Inspiration

Summer brings new energy, and cooler destinations are quickly becoming the season’s smartest stage for meetings and events.

In the fast-changing world of meetings and events, choosing the right destination has never been more important.

Celebrations are the milestones that honour both our personal and professional journeys. They remind us to pause, reflect, and rejoice. Some of these occasions are large and magnificent, others small and intimate, but all deserve the same thought and attention.

A monotone from the presenter, a PowerPoint presentation that goes on forever, too much information to digest… How can you avoid falling asleep at a meeting in these situations? Keeping your concentration in a meeting is a difficult exercise, especially when you're under stress or when you have to answer a dozen urgent e-mails. According to a recent survey, executives stay focused for an average of 52 minutes and one in three falls asleep. How can we improve?

Smile, you're being watched. Attire, gait, expression, body language, speaking… Meeting organizers are scrutinized from the very first seconds by participants.

Between practical work and fun activities, you create a dynamic and interactive event with your team.

While meetings remain an excellent way of pooling ideas, debating and above all making decisions for 62% of executives*, their effectiveness is increasingly being questioned. Accor's teams give you their advice on how to get your employees excited about meetings again and how to make sure they pay attention.

What to do?

Debate differently! That's the idea behind world café, a playful method designed to generate proposals in a "café conversation" atmosphere.

Making your meetings really effective isn’t easy.

A to-do list for organizing a meeting in ten key points.