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17 Common Event Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

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Neglecting to test your technology Any event that includes digital presentations, sound, or lighting cues should be rehearsed prior to the big day. Whether hosting a live, virtual, or hybrid event, rehearsing is an important part of the planning process, especially when digital technology or media are involved.

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Creating Restaurant Event Spaces that Sell

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Hand service: All guests seated at a table are served at precisely the same time by highly trained white-glove service staff. Invest in additional training Event service can be quite different from waiting tables—in both volume and style of service. Hors d’ oeuvres service: Servers pass through an event with small bites on trays.

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Drive Event Growth and Engagement Via Attendee Satisfaction

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This would extend into all sorts of emergency protocols that will be implemented by a highly-trained staff, who will, in turn, maintain constant communication with first responders. Preferably, there should also be enough time for rehearsals before the big day. In the end, you need to make sure the contract is properly accomplished.

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The Ultimate Event Planning Checklist: 7 Phases to Create a Winning Event

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Once an agreement is reached, ensure all terms are laid out in a written contract. Plan practice sessions for speakers Plan practice sessions for all speakers and performers so that they can rehearse their presentations and ensure that everything runs smoothly on the day of the event. Document everything. Gather essential materials.

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Welcome to the AV Audit

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This can be a great deal but you want to ask a few things before signing the contract and locking in. If either of these doesn’t turn out to be the case, you can probably negotiate this out of your contract but only before signing! Be sure to ask is this whole labor team trained and operated in the equipment I want to use?

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Restaurant Party Packages & How to Build Them

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It may surprise you to learn that restaurants can offer party packages for a wide range of private occasions, such as: Anniversaries Holiday parties Birthday parties Business meetings Corporate events Fundraisers Rehearsals Cocktail parties Showers (e.g.,

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This can be a great deal but you want to ask a few things before signing the contract and locking in. If either of these doesn’t turn out to be the case, you can probably negotiate this out of your contract but only before signing! Be sure to ask is this whole labor team trained and operated in the equipment I want to use?

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