for Zoom Fatigue</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 15, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5ce9bae details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5ce9bae" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Virtual Reality is not a panacea, insists professional meeting facilitator and designer Lee Gimpel. “More than anything, bad, unproductive, tiresome meetings are a function of the format and the content as opposed to the technology,” he says.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f59fed media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5f59fed" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2be1fe0" data-id="2be1fe0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b865983 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b865983" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="http://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/out-is-in/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/association-conventions-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1412" alt="association conventions expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="http://www.themeetingmagazines.com/acf/out-is-in/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Out is In: How to Plan Events Outdoors</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 1, 2021</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9bfde55 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9bfde55" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, meeting planner and founder of Better Meetings, says holding events outdoors might give meeting planners a pretext to do things differently and try new approaches that they might not have been able to get away with in a normal conference center.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a00cb3d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a00cb3d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-651e490" data-id="651e490" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4f34631 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="4f34631" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="expert_tips_work_from_home"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fc9ddfa elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="fc9ddfa" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/ifmm/home-work/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="154" height="75" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement-1.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-904" alt="Meetings management magazine article on improving conferences and conventions" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.themeetingmagazines.com/ifmm/home-work/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Do Your Home Work: Experts Weigh In On While Working From Home</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 29, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4b5e91f details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="4b5e91f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“When we’re working from home, creating a place that is private and free of distractions is important,” says Lee Gimpel, founder and principal at Better Meetings. “Having a dedicated, demarcated space lets the people around us know that we’re working — but it’s also a signal to ourselves that we’re in a work zone. And as work life and home life increasingly bleed together by necessity, it’s important to have a space where you can do a video call and you don’t have the sounds of somebody making breakfast or a dog barking interrupting you.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f3c89 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="19f3c89" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-927bf8b" data-id="927bf8b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-62f2ffd elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="62f2ffd" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.pcma.org/office-holiday-party-reinvention-2020/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/pcma-conference-expert.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1388" alt="pcma conference expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.pcma.org/office-holiday-party-reinvention-2020/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Reinvent the Office Holiday Party</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 18, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bcc59e9 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="bcc59e9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, founder and principal of Better Meetings, says that this kind of interactive approach makes for a more successful result than the typical Zoom-with-drinks approach. Holiday parties are “largely about bonding, even if [they’re] not advertised as a teambuilding event,” he said.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2948eb2 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2948eb2" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce908bf" data-id="ce908bf" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ab360c9 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="ab360c9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://boardroom.global/thriving-internationally-in-times-of-covid-19-beyond/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/boardroom-association-summit.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1383" alt="boardroom association summit" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://boardroom.global/thriving-internationally-in-times-of-covid-19-beyond/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Thriving Internationally in Times Of Covid-19 & Beyond</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 14, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-be4143b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="be4143b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><br />International consulting firm, Factum Global, recently hosted an interactive virtual session about “Thriving internationally in times of COVID-19 and beyond.” Facilitated by Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings, the event featured a dialogue with Thomas Smith, Executive Director, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Scott Stuart, CEO, the Turnaround Management Association (TMA).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-894a920 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="894a920" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f08ce9" data-id="0f08ce9" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b4cc446 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b4cc446" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/11/25/how-to-have-better-online-conversations-at-thanksgiving/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/11/25/how-to-have-better-online-conversations-at-thanksgiving/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> How To Have Better Online Conversations At Thanksgiving</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 25, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-48b72fe details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="48b72fe" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>In a way, tackling Thanksgiving conversations, you’re faced with many of the same challenges that would also confront you during business meetings. </p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c50e66e media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c50e66e" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f8d8cf" data-id="1f8d8cf" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-2b6581e elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="2b6581e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/retailers-cut-back-on-choices-we-dont-need-three-types-of-red-11605934806" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/meetings-conferences-wall-street-journal.