2. The way you design your meetings, directly impacts how you
inspire and engage guests. Guests are more involved and
have more of a memory association when they experience a
wow.
We will learn how to create the best attendee experience
through furniture and set up
Identify how to work furniture into your meetings and
various opportunities
How furniture impacts your ROI – Make it functional decor
Why furniture?
6. Adult learners don’t function well in “classroom” settings and lose
attention when uncomfortable, bad audio and hindered lines of
vision.
Create a VIP section example: Incentivizing sales people
Create levels and tiers to not block site-lines and diversify the
look
Mixing up the product and arrangement can be a budget
friendly option
Think of the demographics and overall goals of the meeting.
Keep the design brand oriented
Rethink the layout – Does not have to be in rows
General Sessions
8. Do not lose attendees because their devices need to be re-
charged or they need to step out
Create a separate lounge space in a breakout room
Make it comfortable and allow them to re-charge their
devices as well as mentally
Results are a higher attendance and less stressed attendees
Must include pieces with outlets and tables for working
Can brand with #hashtags for multi-engagement
Re-Charge Lounges
10. More engaging and interactive educational experience
Face-to-face communication
Peer-to-Peer learning
Re-arrange the furniture during multi-day meetings for various set
ups = cost savings
Great for Idea sharing, education and training
Allows for networking and relationship building
Shared sense of purpose & connectivity
Millennials need to foster interaction as they are not linear thinkers
Educational Pods
11. Meeting in Person
You are 93% more likely to close the deal
Grow your bottom line by 86%
Increase your network by 90%
80% of people increase their professional development
In Person Meetings Improve
Engagement by 94%
Collaboration by 91%
Development by 88%
Productivity by 84%
Meeting Statistics by Meetings Mean Business
12. You are twice as likely to convert prospects into customers
Meetings create a higher customer retention
Meetings have been shown to increase & deliver profits
Meetings are more effective in closing new deals
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