Smart Meetings

JULY 19, 2024

Read More: How to Build a Risk-assessment Checklist Smart Meetings reached out to Kevin Coffey , travel security and meeting risk advisor and trainer, to get some insights on what planners can learn from the CrowdStrike incident and how they can prepare for the future. But it is important for planners and suppliers to be the same page.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

In this chapter, we cover everything from contactless solutions to food and beverage preparation, along with several other best practices to make attendees feel as safe as possible when returning to live experiences. How can planners prepare for and make sure they meet these demands in a post-COVID world? Beyond The Laptop Experiences.

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 31, 2023

But as the meetings industry comes back with a vengeance, it is important for meeting planners to prepare for the unexpected. Failla pointed to vehicle contingencies as an example of the importance of being prepared. preparing with weights, ballasting and alternative locations in mind. You can’t predict it.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Imagine crafting an event like preparing a Thanksgiving dinner, where every ingredient, every dish, and every seat at the table has been considered with intention and care. These thoughtful touches make each attendee feel truly seen, much like each family member’s favorite dish is lovingly prepared to make them feel at home.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 26, 2023

Is the events industry more prepared for a future emergency? We thought this would be a good time to reflect on what the shift means and how all of that forced education will prepare us better for whatever comes next. Are we better or less prepared for whatever next disruption comes to the hospitality industry?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In a twist of fate, Hillsborough County , which had offered comfort stations, income eligible hotel assistance and FEMA assistance to those impacted by Hurricane Helene’s September 26 landfall, was suddenly forced to end those services in preparation for incoming Hurricane Milton.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2022

Finding, pitching, and keeping event sponsors is not a gamble – it’s a process that event planners need to carefully prepare for. And vice versa – event planners should prepare questions for sponsors too and assess whether they fit their ideal sponsor persona. . Event sponsors are not just a source of financial aid.

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Endless Events

JUNE 8, 2020

I prepare, but I don't obsess or stress over it because I set the intention. The consistency is more important than the amount of time. Click To Tweet. Move away from good and bad, right and wrong, towards what was optimal and less than optimal. Do you feel how that's different? Click To Tweet. I'm driving the ship.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Preparing for the Exam Nguyen was exposed to the CMP designation early on. Because conversation is so advantageous to her learning, working and discussing the course content with a study group was the best way she could have prepared. Her organization and preparation for events support this success.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 28, 2024

I truly believe that bringing together the right people, in the right ways, can prepare us for a brighter future.” There were no schools or courses to prepare me, so I had to rely on the industry to teach me.” “In turn, she may engineer a solution that may save millions of lives. That is the power of events.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Meeting planning always seems to have another trick up its sleeve no matter how prepared you thought you were. With this and ever-changing rules and regulations about Covid-19 safety, what is a meeting professional to do?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Preparing for the Exam She remembers, “When I first started out, I was a sponge trying to learn as much as possible.” As she prepared for the exam herself, she turned to vendors for many of her questions. There are more study groups, more prep courses and, overall, more help and support for people currently preparing for the exam.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

As she prepared to graduate, she took on a role as a marketing coordinator at a major healthcare company. This preparation falls in line with her favorite quote, by Chicago architect Daniel Burnham: “Make no little plans. When she was young, she knew art wouldn’t necessarily offer her a lucrative career. Volunteer to gain experience.

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ADMEI

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It's much easier to prepare for a few targeted meetings than to navigate a sea of strangers. Come prepared with a few go-to conversation starters. Here's how to make the most of them: Prepare a concise "elevator pitch" about your product or service. We introverts often excel at preparation, so leverage this strength.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

So, in face of data points like these, it’s only natural that several aspects of the industry are preparing for the upcoming shift. But as we previously discussed , venues are already preparing for this through the GBAC Star Accreditation. And this, of course, includes venues!

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This timeline ensures both the production team and speakers are adequately prepared, contributing to a smooth event flow. It also allows the audiovisual team to finalize technical preparations during the rehearsal, ensuring they work with the correct presentation version when the event begins.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 9, 2024

Typically, in crises, senior leaders rather than PR team members serve as spokespersons, so prepare a list of executives who will be at your event. The key is to prepare these holding statements in advance so they can be quickly adapted to cover the situation at hand.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

We’d started preparing for everybody having to work from home and a lot of those kinds of things. So from a backend organizational side, we’d prepare it a little bit. . “And so we’d started from an internal perspective.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The best engagement across platforms takes a lot more work up-front, a lot of preparation,” said Holmen. There won’t be one every week, but there will be more preparation around each one,” he said. “You will come out ahead when you consider all the numbers in the pipeline.”. Best Practices.

