Make Meetings Meaningful: Nine Tips to Go From Painful to Productive

By: Michelle Burke Discuss

Are your company meetings a drag? Join the club! It seems like everyone in corporate America is suffering from the Meeting Blues. Learn how to shake it off and make meetings meaningful again. These tips will show you how to avoid unorganized and unproductive meetings.

Understanding Speakers Bureaus: Working with an Agency to Book the Perfect Speaker

By: Terri Pepper Gavulic Discuss

This article discusses the purpose and function of speakers bureaus and tells meeting planners how best to utilize these valuable resources. Through an interview with the head of a leading agency, the article will share tips and challenges for meeting planners as seen through the eyes of the agency.

Delivering Exceptional Customer Service at Meetings and Events: Wow Your Guests

By: Terri Pepper Gavulic Discuss

Whether you realize it or not, customer service can ultimately determine the success or failure of the meeting. Despite being relatively easy to deliver, exceptional service is often missing. This article examines basic philosophies and approaches to delivering world-class customer service that you can incorporate into your meetings and events.

When Worse Comes to Worst: How to Handle a Meeting or Event Crisis

By: Terri Pepper Gavulic Discuss

Using personal stories and examples this article talks about preventing or overcoming a variety of crises that could occur at a meeting, ranging from finicky speakers to power outages to bomb threats and/or cantankerous participants.

Something for Everyone: How to Vary Meeting Programs to Accommodate Learning Styles

By: Terri Pepper Gavulic Discuss

There are three main learning styles - auditory learners, visual learners, and kinesthetic or tactile learners. This article provides ideas for planning meetings that accommodate all three types of learners.