Different professions tend to call their event sessions by different titles even though they’re all talking about the same thing. A client and I were having a conversation recently with another planner and she continued to use an alternative word for “main session” that I was familiar with but others in the meeting were not.Continue reading “Calling All Sessions!”
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Prepping for the Future
As event attendance increases or your organization expands the number of events it hosts, the infrastructure of the organization needs to be prepared to grow as well. Actually, organizations who are future-focused are already planning how they will develop their staff and structures now before their growth happens. If there is no strategy for expandingContinue reading “Prepping for the Future”
Get More Done & Talk Less
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”
Let’s Define Helpful
I work with non-profit organizations and associations. We rely on volunteer staff. There just isn’t the budget to hire enough people to make the world go ‘round. The core responsibilities to keep organizations running are usually covered by paid staff, many of whom are part-time. However, when it comes to administrative tasks, special event planningContinue reading “Let’s Define Helpful”
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”