pcma convene live: 5 trends in 20 minutes

PCMA CONVENE LIVE

5 Trends in 20 Minutes

Christopher Durso | Executive EditorPCMA Convene, The Magazine of the

Professional Convention Management Association  

TREND #1

Sleep (or lack thereof)

“People tell us in surveys they’re exhausted, they can’t remember what they saw, they didn’t have enough time to breathe.”

TREND #2

Noise (i.e., too much of it)

“I’m always amazed at how bad sound is at auditory meetings. It ends up being random whether the terms are good or not.”

TREND #3

Drama (the good kind)

“A meeting should have a story, and be presented with a beginning, middle, and end — with complications and conflict that raise the stakes.”

TREND #4

3D printing (yes, that 3D printing)

“The technology allows the creation of items in a whole host of materials. The only limit is the imagination of the creator.”

TREND #5

Retention (I said, retention)

“What we’ve learned in the sessions doesn’t translate back to our real on-the-job work. Some things we remember, but a lot’s lost.”

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Christopher Durso | Executive Editor, PCMA Convenecdurso@pcma.org | @DursoConvene