Many organizations planning events work hard and plan for so many months in advance that celebrating the wins is often overlooked. There are multiple things to do, tasks to perform, and there are still just 24 hours in a day. But if we don’t stop and celebrate the good things as well as debrief theContinue reading “Celebrate Good Times, Come On!”
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Don’t Skip the Fine Print
A seamstress, shore power, a specific brand of sparkling water, and the infamous…. green M&M’s. The “hidden requests” in a contract rider. Requests inserted because the performer or their agent really wants them in the greenroom or to see if you actually read the fine print. ALL of the fine print. I have reviewed hundredsContinue reading “Don’t Skip the Fine Print”
Flexibility, it’s the Name of the Game
After 2020, the hospitality and tourism industry will never be the same. At least I hope so. We had to make the shift from in-person events to virtual ones, sometimes with only days or weeks to do so. Several great lessons were learned; technical skills, production skills, new languages, half-body dressing skills, and new waysContinue reading “Flexibility, it’s the Name of the Game”
Details Matter
Any good event professional will tell you that details matter. If you’ve hired one and they don’t start by asking you a myriad of questions, get a new one. No, really. Charles R. Swindoll once said, “The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.” Some people think that when they askContinue reading “Details Matter”
We Will Overcome
I recently spoke at an online event. That may not sound like a big deal to most of you, however, I’m not a speaker. I can train a group of people on a variety of event planning, project management, and volunteer team supervision topics. I used to be a singer and can stand in frontContinue reading “We Will Overcome”