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1368" alt="meetings conferences wall street journal" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/retailers-cut-back-on-choices-we-dont-need-three-types-of-red-11605934806" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Retailers Cut Back on Choices</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 22, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-c4f171e details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="c4f171e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel said he uses an online concierge service to help him decide which products to buy. “I turn to them when I’m about to fall down this rabbit hole of choice,” said the Washington, D.C., resident, who founded a conference and meeting company.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-170a279 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="170a279" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c0a57ec" data-id="c0a57ec" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5d645bc elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="5d645bc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forum-associaiton-meeting-expert-on-online-conferences.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/association-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1356" alt="association meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forum-associaiton-meeting-expert-on-online-conferences.pdf" target="_blank">Remote Earning: How to Make Money From Digital Events</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 1, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3b3be1b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3b3be1b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“It’s important to ask what an event doesn’t need to carry over online — as well as what could be new, different and valuable if we’re not bound by time and space as we would be in a convention center,” Gimpel says. “In a number of respects, a virtual event can actually deliver more value than one that’s in person.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32c7fb0 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="32c7fb0" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-668fc46" data-id="668fc46" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-983efa9 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="983efa9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/10/20/how-to-stop-the-bait-and-switch-of-online-engagement/?sh=16803ba04ddf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/10/20/how-to-stop-the-bait-and-switch-of-online-engagement/?sh=16803ba04ddf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How To Stop The Bait And Switch Of Online Engagement</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">October 20, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f9a7042 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f9a7042" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Have you ever been tricked into attending a webinar or an online presentation because it promised to be interactive and engaging? Rather than delivering on these buzzwords, it ended up being basically the same old boring online presentation that one has unfortunately come to expect.</p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89d200b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="89d200b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b43867" data-id="7b43867" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3d9ab39 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="3d9ab39" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/30/its-really-time-to-get-your-home-office-ready-for-remote-meetings/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/30/its-really-time-to-get-your-home-office-ready-for-remote-meetings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">It’s Really Time To Get Your Home Office Ready For Remote Meetings</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 30, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0ab8b89 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="0ab8b89" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As this trend seems here to stay, it’s time to really think about your home office as your full-time office and outfit it accordingly for both individual effort and the remote meetings in which you’ll participate.</p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba1edc0 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ba1edc0" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-590e3f2" data-id="590e3f2" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d304606 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="d304606" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/29/should-the-president-be-great-at-debating-or-leading-meetings/?sh=70b0567659c5" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/29/should-the-president-be-great-at-debating-or-leading-meetings/?sh=70b0567659c5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Should The President Be Great At Debating—Or Leading Meetings?</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 29, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fc664ce details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fc664ce" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Management is more about meetings than debates. Chief executives spend hours each week in meetings; on the other hand, very few CEOs’ calendars have debates penciled in.</p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5079264 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="5079264" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd107f2" data-id="bd107f2" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bd6930a elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="bd6930a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/25/how-to-get-people-to-turn-on-their-video-cameras-in-online-meetings/?sh=4b605db63bfe" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/25/how-to-get-people-to-turn-on-their-video-cameras-in-online-meetings/?sh=4b605db63bfe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How To Get People To Turn On Their Video Cameras In Online Meetings</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 25, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-63e8e6c details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="63e8e6c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>It’s important that people actually have a reason to be on video and they engage through the camera <span class="expanded-caption"> early on. That could be brief introductions or it could be small breakouts at the start of a meeting.</span></p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85b8335 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="85b8335" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b47a04f" data-id="b47a04f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4a8cb04 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="4a8cb04" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/virtual-events/article/21194669/dos-and-donts-for-hosting-effective-virtual-breakout-sessions" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/trade-show-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1355" alt="trade show meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.bizbash.com/production-strategy/virtual-events/article/21194669/dos-and-donts-for-hosting-effective-virtual-breakout-sessions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Do's and Don'ts for Hosting Effective Virtual Breakout Sessions</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 22, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-16c8e1f details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="16c8e1f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Just as we never see a giant group of 50 people talking to each other at a roundtable or a reception, big numbers like that don’t work well in online breakouts,” says Gimpel, who thinks that breakout rooms of three to four people typically work best in a virtual environment. “People can easily connect at this size, but they don’t get lost in the shuffle and facelessness of a big group.