Professional speakers spend a lot of time on airplanes. Shoved into the pocket of every briefcase, backpack, and roller bag, I have a couple small uninflated birthday party balloons. Why? I have four kids. They’re now ages 12-21, but when my…
Read MoreChecklist: 35 Money-Saving Meeting Tips
Here’s another helpful checklist from MeetingsNet. HIGHLIGHTS The decisions you make in the first stages of site selection and contract negotiation will be the ones that save you the most. CHECKLIST RELY ON THE LOCAL CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU. Many of their services…
Read MoreHandy Form – Speaking Engagement Agreement
Everyone I’ve asked remembers having had the nightmare where you wake up in a sweaty panic that you forgot about an important test, or discovered during finals week that you were signed up for a class you’d never attended. From…
Read MoreQUIZ: How to Tell if a Conference Is Travel-Worthy or a Time Waster
Fast Company is one of my must-read monthly magazines. I read it cover to cover, and subscribe to a number of daily or weekly emails as well. Here’s a snippet and a link to an article from one of the emails. Those of us who speak…
Read MoreRetreats, conferences, and … bedbugs
At law firm seminars, retreats, and conferences, in spite of your best efforts, mistakes happen. Problems arise. The unforeseeable occurs. I’ve spoken at retreats where people were up in arms following allegations of inappropriate touching by a masseur at the…
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