A Love Letter to Experiences

A Love Letter to Experiences Lisa BarransSeptember 30, 2024 I am feeling very nostalgic as we approach our company’s 25th anniversary and look back proudly at both the evolution of the industry AND the incredible, industry-leading work we’ve done at Proof Experiences.  We count ourselves lucky to have worked with so many incredibly talented and […]

Four client benefits to working with an external agency

Four client benefits to working with an external agency Anne Marie SklarAugust 9, 2024 After a 20 + year career working client side in professional services, specifically on in-house events, hospitality, and operations, the leap to agency side has not been for the faint of heart.  While I was deliberate in my decision that my […]

Conference Breakouts—Are you maxing out your opportunity?

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Conference Breakouts – Are you doing it all wrong? Christine RossMarch 18, 2024 In our many years of experience developing and executing conferences and meetings, the priority (and spending) is usually focused on the the large Plenary Session. The sessions led by executives, launching new products, making big announcements, showcasing big name keynote speakers—in other […]

Celebrating Our People

Proof Retreat 2023

Celebrating Our People Katelyn McGeeJanuary 22, 2024 Each year, at the end of our fiscal, Proof Experiences embarks on an offsite, overnight company retreat to celebrate all that we have accomplished over the year and set the stage for the ambitious and exciting year ahead of us. Each retreat takes place at a new, fun […]

What is Experiential Education?

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Experiential Education Lorne CooperbergOctober 6, 2023 Over the last few years, Proof Experiences has recognized a growing need to share complex topics in a meaningful yet straightforward way to the Canadian public. This led us to launch a new formal offering: Experiential Education (or, XED). Simply put, XED is learning by doing.  When done well, […]

Engaging Employees in a Work From Home Reality

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Engaging Employees in a Work From Home Reality Kelly PowerNovember 24, 2020 On November 18th I was pleased to be part of a panel discussion with communications leaders that tackled the issue of engaging employees in a new work from home reality. Leveraging the results of a national survey, the panel dug into the challenges […]

Building Community through Employee Virtual Events

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Building Community through Employee Virtual Events Kelly PowerNovember 4, 2020 How are YOU engaging and motivating your employees as the virtual workplace continues into the foreseeable future? Keeping employees informed and involved in corporate culture will be even more critical for the success of your business going forward. More than ever, employees need a sense […]

Giving Feedback Virtually

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Giving Feedback Virtually Madison HoltonSeptember 10, 2020 Giving your team feedback requires consistency and practice at the best of times. We take courses, read articles and participate in webinars in order to get better at giving (and receiving) feedback. But how do you apply what you’ve learned when you’re managing a team during COVID and […]

Virtual Events – Top Ten Tips & Trends

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Virtual Events – Top Ten Tips & Trends Kelly PowerJuly 22, 2020 For months now the events and communications industry has been pivoting to the virtual world. Some of us are just getting our feet wet while others have become pros.  It’s new territory and the learning curve has been steep but for many organizations […]