As I was writing the blog “Know Your Limits,” it got me reminiscing about the various concerts I have helped plan. As I reflected on some of the discussions around these concerts, we often circled around the question of whether or not to add an intermission. If you’ve read my blog for any length ofContinue reading “Do You Need an Intermission?”
Author Archives: Tracy Baer
Tidbits for the Un-seasoned Traveler
As “the disease that shall not be named” continues to pass through our memory, more and more people who have never, or have rarely ever traveled, are flying around the country. Visiting grandparents, going to the beach with their families, saying “the heck with it all” and skinny dipping under the pale moonlight. That’s great.Continue reading “Tidbits for the Un-seasoned Traveler”
It’s Electrifying!
Do you plan events that include tradeshows? If so, you have likely encountered the fun that goes along with securing services for booths like electricity, internet, rigging, materials handling, or carpet which all include things that are not always clearly spelled out like voltage, amps, connectors, floor plans, padding, labor, and such. Because this tendsContinue reading “It’s Electrifying!”
Failure Adds The Flavor
I came across this quote by Truman Capote, “Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor.” It made me stop and think about some of the experiences from my 16 years of event planning that failed or went poorly but made me a better planner for it. If nothing else, they have provided storiesContinue reading “Failure Adds The Flavor”
The Event Roadmap
The handbook. I’m sure you have seen these before. They can be as simple as a handout with the schedule and some key people listed or as complex as to have the entire event mapped out from session selections to speaker listings to advertisers. I have seen good ones and bad ones. Bad ones areContinue reading “The Event Roadmap”