So many of us have sat in those meetings where the person running the show has completely lost control. The attendees are having side conversations; people are talking about their upcoming weekend plans, others are commiserating about their child’s eating habits, some are falling asleep at the table, and the facilitator has crawled under theContinue reading “Get More Done & Talk Less”
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Let’s Go To Dinner
What event professional doesn’t love to plan a simple dinner party? Is there such a thing as a simple dinner party? There is a misconception that planning a dinner party is significantly less work than planning a conference for a thousand people. Yes and no. A dinner party may not have the scale and scopeContinue reading “Let’s Go To Dinner”
How Do You Keep Up?
As an event planner, how do you keep up with changes? When covid hit, I was working with a group to turn a 3-day in-person event into an online experience. We literally changed everything we were doing in mere months. Online platform technology was changing every time we opened our eyes. When we could meetContinue reading “How Do You Keep Up?”
Put Your Mask on First
We have all heard this spiel when flying, when the oxygen mask falls from the overhead compartment, put your mask on before helping someone else. It is going to be easier to focus on helping others if you are securely buttoned up with your own mask first. Although, if there is a reason for youContinue reading “Put Your Mask on First”
Communication Styles
If you’ve reached adulthood you have probably figured out that people communicate in different ways. Some like to text everything, some will only talk on the phone, and others, like me, need everything written down so I rely heavily on email. The sooner you understand the communication style of those you interact with the most,Continue reading “Communication Styles”