7 meeting design tips for increasing interaction at your events

What is number one driver of event attendance?

91%Source: Decision to Attend Study – Phase One http://www.iaee.com/resources/decision-to-attend-study

of participants indicated learning as the top driver

Zzzz! instead of Aha!

Physical things that affect the body & Intellectual elements that nurture the mind

Meeting design

Balance

Andragogy

“the method and practice of teaching adult learners; adult education”

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andragogy

Source: http://elearningindustry.com/9-tips-apply-adult-learning-theory-to-elearning

1.Highlight objectives

“Adults are in charge of their own learning.” “Adults want to know why they need to learn something before they learn it.”

Why not start with asking people why they came?

2.Make sessions super-relevant

“Adults are motivated to learn if they see that it’s relevant for them and helps them in life.”

Get to know your audience with live polls to tailor content

Relevant content is a stepping stone to great interaction

Split the panel in 3-4 parts and collect audience opinion with live polls

3.Improving Q&A sessions

74% of adults are scared of

public speaking

It’s hard as

Mismatch between what the speaker is saying and what the audience wants

Use audience response systems such as Slido to bridge the gap

Crowdsourcing Questions

Live Polling

Prepare people for Q&A in advance & have them come up with Qs before the talk

4.Replace keynotes with conversations

Fireside chats or #AMA

5.Tap into audience experience

Adults bring a great deal of experience to events and “the richest resources for learning reside in the adult learners themselves.”

Roundtable Discussions

Campfire Sessions

6.Endorse Networking

3/4

of your audience expect networking opportunities

Source: Decision to Attend Study – Phase One http://www.iaee.com/resources/decision-to-attend-study

Create meaningful breaks

Seat Swaps

Speed networking

7.Tie things together with a wrap-up

Collaborative wrap-up

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