In the words of Linda Richmond, “Dial 555-4444, cawll me and we’ll tawlk.” Coffee Talk was a fake talk show done by Mike Myers on Saturday Night Live.TM Every time I make a date to have coffee with someone, Linda’s raspy New York accent rings in my head, it makes me giggle every time. It’sContinue reading “Coffee Talk”
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I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday…
…for a hamburger today (~Wimpy from Popeye). How many of you remember that statement? I had a conversation recently with a newer planner who was asking about different ways live musicians, speakers, or artists settle their contracts. When working with a touring band or multiple bands, singing or performing artists, speakers or other entertainers, especiallyContinue reading “I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday…”
Simple Isn’t Always Easy
Just because an event appears to be simple does not mean it is easy to plan or execute. Dictionary.com defines simple as “not complicated, not complex, or easy to understand.” It defines easy as “not hard, requiring no great labor or effort, not difficult to overcome.” A simple event with very few components might lookContinue reading “Simple Isn’t Always Easy”
Point Of No Return
Seasoned event planners can identify this pivotal moment in time. We can because we’ve bumped into it enough to know how painful and unnecessary it is when we’ve done our due diligence to ask the questions and schedule the conversations, implement timelines, processes, and procedures, and check, double-check, and triple-check the checklists we’ve developed overContinue reading “Point Of No Return”
Escaping Traditional Board Meetings
I was asked to plan an activity for a group of people as a break from their grueling two-day corporate meeting. They were in a conference center and had access to a couple other rooms, however we couldn’t leave the facility because of time constraints. My contact provided me with a list of activities theContinue reading “Escaping Traditional Board Meetings”