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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

Smart Meetings

It should be really obvious that we aren’t just order takers,” she said, putting the enhanced role of the corporate meeting professional in perspective. “We Meetings consultant Jeff Calmus, a former vice president of global event management for MetLife, agreed about the importance of managing up. Tell a Story.

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Everything You Need To Know To Create Your Event Timeline

Endless Events

However, if you’re planning a corporate meeting, six months might be all you need. Other important vendors that need to be booked well ahead of your event include your AV team, entertainment, and speakers. Gather speaker biographies and confirm details. Create emergency & crisis communication plans.

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5 Tips for Planning Franchise Conventions

Endless Events

In both instances, there’s a high chance that franchisees will walk away feeling talked at rather than communicated with. Pre-event communication, the event itself, post-event communications, and follow-up surveys should all be impactful. Sessions also often attempt to deliver too many messages at once. It just doesn’t work.

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10 Trends Poised to Disrupt the Meetings Industry

MeetingsNet

Brought to you by: The role of the corporate event planner today is more important than ever — shifting from a focus on procurement, planning, and logistics to becoming a key orchestrator of unique and memorable experiences. Meeting planners of the future will need to become community change agents within their respective organizations.

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Eagle, Parrot, Owl, Dove: What’s Your Communication Style?

MeetingsNet

Merrick Rosenberg urged Pharma Forum attendees to understand their own communication style, recognize the styles of others, and use that knowledge to create better relationships. read more.

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How Walmart and Sam’s Club ‘Connected Together’ at 2022 Associates Week

Smart Meetings

Editor’s Note : As part of Back Light, an ongoing series of looks behind the scenes at how events are being produced today, we asked Paula Mettler Marketing and communications manager with Leo Events to share a look at a recent production for a major retailer. corporate meeting into an experience reminiscent of an 8:00 p.m.

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Balancing Environmental and Social Issues with Meeting Planning

Gavel International

Keep all your marketing efforts for the meeting digital. This practice is not a big leap for most companies, as the vast majority of them already communicate digitally. Do away with any mailings you might have sent in the past and replace them with digital forms of communication. It will also enrich the experience for attendees.

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