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    MARY JO WISEMAN, CMP  AUTHOR

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    maryjowiseman
    • Apr 22, 2020
    • 5 min

    BENEFITS OF HOTEL SOURCING FOR MEETING PLANNERS

    I’ve long said that meeting planners can’t do it all on their own. To succeed they need to surround themselves with a team of experts to ...

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    maryjowiseman
    • Mar 10, 2020
    • 3 min

    FAIL to PLAN; PLAN to FAIL

    Planning and executing meetings and events is no easy task and requires a PLAN and a PROCESS and a TEAM of experts to make it happen and ...

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    maryjowiseman
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 6 min

    SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

    A meeting planner by MY definition is the go-to person within an organization – be it corporate, association or otherwise – charged with ...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author
    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 3 min

    Keeping Calm in a Crisis

    One of the most profound experience I had as a meeting planner was on 9/11/2001. While on route to San Antonio, TX to advance company-spo...

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    maryjowiseman
    • May 17, 2019
    • 4 min

    Definition and Development of a Crisis Management Plan

    A Crisis Management Plan (sometimes referred to as an Emergency Preparedness Plan) is a document that identifies and assesses potential r...

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    maryjowiseman
    • Mar 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    The Meeting Agenda: A WIN-WIN approach to Successful Meetings

    A meeting agenda is a list of actionable items requiring attention, discussion, approval, dismissal or delay in the order in which said i...

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    maryjowiseman
    • Dec 7, 2018
    • 1 min

    How to Keep Your Meetings on Track

    Do you have trouble keeping your committee or department meetings on track? I came across this article that just might provide the solut...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author
    • Sep 30, 2018
    • 2 min

    Fail to Plan; Plan to Fail

    The planning and executing of a meeting can be a very daunting task (to say the least) for someone who has never planned a meeting befor...

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    maryjowiseman
    • Sep 13, 2018
    • 2 min

    How to Elevate Guests’ Experience When Planning Meetings

    A long-time friend and business acquaintance, Nancy Nachman, founder and chief connecting officer, The Meetings Concierge, recently ident...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author
    • May 21, 2018
    • 3 min

    What role does the Design/Planning Team play in the Meeting Planning Process?

    In a previous blog post, I defined an Overall Plan (or Meeting Action Plan) as the working document that identifies and/or defines the ke...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author|
    • Apr 28, 2018
    • 4 min

    What is an Overall Plan and what Role does it play in The Meeting Planning Process?

    By my definition an Overall Plan (sometimes referred to by others as an Action Plan) is a working document that identifies and/or defines...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author|
    • Apr 20, 2018
    • 2 min

    What is a Meeting Time Line and what Role does it play in The Meeting Planning Process?

    A Meeting Time Line (sometimes referred to as a “task list”) is a time sensitive document and an integral component of the Meeting Planni...

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    Mary Jo Wiseman, CMP | Author
    • Feb 24, 2018
    • 1 min

    I need you to plan a meeting for ....

    Have you ever been asked to plan a meeting and not known how or where to begin? Did you panic? Or, did you perhaps bury the request in ...

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