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fe7f46 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8fe7f46" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5467e66" data-id="5467e66" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1e664f8 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1e664f8" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/22/the-invisible-meeting-element-missing-at-the-united-nations/?sh=41907a0a7fca" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/22/the-invisible-meeting-element-missing-at-the-united-nations/?sh=41907a0a7fca" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Invisible Meeting Element Missing At The United Nations</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 22, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-fd734b6 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="fd734b6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As someone running a meeting or conference, it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that what’s happening on stage or at the table is the only thing that matters.</p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c77fb9d media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="c77fb9d" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6ec980" data-id="a6ec980" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a49fe58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor" data-id="a49fe58" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="menu-anchor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-menu-anchor" id="online-breakout-rooms-not-a-pancea"></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9abba33 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9abba33" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/03/breakout-rooms-are-not-an-online-meeting-panacea/#54c786fdfde2" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/forbes-conference-meeting-expert.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1321" alt="forbes conference meeting expert" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/leegimpel/2020/09/03/breakout-rooms-are-not-an-online-meeting-panacea/#54c786fdfde2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breakout Rooms Are Not An Online Meeting Panacea</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 3, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-a766653 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="a766653" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Using breakout rooms is not a magical panacea. You still have to be thoughtful about how and when you use them. One of the biggest missteps in using breakout rooms is simply putting too many people in one.</p><p>Lee Gimpel<br />Forbes Contributor: facilitation, conference & meetings expert</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ac7e9b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2ac7e9b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d6178df" data-id="d6178df" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9fdec3d elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9fdec3d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://thomsinger.com/podcast/better-meetings/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/improving-meetings-podcast.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1337" alt="improving meetings podcast" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://thomsinger.com/podcast/better-meetings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Making Waves at C-Level Podcast - Meeting Expert, Lee Gimpel</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">August 27, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cdd8796 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="cdd8796" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Thom Singer met Lee Gimpel from Better Meetings through the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE). Lee is a meeting expert who works with groups to ensure their conferences, conventions, board meetings, and networking gatherings have lasting impact. In the past few months he has been in high gear helping associations go virtual.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f87f53 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="3f87f53" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06b710e" data-id="06b710e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1a2b320 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1a2b320" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2020/07/30/creative-ideas-for-getting-the-most-out-of-zoom/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Ideas-Getting-the-Most-of-Zoom.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1304" alt="" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://hrdailyadvisor.blr.com/2020/07/30/creative-ideas-for-getting-the-most-out-of-zoom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Creative Ideas for Getting the Most out of Zoom</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 30, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9af8386 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9af8386" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, Founder and Principal at Better Meetings, likes Zoom’s breakout rooms as a means of replicating “the watercooler moments” that happen in a physical space.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b764441 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="b764441" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc7af6" data-id="adc7af6" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0d1ec10 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="0d1ec10" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://ctinnovations.com/item/tips-for-managing-a-remote-team/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/venture-capital-meetings-virtual-article.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1208" alt="venture capital meetings virtual article" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://ctinnovations.com/item/tips-for-managing-a-remote-team/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Tips for Managing A Remote Team</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 10, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-cde54dc details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="cde54dc" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Many organizations suddenly started holding meetings virtually, but few probably had ‘the talk’ about what their online meeting culture would be like,” says Lee Gimpel, founder and principal, Better Meetings.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ded7f media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f2ded7f" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b895cdb" data-id="b895cdb" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b77e388 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b77e388" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2020/07/07/marketing-meetings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/tips-for-effective-marketing-meetings.