Certified Meeting Professional (CMP)
EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Evaluation - ANS 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an
event profile from accurate event statistics.
Objective - ANS Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the
educational process.
Outsourcing - ANS Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-
house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Return on investment - ANS ROI. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio indicating
the degree of profitability. To calculate, use event revenues minus program expenses divided
by program expenses, multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Stakeholder - ANS All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors,
attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan - ANS Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Educational programming committee - ANS A group of voluntary committee members with
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, Focus group - ANS Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Kiosk - ANS 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure, often inside a facility, where printed
or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales, information, etc.
Program design - ANS Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and
objectives.
Sampling - ANS 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population for
study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food product.
Survey - ANS Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Audience reaction team - ANS 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with
questions from the audience and follow up questions.
Buzz session - ANS Method to increase audience participation by dividing all participants in
discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during a following
plenary session.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) - ANS CSP. Accredited designation offered by the
National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive, documented speaking
experience and client satisfaction.
Colloquium - ANS An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an academic
or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through exchange of ideas.
Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
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, Debate - ANS A discussion which takes place within a meeting, a public or private sitting or in
one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Facilitator - ANS An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.
Fishbowl - ANS An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle
of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Interview - ANS The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.
National Speakers Association (NSA) - ANS National Speakers Association. A member of the
Convention Industry Council.
Seminar - ANS 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a
particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of
meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a specific
common interest and come together for training or learning purposes. The work schedule of a
seminar has the specific object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Speakers bureau - ANS An organization who locates and books speakers according to my
specifications and budget.
Symposium - ANS A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field, at which papers are
presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making
recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
Workshop - ANS 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop
concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a
particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to take place
between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a conference, either on a
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, organizers. 3) Training session in which participants, often through exercises, develop skills and
knowledge in a given field.
Accreditation - ANS Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send
(an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a
standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recognize as
outstanding; approval given by various trade associations to a travel agency allowing the sale of
tickets and other accommodations.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) - ANS The organization who
provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
American Bar Association (ABA) - ANS The organization who administers Continuing Legal
Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Certification - ANS Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training
and passes an assessment.
Continuing education - ANS Structured educational and training experiences for personal or
professional development.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANS CEU. Requirement of many professional groups by
which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain
their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One
CEU is awarded for each 10 contact hours in an accredited program.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) - ANS Certified Association Executive.
Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) - ANS Certificate in Meeting Management.
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EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Evaluation - ANS 1) Critiquing and rating the overall success of an event. 2) Developing an
event profile from accurate event statistics.
Objective - ANS Formalized statement of outcomes to be anticipated as a result of the
educational process.
Outsourcing - ANS Hiring an outside firm or individual to perform the task instead of using in-
house staff; to subcontract a task or responsibility to a third party.
Return on investment - ANS ROI. Net Profit divided by Net Worth. A financial ratio indicating
the degree of profitability. To calculate, use event revenues minus program expenses divided
by program expenses, multiplied by 100 to get the ROI %.
Stakeholder - ANS All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as the sponsors,
attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan - ANS Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Educational programming committee - ANS A group of voluntary committee members with
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vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish direction for
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educational programs offered at association meetings.
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, Focus group - ANS Method of doing research using a small group led by a facilitator.
Kiosk - ANS 1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure, often inside a facility, where printed
or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales, information, etc.
Program design - ANS Structure of event program elements to achieve specific goals and
objectives.
Sampling - ANS 1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a population for
study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right to serve food product.
Survey - ANS Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Audience reaction team - ANS 4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from the stage with
questions from the audience and follow up questions.
Buzz session - ANS Method to increase audience participation by dividing all participants in
discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and opinions during a following
plenary session.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) - ANS CSP. Accredited designation offered by the
National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive, documented speaking
experience and client satisfaction.
Colloquium - ANS An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of an academic
or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest through exchange of ideas.
Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
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, Debate - ANS A discussion which takes place within a meeting, a public or private sitting or in
one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Facilitator - ANS An individual who guides discussion and/or decision making.
Fishbowl - ANS An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an outer circle
of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Interview - ANS The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the audience.
National Speakers Association (NSA) - ANS National Speakers Association. A member of the
Convention Industry Council.
Seminar - ANS 1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share experiences in a
particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A meeting or series of
meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific skills but have a specific
common interest and come together for training or learning purposes. The work schedule of a
seminar has the specific object of enriching the skills of the participants.
Speakers bureau - ANS An organization who locates and books speakers according to my
specifications and budget.
Symposium - ANS A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field, at which papers are
presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to making
recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
Workshop - ANS 1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The workshop
concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a particular discipline or on a
particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free discussion organized to take place
between formal plenary sessions or commissions of a congress or of a conference, either on a
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subject chosen by the participants themselves or else on a special problem suggested by the
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, organizers. 3) Training session in which participants, often through exercises, develop skills and
knowledge in a given field.
Accreditation - ANS Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials; to send
(an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming with a
standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider or recognize as
outstanding; approval given by various trade associations to a travel agency allowing the sale of
tickets and other accommodations.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) - ANS The organization who
provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
American Bar Association (ABA) - ANS The organization who administers Continuing Legal
Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE and MCLE).
Certification - ANS Program and process by which a participant completes proscribed training
and passes an assessment.
Continuing education - ANS Structured educational and training experiences for personal or
professional development.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANS CEU. Requirement of many professional groups by
which members must certify participation in formal educational programs designed to maintain
their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs are non-academic credit. One
CEU is awarded for each 10 contact hours in an accredited program.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) - ANS Certified Association Executive.
Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) - ANS Certificate in Meeting Management.
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