Glenn Thayer

Glenn Thayer

CMP

CO, US
The Voice of Meetings and Events: Professional Conference Moderator and Master of Ceremonies

Known as The Voice of Meetings and Events, Glenn Thayer is a professional conference moderator and master of ceremonies. He has more than a decade of experience facilitating corporate and association conferences. His clients span varied industries ranging from technology, healthcare, and financial services.

Specializing in creating dynamic general sessions, Glenn works with his clients to enhance the audience experience through the use of technology, compelling content, and open, interactive dialogue and interviews. He has expertise with both large and small conference formats as well as a comprehensive understanding of the pre- and post-production process.

When not involved with a meeting or conference, Glenn uses his communication skills and as a corporate spokesperson and voiceover talent for television and radio. He can be seen regularly on PBS and donates his time and services to the Cerebral Palsy Association and Fins Attached, a shark conservation and marine research organization.

Glenn holds a business management degree and is an active member of MPI and the National Speakers Association. He is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and a contributing author to the meeting and event design section of the Event Industry Council's CMP manual.

He is an avid skier and luckily lives in Denver, CO where he happily has access to an abundance of ski slopes. Outside of skiing, he loves having many great adventures with his family and wishes he had more time to play and create music!

Known as The Voice of Meetings and Events, Glenn Thayer is a professional conference moderator and master of ceremonies. He has more than a decade of experience facilitating corporate and association conferences. His clients span varied industries ranging from technology, healthcare, and financial services.

Specializing in creating dynamic general sessions, Glenn works with his clients to enhance the audience experience through the use of technology, compelling content, and open, interactive dialogue and interviews. He has expertise with both large and small conference formats as well as a comprehensive understanding of the pre- and post-production process.

When not involved with a meeting or conference, Glenn uses his communication skills and as a corporate spokesperson and voiceover talent for television and radio. He can be seen regularly on PBS and donates his time and services to the Cerebral Palsy Association and Fins Attached, a shark conservation and marine research organization.

Glenn holds a business management degree and is an active member of MPI and the National Speakers Association. He is also a Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) and a contributing author to the meeting and event design section of the Event Industry Council's CMP manual.

He is an avid skier and luckily lives in Denver, CO where he happily has access to an abundance of ski slopes. Outside of skiing, he loves having many great adventures with his family and wishes he had more time to play and create music!

The Changing Face Of Meetings: Ditch the status quo and design general sessions that rock!

How you design a general session can make or break an attendees experience. In the age of YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, and TED talks, meeting professionals face ever-increasing pressure to deliver events that are more dynamic and memorable. By participating in this interactive session, meeting professionals will discover how to boost engagement for attendees while delivering more value for both sponsors and meeting owners.

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