Affordable Meetings West - June 11-12, 2008 - (Page 11)

NETWORKING LUNCHEON 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Exhibit Hall A The Secrets of Brainstorming: Finding Fresh Ideas for Your Events Room 101 Lisa Lamarre Chief Experience Officer Wildly Different Orlando, Florida Ever wonder how meeting planners come up with great ideas that get people buzzing about their events? It’s easy, if you understand and can apply the rules and techniques of effective brainstorming. This interactive session will show you how to use brainstorming to overcome barriers to creativity and stimulate innovative thinking. Learn how to organize and set-up a brainstorming session, including whom to invite for the best possible results. Discover how to select a location that’s compatible with your brainstorming mission and how to deal with problems that may arise. You’ll be inspired by examples of what others have done to generate fresh ideas and you will engage in a mini-brainstorming session that shows you just how the process works. At the end of the seminar, you will be able to employ brainstorming techniques to develop unique themes for all your events and, if you are an exhibitor, create compelling promotions that get attendees racing to your trade show booth. EXPOSITION 12:15 pm – 2:30 pm Exhibit Hall A Drawings for gift prizes at 2:30 pm sharp SEMINARS 2:45 pm – 4:00 pm Secrets for Spectacular Meetings: How to Bring Fun and Excitement to Any Event Room 104A Jack Singer, Ph.D. President and CEO Psychologically Speaking Laguna Niguel, California One of the biggest challenges for meeting planners today is to provide unique meetings that capture the attention of attendees and maximize their learning. Meetings that entertain, as well as enlighten, are the answer. In this dynamic seminar, you’ll learn how to incorporate exciting and fun activities into every meeting – to delight your attendees and your CEO. In short, you’ll learn how to change your events from “grim and bear it” yawners to “grin and share it” extravaganzas. So if you want to enliven your events, rivet your audiences’ attention, and dazzle them while they learn, then this seminar is a must! Creating Great Working Relationships with Everyone Involved in Your Meeting Room 104C Larry Johnson, CSP President Johnson Training Group Scottsdale, Arizona Planning successful meetings demands that you acquire support and help from many different people – all of whom have varying agendas and working styles. This powerful program will give you tools to enhance your working relationships with the multitudes of people with whom you must work. You will learn how to adapt your working style to mesh with others and use the magic power of “Other Focus” to bring out the best in them. You will discover how to apply the principle of “mutual reciprocity” to gain commitment from people; and overcome differences of opinion to achieve more win-win outcomes. You also will learn how to play “positive politics” to get your ideas taken seriously and your projects completed successfully. Finally, you will be able to identify and celebrate the strengths of others to achieve greater results. Register online at www.affordablemeetings.com 11 http://www.affordablemeetings.com

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