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1207" alt="tips for effective marketing meetings" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.wordstream.com/blog/ws/2020/07/07/marketing-meetings" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">19 Tips for Highly Effective Marketing Meetings</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">July 7, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-90792d0 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="90792d0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>According to Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation, and training firm, “If you don’t know why you’re meeting, it’s hard to know if your time was well-spent or not. Just jotting down a simple statement at the top of your agenda or in your calendar invitation can go a long way.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a60b202 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a60b202" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c816c1" data-id="3c816c1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-88c7bd0 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="88c7bd0" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Communicate-Connect-How-to-develop-your-presentation-skills-Insurance-Financial-Meetings-Management-Magazine.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="359" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-520" alt="Meetings management magazine article on improving conferences and conventions" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement.jpg 359w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Communicate-Connect-How-to-develop-your-presentation-skills-Insurance-Financial-Meetings-Management-Magazine.pdf" target="_blank">Communicate & Connect: How To Develop Your Presentation Skills</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 22, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5083e6f details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="5083e6f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Think about ways to keep an audience from having to sit still and quiet for long blocks of time, while also reducing the amount of time you personally have to hold their attention. It’s much easier to fix the format than it is to fix a presenter,” Gimpel says.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d29145 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8d29145" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c703ab1" data-id="c703ab1" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-817f0cf elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="817f0cf" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bestlifeonline.com/prevent-zoom-hackers/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/online-meeting-expert-tips-hacking.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-1002" alt="online meeting expert tips hacking" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bestlifeonline.com/prevent-zoom-hackers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is Your Zoom Meeting Being Hacked?</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">May 5, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-332fe71 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="332fe71" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation, and training company in Washington, D.C., recommends preventing participants from changing their names. To do so, use the Security button in the host toolbar. “Being able to lock down these controls prevents [people] from being disruptive and limiting the damage they can do.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bdc30a2 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bdc30a2" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d87caed" data-id="d87caed" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-502faff elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="502faff" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/collaboration-productivity/10-ways-to-improve-your-virtual-meetings/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/cms-improve-virtual-meetings.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-946" alt="cms - improve virtual meetings" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.cmswire.com/collaboration-productivity/10-ways-to-improve-your-virtual-meetings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 Ways to Improve Your Virtual Meetings - Collaboration at distance</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">April 29, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ea59078 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ea59078" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Many organizations just suddenly started doing all their meetings virtually. Few of them probably had “the talk” about what their online meeting culture would be like … “It’s important in terms of culture and consistency to stop and think for a moment how your organization is going to handle this new environment.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8fb082d foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8fb082d" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― meeting expert Lee Gimpel</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f427347 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="f427347" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad83e9e" data-id="ad83e9e" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-37f3bf2 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="37f3bf2" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/how-to-utilize-virtual-meetings-and-other-business-tools-in-the-era-of-coronavirus" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="350" height="200" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/legalzoom-online-meeting-expert-tips.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-792" alt="online meeting expert tips" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/legalzoom-online-meeting-expert-tips.jpg 350w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/legalzoom-online-meeting-expert-tips-300x171.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/how-to-utilize-virtual-meetings-and-other-business-tools-in-the-era-of-coronavirus" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Utilize Virtual Meetings and Other Business Tools in the Era of Coronavirus</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">April 4, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9f4b906 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9f4b906" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Meeting trainer Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings says Zoom is especially useful for keeping teams connected. “I like Zoom’s breakout rooms as a way to replicate the water cooler moments that happen in a physical space.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80d94ec media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="80d94ec" data-element_type="section" id="zoom-online-meeting"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7b623b" data-id="c7b623b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-bec295f elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="bec295f" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoom-hacks-work-meetings-virtual-happy-hours_l_5e7ba807c5b6cb9dc1991ef4" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/huff-post-zoom-expert-online-meeting-tips-1.