Coffee Chat — Does Your Event Pass the Monday Morning Test?

Smart Start Radio: Fuel for the Purpose Generation of Meeting Planners

Smart Start Radio: Fuel for the Purpose Generation of Meeting Planners
Coffee Chat — Does Your Event Pass the Monday Morning Test?
Jul 09, 2026 Season 4 Episode 47
Smart Meetings

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In this Coffee Chat, Smart Meetings multimedia editor Eming Piansay explores how meeting planners can help an event’s impact last long after attendees return to their desks. Inspired by the Smart Meetings article “The Monday Morning Test: How Meeting Planners Can Make Inspiration Last” by Lisa Ryan, this episode looks at the challenge of turning event inspiration into meaningful action.

From future-self letters and accountability partnerships to repeatable rituals, post-event app engagement and 48-hour challenges, Eming breaks down simple ways planners can help attendees reconnect with what they learned and apply those takeaways in real life.

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