How to Manage Meetings Chaos

Such things are difficult to measure, but this is probably the most challenging time to be an association meetings professional in recent memory. Venues have fractured into in-person, virtual and hybrid formats. Attendees are more vocal than ever about their special, varied tastes for session length and interactivity. Associations need to keep the conversation going on a host of social-media platforms. They have five distinct generations to whom they must appeal, each with different learning styles. Sponsorships that are just banners will not cut it, either. 

Oh, and everything's more expensive now.

It's natural to feel overwhelmed by all this. But one thing experts suggested to me as I helped report the latest set of Associations Now Deep Dives on meetings, is that meetings professionals should resist the urge to overthink things. Yes, Gen Z attendees are more likely to spend time on TikTok than a Boomer. But that doesn’t mean your event needs to resemble an #fyp.

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