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-737" alt="online meetips tips for zoom videoconferences" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zoom-hacks-work-meetings-virtual-happy-hours_l_5e7ba807c5b6cb9dc1991ef4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">12 Game-Changing Online Meetings Tips Using Zoom</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 25, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-16a89ed details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="16a89ed" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“Zoom adds a little name tag to participants’ video boxes. This is really nice when people don’t know each other. You can also go a step beyond just names and edit them to add roles, locations or other bits of information that are helpful in a work context or that help people in the room build some interpersonal connections,” says meeting expert Lee Gimpel.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14d3fcf media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="14d3fcf" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-277e16b" data-id="277e16b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9243d15 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9243d15" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://convene.com/catalyst/virtual-presentation-tips/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="450" height="225" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-convene.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-772" alt="online virtual presentation expert meeting tips" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-convene.jpg 450w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-convene-300x150.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://convene.com/catalyst/virtual-presentation-tips/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nail Your Virtual Presentation With These Meeting Tips</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 25, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ae6f150 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="ae6f150" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lest you think a virtual presentation is like any other face-to-face experience, it’s important to remember that it is not: The bar is actually set higher. “It’s easy for participants to drift into another browser tab, get sucked into their phones, or decide to fold laundry instead of giving you their full attention,” explains Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting training, design and facilitation company.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef10a5 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8ef10a5" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6757b77" data-id="6757b77" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-6b74105 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="6b74105" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.prevuemeetings.com/expert-advice/mistakes-meeting-planners-make/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="302" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-522" alt="Prevue magazine article on conferences and meeting innovation" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue.jpg 302w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue-300x174.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.prevuemeetings.com/expert-advice/mistakes-meeting-planners-make/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3 Attendee-Driven Strategies for Meetings & Conferences</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">March 2, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-432cda3 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="432cda3" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>What makes a meeting a success? That answer is likely different for someone tasked with the immense responsibility of organizing the event versus an attendee. <span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">―</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lee Gimpel, a conference facilitator, meeting trainer, and event designer in Washington, DC.</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad485e3 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="ad485e3" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-68cab47" data-id="68cab47" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5c87410 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="5c87410" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.meetingsnet.com/event-design-ideas/13-creative-icebreakers-jumpstart-attendee-networking/gallery?slide=8" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="400" height="250" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-meetingsnet.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-777" alt="creative icebreakers meeting networking" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-meetingsnet.png 400w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-meetingsnet-300x188.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.meetingsnet.com/event-design-ideas/13-creative-icebreakers-jumpstart-attendee-networking/gallery?slide=8" target="_blank" rel="noopener">13 Creative Icebreakers to Jumpstart Attendee Networking</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">February 6, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-acfb0e6 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="acfb0e6" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, recommends pairing up attendees and asking them to share something relevant to the task at hand. For instance, if the group is working on a new product idea, prompt them with the question, “What’s a product that you really like and why?” or if they’re marketers, ask them to describe their all-time favorite ad campaign.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2f2e4d9 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="2f2e4d9" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6ae9e0" data-id="c6ae9e0" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e9ff1a9 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e9ff1a9" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://dmv.ceoblognation.com/2020/01/17/8-entrepreneurs-reveal-the-unique-side-about-being-an-entrepreneur-in-dc-maryland-virginia-2/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="450" height="250" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-CEOBlogNation.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-779" alt="unique about being entrepreneur in DC Maryland Virginia" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-CEOBlogNation.jpg 450w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-CEOBlogNation-300x167.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://dmv.ceoblognation.com/2020/01/17/8-entrepreneurs-reveal-the-unique-side-about-being-an-entrepreneur-in-dc-maryland-virginia-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">8 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Unique Side About Being an Entrepreneur in DC, Maryland & Virginia</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 17, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e74ec20 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="e74ec20" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As someone who provides meeting facilitation training in Washington, DC as well as in Maryland, and Virginia, I’m struck by two aspects of the region that make it unique for entrepreneurs.</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-847cb37 foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="847cb37" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53ff0df media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="53ff0df" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da020e4" data-id="da020e4" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9bb816e elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="9bb816e" data-element_type="widget" id="brain-optimized-meeting" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://convene.com/catalyst/brain-friendly-meetings/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="532" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Catalyst.