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3 Handy Templates to Streamline the Planning Process

Planning successful meetings is both challenging and rewarding. The processes and systems you develop and put into place will make the...

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Meeting Tool Box Necessities

Post update: I first posted this blog on 10/14/2022. I then shared the post with a group of meeting planners I am a member of (SPIN –...

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

I’m amazed at how often I hear people complaining about “having” to go to “another” meeting, and when asked to elaborate, go on to say...

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CREATING EXPERIENCES using the Five Senses

I have been in a stuck spot with my writing for most of this summer. I have subjects I’ve thought about writing about but haven’t been...

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What is the most important factor to consider when looking for a venue for your meeting?...

Is it cost, number and type of guest rooms, location, safety and security, type of venue, your audience and their expectations – or...

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A Health Security Plan for the “new normal” of In-person Meetings

In writing my book, “The Meeting Planning Process: A Guide to Planning Successful Meetings,” I refer to meeting planning as the PROCESS...

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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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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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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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