Planning and operations

The media sensationalized a story about the $16 muffins that a government agency allegedly paid at a conference in a Hilton hotel. It wasn't true, but truth lies elsewhere. The economy depends on meetings. Without them, there would be no economy all together.

Cell phone go off during your speech? Don't worry, be happy. Turn it into a memorable part of your presentation & leave a good impression. It's all about the approach, taking control of the situation or, in some cases, an ad lib response to lighten the mood.

Plan your trade show with the goal of making it a lasting memory for attendees. The beginner's guide will give you 15 practical tips to help you plan a successful trade show event on budget and profitable, not just hitting the bottom line.

Having so much food at your event that Oliver Twist wants to stay an orphan is great; but that equivalent of information will overload your attendees. Presentations need to be simple and to the point, otherwise message will not be delivered to the audience.

In this edition, Event Planner’s Toolbox helps you easily create live, automated, and hybrid webinars using WebinarNinja. You can offer webinars for free or charge for them to earn profit.

A well-fed, happy crew goes a long way to making you look good. Consider crew work as the first touch of how the show feels. Treat your people well and the return is a better show and a better reputation for you.

Event planners can significantly improve their event by helping speakers help them & it's not a difficult or time-consuming task. Hiring a speaker is only half of the job. Now you have to ensure the speaker understands how he or she fits into your event.

Prepare your event. Prepare contingencies for potential and unknown problems. Then prepare yourself to deal with the stress that comes with event planning. If you lose your professionalism on the job, the event may not succeed. So prepare yourself to relax too.

Question & answer sessions are an important part of any presentation. It gives audience a personal opportunity to interact with the speaker. However, Q&A can be daunting to audience members, so here are some tricks of the trade to coax greater participation.

Those who don't know the past are condemned to repeat it. In the event industry, even those who know the past constantly repeat it, often to the detriment of the event and their reputation. How do you move forward and make the best show possible? Read on.