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-524" alt="Catalyst meeting and event space" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Catalyst.jpg 532w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Catalyst-300x99.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 532px) 100vw, 532px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://convene.com/catalyst/brain-friendly-meetings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How to Plan a Brain-Optimized Meeting: Eight ways to harness the brainpower of your attendees</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 8, 2020</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e3b5d72 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="e3b5d72" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“There’s an old adage that brains work when they’re turned on,” says Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation, and training company. “Yet, in many meetings, it’s really easy to zone out; your brain is not asked to do anything more than keep your eyes open.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d69914 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="8d69914" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbd1caf" data-id="dbd1caf" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e7ac0ba elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e7ac0ba" data-element_type="widget" id="emotionally-intelligent-meetings" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/first-impressions-10-emotionally-intelligent-things-to-do-when-you-meet-a-colleague/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="375" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/tech_republic-logo-175.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-768" alt="emotionally intelligent things when meeting a colleague" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/tech_republic-logo-175.jpg 375w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/tech_republic-logo-175-300x140.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.techrepublic.com/article/first-impressions-10-emotionally-intelligent-things-to-do-when-you-meet-a-colleague/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10 emotionally intelligent things to do when meeting a colleague</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">December 9, 2019</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-82ad7ec details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="82ad7ec" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Better Meetings’ Lee Gimpel recommended that when meeting someone, look for ways to make a real connection. “This could be the result of knowing something about someone that you have in common . People tend to try to connect on banal topics that don’t do much to build rapport (weather or transportation to the meeting),” he said.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9c8a53c media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="9c8a53c" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3119fb3" data-id="3119fb3" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-e6cb36e elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="e6cb36e" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue-Meetings-Incentives-Cover-Embracing-Innovation.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="302" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-522" alt="Prevue magazine article on conferences and meeting innovation" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue.jpg 302w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue-300x174.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Prevue-Meetings-Incentives-Cover-Embracing-Innovation.pdf" target="_blank">Innovation Brings Events to Another Level </a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">November 2019</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8847005 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8847005" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“So many of today’s conferences and events are still stuck in yesterday where it’s just one ho-hum speaker or panel or workshop or PowerPoint presentation after the other. Whether it’s creating a larger experience, gamifying content, or crafting more audience participation, there are great, easy ways to make events both more immersive and effective.”</p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3a9302a foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3a9302a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings, a meeting design, facilitation, and training company in Washington, DC.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20aa45e media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="20aa45e" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-009182d" data-id="009182d" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-ec6c30b elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="ec6c30b" data-element_type="widget" id="meeting-attendees-needs" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Lee-Gimpel-how-to-meet-better-article-IFMM-magazine.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="359" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-520" alt="Meetings management magazine article on improving conferences and conventions" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement.jpg 359w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/InsuranceFinancialMeetingsManagement-300x146.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Lee-Gimpel-how-to-meet-better-article-IFMM-magazine.pdf" target="_blank">Making It Personal: Attendees Want Events to Meet Their Specific Needs</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">October, 2019</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-9e77c6b details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="9e77c6b" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 17px; font-style: italic; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">“Many conferences focus heavily on sharing knowledge, but they seem to miss a focus on connecting people and their experiences, ideas and challenges. Attendees don’t want to be bored. They don’t want to be lectured to for hours on end. Rather, they want to be able to connect, to learn from others, to share their knowledge and feel like their time was well spent.”</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-128b8ba foot-note elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="128b8ba" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>― meeting expert, Lee Gimpel</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bbab40b media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="bbab40b" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98737fd" data-id="98737fd" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-40e6e8a elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="40e6e8a" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.digitalexaminer.com/58-of-the-most-influential-books-on-emerging-leaders-mindset/" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="348" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/DigitalExaminer.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-519" alt="Digital Examainer logo" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/DigitalExaminer.jpg 348w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/DigitalExaminer-300x151.