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Endless Events

APRIL 30, 2021

How will food preparation work? And it’s extremely important that your venue supports you in ensuring that all guidelines are met and everyone involved is protected. What does the venue provide to ensure a safe and sanitary environment? What’s the capacity? Who’s moderating all of this? Technology.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

As leaders, it’s our job to ensure our teams feel motivated and prepared to achieve ambitious goals. Be prepared to interpret data and respond. Hold yourself and others accountable. Did the work even count if you cannot measure the outcomes against the expectation? Realize it’s a journey, not a destination.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Preparing for the CMP Exam Aden says that there will never be a perfect time to take the CMP exam. As much as you may feel inklings of imposter syndrome, trust that you are prepared to take the exam and have done the work to earn the designation. “Of You will always come up with excuses to push it back.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 22, 2024

Preparing Attendees After working with the hotel, Kleinfeld says, planners can prepare their attendees with “safety travel tips.” Instead, hotels will only need to update or replace the front desk management system and have a technician carry out a relatively quick reprogramming of each lock, door by door,” the article reads.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

Preparation matters. This could also be true in 2023 and beyond so now is the time to prepare. Have stakeholders demo the technology and practice dry runs. Go so far as to anticipate where potential hiccups could occur and have plans in place to recover. Account for accessibility.

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Smart Meetings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Who are your vendors, and would they be self-sufficient in preparing for a weather event, or would they need emergency guidance? 4: Pre-empt Travel Issues Monitoring where keynote speakers and other event VIPs are traveling from will help you prepare if they are not able to make it due to the weather.

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Endless Events

JUNE 10, 2022

Event professionals have to come to follow-up meetings after events well-prepared. Or it can also be some missing support for your staff like lack of supplies or time to prepare. You can’t avoid mishaps during events but you can prepare for them. What went wrong? Recap and celebrate.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

The best thing you can do to start this journey off with the right foot is to be prepared. But going into a meeting with a virtual event production company unprepared will only drag on the process. Much like you would do with an in-person event, there are things you need to somewhat solidify before jumping into a call.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2020

When it comes to competition options, you could choose to organize this to take place ahead of time, so that participants have an opportunity to prepare their entry and then showcase it during the event itself. You could also choose to have the competition play out in real-time, issuing awards, prizes, and other perks to the lucky winners.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 25, 2023

This couldn’t be more true for our profession—especially when large events require months of planning and preparation. Be Transparent with Your Budget On that note, come prepared with a budget. Provide Details at Least Six Weeks in Advance The wise Benjamin Franklin once said, “If you fail to plan you are planning to fail.”

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

So that means that both preparing your virtual event speakers and being the one who does the speaking entails quite a bit of preparation and a series of best practices that wouldn’t apply to in-person events. 2 Prepare Your Background. Hopefully, your standards are very high. It goes wonderfully with a cup of tea! #2

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Advanced Travel and Tourism

MAY 15, 2023

That’s why our 2023 Outlook will cover a broader range of topics – to help prepare you to make 2023 and beyond successful for your organization. On average, people are booking trips farther in advance than in 2019, with half of respondents already planning trips for summer.

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 10, 2023

By being prepared for any last-minute disruptions, you can go into your event confident that you and your team will know how to handle anything thrown at you. Hargrove, however, was prepared with a swift response. But what do you do when something unexpected threatens the flawless experience you’ve worked so hard to create?

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

And if something good happens, just be always prepared that there’s something probably bad around the corner as well. Be prepared for the worst, but also when you’re in the worst, remember that there are always good things as well”, he says. S something good is around the corner or something good is going to happen.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Because of them, I am poised and prepared…I am a better manager, writer…a comprehensive and well-rounded events professional. Preparing for the Exam Legrand had known about the CMP designation for years as an event professional. But she struggled to make time to study and prepare. As the phrase goes, ‘I Am because of Them.’”

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Preparing employees for travel is not just about the destination risk. They should also take into consideration Covid impacts, destination medical risks, destination security risks and individual’s profiles when preparing employees for travel.

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Motivation Excellence

JULY 18, 2023

When you have to get in front of people to speak, are there any things you definitely do to prepare? So, for a choral performance or public speaking, for me, preparation is key. This month, our theme for social media is Public Speaking. I have occasionally terrible stage fright, and that includes public speaking.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The first one is that it prepares you for meetings with stakeholders and with so many other people. “So when you have the strategy first, it really prepares you for these meetings. So us, being a PR and event production company, people can jump on phones with us and they just start talking about their event needs.

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