You’ve heard about the movement of Medical Associations going “virtual” but what does that really mean? In this session, you will learn the pros and cons of shutting the office door and taking your office online. You’ll learn not just about the nuts and bolts of running a virtual organization, but also about the benefits and challenges that will await you. Even if your association is not planning to go virtual, this session will offer valuable insights into how implementing virtual systems and processes can help create an organization where people want to work.
The COVID-19 pandemic affects many facets of associations, particularly in-person meetings and conferences. In this session, Jeffery Tenenbaum, Esq., will cover many of the legal implications involved with this current situation.
So you have a social media presence. Great! But what is next? How do you keep users engaged? Hear 5 proven strategies from 5 panelists and learn how you can easily implement these ideas into your social media strategy.
This session will explore how to utilize virtual and digital technology to take your eLearning program to the next level. Taking real-world experiences from our clients, you’ll also learn tips and tricks on how to provide engaging learning events that can help increase your revenue and membership.
Associations provide education, advocacy and other “published” member benefits, but with loneliness reaching epidemic numbers in recent years the real opportunity to be a valuable asset to members is through the community and connectivity an association can create. Associations are perfectly situated to reduce the spread of toxic loneliness, and teach individuals how to be part of and contribute to a thriving community! Twenty-eight percent of young employees are frequently or constantly feeling burned out at work, a 7 percent increase over older generations. More specifically, seven in 10 Millennials experience at least some burnout at work. More than 90 percent of Generation Z prefer to have a human element to their teams, either working solely with innovative co-workers or with co-workers and new technologies.
Your organization has a powerful story to tell and so do you. Finding your message and your story takes the curiosity of a child and the heart of a warrior. We can train you to think like a journalist to capture the stories that speak to the heart of what you do and drive results. We all want to see ourselves in other people and we often make sense of the world through shared experiences. Stories help us connect on a human level. They make complex issues real for us by putting a human face on them. They inspire. They engage. Through stories, we move people to think, feel and do. We'll show you the storytelling techniques you've seen in your favorite movies and novels and share how you can use them to tell your medical society's story.
This session will enable participants to understand how to leverage emotions rather than suppress or avoid them. In research from Stanford, Cal Berkeley and University of Texas at Austin, it has been shown business negotiations fail or fall short of an ideal outcome when one or more parties is suppressing their emotions. By understanding the emotional underpinnings of your behavior, business people are better able to cooperate and find common ground with direct reports, team members, bosses, vendors, colleagues and their spouses. Research suggests that emotional intelligence is responsible for nearly 60% of job performance.
Hear practical tips from start to finish about how you can produce videos for your association, from equipment advice to solid user-friendly production techniques – whether you have a big equipment budget or a small one.