{"id":7741,"date":"2022-10-25T20:22:08","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T19:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impro.org.uk\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2022-11-16T14:30:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T14:30:20","slug":"creating-the-value-of-the-in-person-element","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impro.org.uk\/creating-the-value-of-the-in-person-element\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the value of the in-person element"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"reader-text-block__paragraph\">It&#8217;s all changing\u00a0again. After two years\u00a0or so\u00a0with only one face-to-face session with real people in a real room, suddenly the diary increasingly features\u00a0in-person events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"reader-text-block__paragraph\">I&#8217;m suddenly reminded how much time and energy has to be devoted to organising transport and accommodation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"reader-text-block__paragraph\">Is it worth it? Well, that depends. 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