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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 We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”. Choices, Choices.

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Venue Sourcing for Event Planners

Stova

Filter out venues that don’t meet your criteria. Improve Request for Proposal (RFP) efficiency. Also, especially for large corporate meetings, consider the type of attendees. For example, know what departments are involved, how attendees want to work or meet, and the relationship dynamics of the attendees.

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How to Explain AV Cost to Decision Makers

Meeting Tomorrow

” Be prepared to elaborate on the main components in a quote or proposal. Meanwhile, an AV contract that includes only the bare-bones minimum means you’re spending time troubleshooting and managing miscellaneous details. You may get quotes back and ask yourself, “Why do I need a mixer, exactly?”

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How to Explain AV Cost to Decision Makers

Meeting Tomorrow

Be prepared to elaborate on the main components in a quote or proposal. Meanwhile, an AV contract that includes only the bare-bones minimum means you’re spending time troubleshooting and managing miscellaneous details. You may get quotes back and ask yourself, “Why do I need a mixer, exactly?” We can chat gear all day long.).

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The Event Planner’s Guide to Venue Sourcing and the RFP Process 2023

Stova

Allegedly covering WiFi and access to health clubs they can often be negotiated out of the contract, particularly if they are being picked up elsewhere by the event budget. And herein is another crucial arrow in the quiver of the contemporary meeting and event planner – you have to have the gimlet eye of an attorney!

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How to Explain AV Cost to Decision Makers

Meeting Tomorrow

Be prepared to elaborate on the main components in a quote or proposal. Meanwhile, an AV contract that includes only the bare-bones minimum means you’re spending time troubleshooting and managing miscellaneous details. You may get quotes back and ask yourself, “Why do I need a mixer, exactly?” We can chat gear all day long.).

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The Strategic Meetings Management Guide 2023

Stova

In the end, you will know how to properly evaluate all of your meetings to ensure that you are making the most cost-effective choices that will lead to better meeting results overall. However, you don’t want to completely forget about the “wow” details that can make a corporate meeting enjoyable either.