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What is a Workshop?

A workshop is a lengthier interactive meeting that combines a group of people with a common goal of solving a problem or working on a specific project. They are usually led by a trainer or facilitator who works with a planned series of activities, presentations, or facilitated hands-on interaction that will lead to the desired result. Though led by a facilitator, workshops are designed for interaction between participants to yield the best results for the chosen problem or project. Longer than meetings, and more interactive than training sessions or seminars,...

Success Story: Leveraging Strategic Meetings Management Expertise to Transform Congress Event Planning

The Event A pharmaceutical company was seeking assistance planning a series of medical congress events. The Challenge What initially began as a straightforward proposal for congress event services quickly evolved into a transformative experience. After meeting with our customer, it became clear through discussions that their needs surpassed simple congress event management—they were seeking strategic guidance to elevate their events into a comprehensive Strategic Meetings Management Program (SMMP). Recognizing this need, MTA swiftly pivoted our approach. Initially envisioned as a collection of resources including PowerPoint documents, forms, and flowcharts, the project...

Virtual Training Best Practices

Virtual training is simply training that is offered over the internet. It allows universal training, regardless of your employees’ locations. That is one of the reasons that it has become so popular. The other reason, of course, is that it is easy on the budget. No travel expenses, logistical challenges, or conference room rentals and meal planning. Virtual training is effective, economical, and versatile. So why isn’t everybody using it? The main reason that virtual training has been unsuccessful in the past is that it can easily become boring, allows...

Meet MTA: Natalie Frohlich, Global Experience Designer – Events

The Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Global Experience Designer – Events Natalie Frohlich. Natalie’s role serves as the project manager for events to guarantee the successful execution of each and every experience. Meet Natalie Frohlich, Global Experience Designer – Events Strengths (based on CliftonStrengths): Relator, Empathy, Discipline, Intellection, Learner Languages spoken: I speak Spanish and German as my native language,...

Meet MTA: Hanii Kwok, Global Experience Designer – Events

The Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to our associate based in Hong Kong, Global Experience Designer – Events Hanii Kwok. As a global experience designer, Hanii works closely with the Global Experiences Team to carefully plan and deliver exceptional APAC events from start to finish. Meet Hanii Kwok, Global Experience Designer – Events Strengths (based on CliftonStrengths): Individualization, Analytical, Learner,...

MTA Workshop: 2023 Awards

At Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) 2024 Annual Global Workshop we recognize the distinguished associates who have gone above and beyond for our customers and each other during 2023. We celebrate the team with these five awards that are presented at our Global Workshop awards event: MTA MARNIE AWARD: Julian Yew MTA’s Marnie Award is given by MTA’s CEO Marnie Miller Battistini to the person that she believes has impacted MTA the most during the year. The Marnie Award recipient/s embody the best of what MTA values and exemplifies. It’s a...

Meet MTA: Accounting Associate Anne Weiland

The Miller Tanner Associates’ (MTA) difference is our people. That’s why we want to introduce you to our team of superstars that brings our corporate meetings and events to life for our customers. Today we introduce you to Accounting Associate Anne Weiland. Anne’s strengths and skill set are ideally suited as a valued member of the Finance Team. Meet Anne Weiland, Accounting Associate Strengths (based on CliftonStrengths): Relator, Harmony, Deliberative, Responsibility, Consistency Tell us about your current role with MTA. What are your primary responsibilities? My current part-time role with...

MTA Spotlight: Accounting Associate Anne Weiland’s Inspiring Donor Story

We’d like to spotlight a Miller Tanner Associates team member for her extraordinary act of kindness – one that qualifies as a special badge of honor. This week, Anne Weiland, an accounting associate at MTA, will become a kidney donor to someone she’s never met. This generous decision stems from a compassionate desire to transform someone’s life. As Anne embarks on this journey, her story is an inspiring reminder of the power of human generosity. Last Thanksgiving, Anne took a serendipitous journey through the woods with fellow hikers, two of whom...

How Miller Tanner Associates Optimizes Attendee Engagement at Events

In today’s rapidly evolving event landscape, the buzzword on every organizer’s lips is attendee engagement. But what exactly does “attendee engagement” mean, and why has it become the cornerstone of successful event planning? Understanding the essence of attendee engagement and its significance can transform how we approach event planning. It shifts the focus from merely gathering an audience to actively involving them, turning each event into a dynamic, interactive experience that delivers real value to everyone involved. How MTA Maximizes Attendee Experiences Senior Director, Customer Experience (CX) Conor Barry shares...

MTA’s Strategic Meetings Management Saves Time and Significantly Reduces Costs for Life Sciences Meetings

The Event A life sciences company with complex training needs contacted Miller Tanner Associates for planning guidance. The Challenge Our customer, a life sciences company, needed to deliver training on 5 different protocols to 600 HCP attendees from numerous European sites, many of whom required multiple trainings on different combinations of these protocols. To add to the complexity, this was a rolling site list with attendees being added, some with tight turnaround times on Visas. The Solution MTA partnered with our customer to provide comprehensive Strategic Meetings Management that would...