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5 tips for speaking confidently and influencing undecided stakeholders

March 8, 2018 by Brad Cohen Leave a Comment

5 tips for speaking confidently and influencing undecided stakeholders

Here, we explore five tips for speaking confidently and persuasively with undecided stakeholders to help you realize your vision.

Filed Under: Being professional Tagged With: Actively Listening, Avoid Conflict, Business Ethics, communication, Five Tips, influence, Influence People, Key Stakeholder, persuasion, Setting Smart Goals, speaking confidently, Stakeholder, stakeholder management

5 ways to promote positive conflict in meetings for more effective collaboration

March 28, 2017 by Bernadette Mung Leave a Comment

5 ways to promote positive conflict in meetings for more effective collaboration

There’s a good reason why conflict and collaboration go hand in hand. Always agreeing might be your default when you lack confidence in your idea and want to save face, however, it functions more as a one-way street to boring town. Positive conflict can be a productive way to prod your team to discover innovative […]

Filed Under: Being professional, Communication strategies, Goal-setting Tagged With: Brilliant Ideas, collaboration, communication, conflict resolution, Constructive Conflict, culture, Dispute Resolution, effective meetings, Events Team, Handling Conflict, Human Behavior, Interpersonal Conflict, meetings, Organizational Theory, Trusted Advisors

5 smart strategies for creating top event teams

October 23, 2015 by Terry Matthews-Lombardo, CMP 3 Comments

5 smart strategies for creating top event teams

When you are able to create an event team of your choosing, as Mom always said, “Make good choices!”

Filed Under: Staffing, Team-building Tagged With: communication, Events Team, Five Tips, planner, Planning Team, team-building, Teams, terry Matthews-lombardo

Virtual audience needs explained, Part 1

June 24, 2013 by Emilie Barta 3 Comments

Virtual audience needs explained, Part 1

The main question: Do you want them to watch and walk away, or participate and stay?

Filed Under: Event technology Tagged With: communication, communication tools, Educational Technology, Engagement Marketing, hybrid event, hybrid events, logistics, marketing, meeting planners, meetings and events, virtual audiences, virtual event, Virtual Platforms

6 ways communicators can clean up their act

March 20, 2013 by Stacey Ruth 2 Comments

For both experts and newbies, less is more.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communication, effective presentations, face to face, mbecs, meeting and event planning, meeting planning 101, meeting planning advice, meeting planning best practices, meeting the standard

In other words, don’t bring a knife to a gunfight

March 4, 2013 by Stacey Ruth 2 Comments

Communication basics are a practical necessity.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communication, communication tools, email, face to face, mbecs, meeting and event planning, meeting planning 101, meeting planning advice, meeting planning best practices

Get that in writing! Spelled correctly, of course

January 17, 2013 by Stacey Ruth 2 Comments

Written communication can make us look like a superstar or an idiot in the blink of an eye. Some tips …

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communication, email, face to face, mbecs, meeting planner education, planning 101

There really are times when email, text just won’t do

January 7, 2013 by Stacey Ruth 2 Comments

As meeting planners, we are champions of the power of live, face-to-face communication.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communicate verbally, communication, email, face to face, mbecs, meeting and event planning, meeting planning 101, meeting planning advice, meeting planning best practices, text

Developing an audience recruitment strategy

January 31, 2011 by David Ecton Leave a Comment

The room has been set to perfection, the swag bags have been filled with your favorite giveaway items, and the last item on the magical check list has been crossed off. Now it is time to close your eyes, take a deep breath and pray that the attendees will arrive. No matter how well designed, […]

Filed Under: Event marketing and PR Tagged With: audience engagement, communication, direct mail, engaging the audience, evite, how to, increase attendance, invitations, marketing strategy, social media, social networking

How to be truly green instead of a greenwasher

November 30, 2009 by Lindsay Smith Leave a Comment

For many planners, one of the biggest hesitations to begin implementing green practices is not cost or desire, it is the fear of not doing enough, thereby not being considered green … but a greenwasher! What exactly is greenwashing? Wikipedia defines greenwashing as: “the practice of companies disingenuously spinning their products and policies as environmentally […]

Filed Under: Meeting sustainably, PYM Blog Tagged With: communication, going green, green meetings, green sheen, greenwashing, lindsay smith, Meeting Sustainably, metrics, transparency

Team-building checklist

March 31, 2008 by Kenny Zail Leave a Comment

Teamwork continues to be a crucial element in the success of an organization. Yet, many team-building events have been given the label of “just fun and games,” and its value fades in a couple of days. This does not have to be the case.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: attendees, checklist, communication, kenny zail, list, networking, questions, team-building

White linen marketing

June 5, 2007 by pym Leave a Comment

Morton’s The Steakhouse and Velocity Broadcasting have partnered to offer satellite network Velocity HD Suites, housed in Morton’s private boardrooms.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: communication, conferences, Events, mortons steakhouse, projection system, remote, velocity marketing

15 practical presentation pointers for meeting planners and conference organizers

June 6, 2005 by Linda C. Chandler 1 Comment

15 practical presentation pointers for meeting planners and conference organizers

Whether you’re giving your board a summary of the results from a recent conference, pitching a new idea to business partners or trying to sell your boss on a new concept, it’s important to know how to give a professional business presentation. Here are some practical pointers for meeting planners, conference organizers or anyone who […]

Filed Under: Communication strategies, Engagement strategies Tagged With: communication, Interpersonal Communication, online presentation, planner, presentation, presenting, Professional Business Presentation, public speaking, time, tips







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