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How To Prepare For A Career In Event Planning

Endless Events

Here are some soft skills for event planners to consider: Interpersonal skills and communication, Time management and effective problem-solving, Creativity and ability to think outside the box, Multitasking, Attention to detail (especially important for budgeting and signing contracts). Do not just network for your own benefit.

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Hybrid: Two Strategies, One Powerful Marketing Product

Smart Meetings

As the world opens up and Covid restrictions are lifted, we will not return to business as we knew it before, largely because of lessons we learned about the benefits of communicating digitally. Vaibhav Jain is founder and CEO of the virtual and hybrid event technology company Hubilo.

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Do Event Professionals Need to Learn HR Core Competencies?

Endless Events

To begin today’s discussion, Thuy starts with the central question: do event professionals need to learn human resources core competencies? Events make a huge impact in communities, but we don’t do a great job of communicating all the differences they make within organizations. Let’s find out. Yes or no? “I

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Could A.I. Become “Big Brother” at Virtual Meetings?

MeetingsNet

While it’s sure to bring many benefits to online sessions, artificial intelligence also might be capable of stifling open communication among attendees through its potential for real-time monitoring of dialogue and body language.

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How to Build a Top-Performing Remote Team

Best Corporate Events

Even better, what if you could do so without having to increase your rent costs, hiring a recruiter, or investing in benefits packages and other incentives? Outline the tasks that each role is required to perform, then list the skills or certifications needed for each duty, suggests the Society for Human Resource Management.

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Embracing Mental Health in the Workplace

Convene by PCMA

But don’t take our word for it: Those are the findings of “ Mental Health in America: A 2022 Workplace Report ,” from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and SHRM Foundation, conducted in collaboration with Otsuka America Pharmaceutical. organizations with 10 or more employees responded to the recent survey.

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Inside WorldatWork’s Speaker Coaching Program

Convene by PCMA

When Courtney Mesmer, CMP, DES, CES, became vice president, events, at the human resources organization WorldatWork®Total Rewards Association two years ago, her primary assignment was to modernize the organization’s annual meeting. Her team has grown by two people since 2023, including a speaker concierge.