Seven fatal mistakes organisers make with conference and seminar programmes: And how to avoid them.
Got the programme for a conference or seminar to organise? Not had a lot of experience at organising seminar or conference programmes before? Then find out what you need to know now, before it is too late. Conferences and seminars cost a lot of money, time and effort to put on and organise. So why throw your money and sanity away by making basic errors in your conference or seminar programming?
To organise a truly brilliant conference or seminar requires you to understand all the elements of a superb conference or seminar programme. Organisers often focus on some aspects of the programme really well but then fail to implement or consider other vital aspects. And then they find that their attendees complain, or that the outcomes haven’t been achieved, or that they have panic attacks as things go wrong. Don’t let this happen to you. For a miniscule amount from your conference or seminar budget, you can find out what the mistakes are and how to avoid them. It could save you much time, effort and embarrassment - and increase your chance of success.
One of the biggest problems with conference and seminar programmes is that they run over time, and everyone gets irritated by that: the audience, the presenters, the caterers, the sponsors and the organisers. Seven fatal mistakes organisers make will show you how to stop your programme running over time. Learn the steps to get the timing perfect.
Here are just a few of the questions you will have answered:
 | What is the best way to open a conference or seminar? |
| How long should the lunch breaks be? |
| How do we get everyone back on time from their breaks? |
| Do we need an MC or not? |
| How can we keep the energy and enthusiasm up in the audience? |
| How do we stop speakers running over time? |
| What does an MC need to do? |
| How long should the refreshments breaks be? |
| Do we need afternoon tea? |
| How long should the session be after lunch? |
| How do we get the best speakers? |
| How far in advance do we need to plan for good speakers? |
| How many papers should we include per session? |
| What role do 5 or 10 minute presentations have? |
| Why do we need to know how many toilets there are? |
| What standard of presentations can we expect? |
| What demands can we place on the speakers? |
| What do we need to do about the level of power-point presentations? |
| How do we put the programme together? |
| What does a bad programme look like? |
| How do we sort out the timing? |
| What kind of running sheet do we need? |
| What do audiences complain about? |
| How do we organise rehearsals? |
| Do we need a conference organiser to help? |
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