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.digitalexaminer.com/58-of-the-most-influential-books-on-emerging-leaders-mindset/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">58 of the Most Influential Books on Emerging Leaders’ Mindset</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 19, 2019</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b714995 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="b714995" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>As someone who works in meeting design and facilitation, Priya Parker’s <em>The Art of Gathering</em>’s overarching focus on people and connections over logistics really clarifies what I want to bring to clients. <span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;">―</span><span style="font-family: Roboto; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-size: 17px;">Lee Gimpel, founder of Better Meetings</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73fc0c1 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="73fc0c1" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3ad3638" data-id="3ad3638" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-b2e002c elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="b2e002c" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.tsnn.com/news/when-healthy-conference-foods-go-wrong-%E2%80%94-and-how-fix-it" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="286" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/TSNN.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-521" alt="Trade Show News - improving food at conferences and conventions" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.tsnn.com/news/when-healthy-conference-foods-go-wrong-%E2%80%94-and-how-fix-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When Healthy Conference Foods Go Wrong — and How to Fix It</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">September 12, 2019</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-39df3ad details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="39df3ad" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>“I think organizers get caught up in the logistics and focus on impressive food and cool décor, but then forget about the attendees and why they’re at the event,” says Gimpel. “More than having great healthy food options, I want conferences to have great content and make awesome connections. If they did that and I had mediocre food, I’d still rave about the event and want to return the next year.”</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ac97f3 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="4ac97f3" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffb468f" data-id="ffb468f" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-4ffd906 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="4ffd906" data-element_type="widget" id="introvert-virtual-meetings" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/conference-networking-article.pdf" target="_blank" tabindex="-1"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="300" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/writers-conference-networking.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-850" alt="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/conference networking article.pdf" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/conference-networking-article.pdf" target="_blank">Conference Scene - Face to Face</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">October 2010</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-d71aa35 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="d71aa35" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>Networking is emphasized at all times. “We make a great point of telling our guests they’re expected to mix and mingle and be available — not just show up, speak at a lectern and leave,” says Lee Gimpel.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-472d961 media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="472d961" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc132c" data-id="6dc132c" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-14f8e11 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="14f8e11" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/187498" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="346" height="175" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Entrepreneur.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-523" alt="Entrepreneur magazine article about meeting facilitation software" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Entrepreneur.jpg 346w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/Entrepreneur-300x152.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 346px) 100vw, 346px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/187498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cloaked Room: Virtual meetings are keeping quieter employees plugged in. </a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">January 1, 2008</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8c45af7 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="8c45af7" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>If the boss is leading a discussion, subordinates may not dissent for fear of retribution. And as often as one hears, “There are no dumb ideas,” people don’t always feel comfortable making outside-the-box suggestions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-64e9baf media-list elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="64e9baf" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd9c85" data-id="ffd9c85" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-1b32658 elementor-position-right elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box" data-id="1b32658" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="image-box.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <div class="elementor-image-box-wrapper"><figure class="elementor-image-box-img"><a href="https://www.inc.com/magazine/20050801/off-sites.html" target="_blank" tabindex="-1" rel="noopener"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="600" height="400" src="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-Inc.jpg" class="attachment-full size-full wp-image-785" alt="unlock employee creativity in meeting workspace" srcset="https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-Inc.jpg 600w, https://bettermeetings.expert/wp-content/uploads/logo-Inc-300x200.jpg 300w" sizes="(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px" /></a></figure><div class="elementor-image-box-content"><div class="elementor-image-box-title"><a href="https://www.inc.com/magazine/20050801/off-sites.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stuck? Pass the Play-Doh: If you need to unlock employee creativity, try taking them to a playful workspace.</a></div><p class="elementor-image-box-description">August 2005</p></div></div> </div> </div> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-f94a543 details elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="f94a543" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>A handful of meeting spaces like Catalyst Ranch, most of which have opened in the past few years, operate in the U.S. Though unaffiliated, they share common decor themes, which is to say they all resemble kindergarten classrooms. The spaces are awash in natural light, done in bold colors, and filled with comfy chairs and an assortment of toys.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <aside id="right-sidebar" class="sidebar-container widget-area sidebar-primary" role="complementary" aria-label="Primary Sidebar"> <div id="right-sidebar-inner" class="clr"> <div class="widget_text sidebar-box widget_custom_html clr"><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><div class="brief"> <h4 class="widget-title">In Brief</h4> Better Meetings improves in-person and virtual meetings. Based in Washington, DC, Better Meetings provides meeting facilitation, meeting training and meeting design. The firm works to improve offline and online meetings, including smaller team meetings, conferences, and networking events to make them effective, productive and engaging. 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