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Medical emergency tips to be aware of when traveling

How prepared are you should a medical emergency occur when you’re traveling?

No one wants to think about medical emergencies when traveling (or otherwise) but as a meeting planner it is imperative that you ask the right questions of the venues under consideration and that you then pass along certain basic information to your guests. This post highlights key questions to ask in prep for your group's arrival as well as important information that should be included in your guest's welcome packets.

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ANOTHER Template for your Meeting Planning Toolbox?

A REQUEST FOR FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) -- another must-have for your meeting planning toolbox. Once you've done your research and narrowed down your search, it's time to submit your request (via an RFP) for space to your preferred venues or vendors. My RFP template provides the necessary format to insure you cover all your bases, one that allows your preferred vendors to determine whether or not your program is a good fit.

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3 Handy Templates to Streamline your Meeting Planning Process

Planning successful meetings is both challenging and rewarding. My three handy templates will help you streamline your meeting plannig process and help make sure you don't miss a step or skip a beat.

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Meeting Planning Tool Box Necessities

Discover essential office supplies, equipment and handy checklists in this Meeting Planning Tool Box Necessities post to keep your team operatig efficiently while on-site.

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

The Perceived Problem I’m amazed at how often I hear people complain about having to go to another meeting. Then, when asked to elaborate, go on to make statements like meetings are such a waste of time; or nothing ever seems to get resolved; or there's little to no follow up. Why is that? Obviously something is missing.... The fix: An AGENDA, perhaps? But what exactly is an AGENDA and what will it do for you? A meeting agenda is a list of actionable items requirin

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CREATING EXPERIENCES using the Five Senses

In meeting planning we look at meetings and events as "creating experiences" for our guests, and that to do so requires the integration of all five senses. I explain in this post what this all means as it relates to meeting planning and other life events.

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Take the Guess Work out of Meeting Planning!

What is the most important factor to consider when looking for a venue for your meetings? Is it: room rate and/or overall cost? Number and type of guest rooms? Destination? Safety and Security? Type of venue (city, suburban, airport, resort, other)? Or, something else?

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