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Spending Time in Nature Makes People Feel More Alive

Posted June 6th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (June 4, 2010) — Feeling sluggish? The solution may require getting outside the box -- that big brick-and-mortar box called a building.

Being outside in nature makes people feel more alive, finds a series of studies published in the June 2010 issue of the Journal of Environmental Psychology. And that sense of increased vitality exists above and beyond the energizing effects of physical activity and social interaction that are often associated with our forays into the natural world, the studies show.
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A Quick Fix for Queues

Posted June 6th, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (June 3, 2010) — Queuing, standing in line ... it's what we do well, but complain about the most. Thankfully, science is coming to the rescue as researchers in Taiwan have devised a formula that could revolutionize restaurants, post offices, customer service desks, and theater ticket sales everywhere.

How Music 'Moves' Us: Listeners' Brains Second-Guess the Composer

Posted January 25th, 2010 by parbuckle
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 ScienceDaily (Jan. 16, 2010) — Have you ever accidentally pulled your headphone socket out while listening to music? What happens when the music stops? Psychologists believe that our brains continuously predict what is going to happen next in a piece of music. So, when the music stops, your brain may still have expectations about what should happen next.

Secrets of Effective Meetings and Events

Posted October 20th, 2009 by stevedewit
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Written by a planner, for other planners, this book touches many M&E management issues from a practical day-to-day point of view. Whether you are an experienced meeting planner or you are making your first steps into this challenging world, this book is your survival guide to make meetings and events more effective.
You will be introduced in new and attracting meeting and networking formats and you discover the tools to create your own innovative formats.

Joan Eisenstodt

Posted November 5th, 2009 by JoanEisenstodt
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Currently teaching subjects around meeting design, content delivery, and others in the meetings industry.
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René Vanhove

Posted January 22nd, 2010 by maarten.vannest...
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René is a creative project manager for meetings, events and live communication. His background is theatre and René has almost 20 years of experience in the meeting industry. He has been working in Africa, the Middle East and all over Europe for corporate and institutional clients. He does conceptual work, preproduction and production / staging with a dynamic focus on shaping the client’s message into a live experience.
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Language Structure is Partly Determined by Social Structure

Posted February 1st, 2010 by parbuckle
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ScienceDaily (Jan. 28, 2010) — Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Memphis have released a new study on linguistic evolution that challenges the prominent hypothesis for why languages differ throughout the world. 

The study argues that human languages may adapt more like biological organisms than previously thought and that the more common and popular the language, the simpler its construction to facilitate its survival.

From Death by PowerPoint to Life by PowerPoint with the Tell 'n' Show (SM) Method

Posted February 6th, 2010 by ellenfinkl
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A free mini-course in presentation skills.

http://www.ellenfinkelstein.com/ppt_submit.html

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Dr. Nick Morgan

Posted February 7th, 2010 by maarten.vannest...
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About Nick Morgan:
Topics on his blog:
- Basic Principles of Persuasive Rhetoric

Speak Up

Posted February 25th, 2008 by administrator
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This issue speaks to the topic of speakers. In my work, I have the opportunity to hire, coach and work with speakers. I also appear as a speaker at conferences and meetings. I have been witness to the good, the bad and the ugly. In hindsight, I have learned many lessons. Speakers may consider themselves celebrities, subject matter experts, motivational, sports, keynote, break-out, or entertainers. Innovative meetings occur where there is a good match between Speaker, Topic, your Requirements/Needs, Desired Outcome and the Setting with a twist of the right Chemistry.

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