Helpful Tips

Downloadable Resources for Association Professionals

We have Big Ideas on everything from how to improve your presenters’ performances during your educational events to greening up your publications.

Our Helpful Tips are free to download and share with colleagues. We’re also open to reprints and guest articles – Just Ask!

Meeting Deadlines

Featured Tip Sheet

Get Your Contributors to Submit Their Materials

Three best practices rolled into one MS-Word file, so you can simply copy and paste text into your speaker communications.

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Presentations

Help Speakers Receive the Standing Ovation they Deserve

Presentations

Tips for Effective Speaking and Presentations

A poor speaker can easily diminish his or her content. Provide your speakers with these tips to make sure their presentation is interesting.

Presentations

Best Practices for the Best Session Handouts

Designing concise, comprehensive handouts is crucial, and can make or break a presentation. This document provides guidance on how to create great handouts.

Presentations

Creating the Perfect Session

Share these simple tips with your speakers to make their conference session more engaging.

Presentations

PowerPoint Design for Print or CD Distribution

Speakers can ensure their PowerPoint will look good in print or convert to PDF accurately when they follow these tips.

Conference Materials

Save Money and Improve Speaker Communications

Conference Materials

10 Ways To Save Money on Conference Materials

Dropping your conference materials altogether sends the message to your attendees that they're not worth it. See how to alter your offerings while still providing value.

Marketing

Igniting More Engagement

Marketing

And Now, A Word From Your Sponsor

Associations need to think beyond the standard "platinum, gold and silver" sponsorship packages to create opportunities that sponsors will value.

Marketing

Banner Ads on Omnipress CDs/Web

Including your sponsor information as a banner on your conference CD or flash drive is a great way to generate revenue and promote industry suppliers to your attendees. Feel free to use this content "as is" or modify it (MS-Word doc) to meet your needs.

Printing

Becoming Green Savvy

Printing

15 Eco-Friendly Printing Tips for Conference Materials

This three-page document is full of easy-to-implement green printing tips.

Printing

Green Glossary

Not sure what "Low VOCs" are? This document will help you define all the trendy, green lingo around the industry.