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Two Tensions Keeping Senior Event Professionals Up at Night

Velvet Chainsaw

The big three include food & beverage, A/V + production and speakers/entertainment. In addition to negotiating and locking in pricing, some of the tactics to consider are: Decreasing the event length by a couple hours or half-day. Utilizing industry speakers for one of your keynote slots. Prune the bush. Swap it out.

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The ultimate virtual event speaker brief

Gallus Events

So we have created the ultimate virtual event speaker brief. If you are an organiser who has never organised an online event before and you are worried about briefing your speakers then this article is for you! If you are a speaker who wants to deliver better content for virtual events, then this article is for you.

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Event Buyers Live reveals details of a packed and prestigious speaker programme

Prestige Events Magazine

Tunnicliffe commented: “With increases in commodity costs and event budgets tighter than ever, winning a contract or appointing a supplier can often be only the start of a tense process of negotiation which can risk making or breaking the event supply chain. Harding said: “There has been a lot of discussion around counter terrorism this year.

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9 Critical Customer Success Factors to Consider When Shopping for an Event Management Tool

Attendease

It can also get frustrating quickly though when, during the training and onboarding process, it feels like you need to start all over again, restating the same information that was previously given. This checklist should outline the steps and rough timing to get you from the first onboarding/training session to fully onboarded.

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Advanced Hotel Negotiations, From the Hotel Side

Connect Your Meetings

Register for “Advanced Hotel Negotiations, From the Hotel Side” To be a more effective negotiator, meeting planners will learn how hotels evaluate their businesses and manage their inventory of space, rates and dates. Speaker bio: Tom Pasha has been recognized as one of the top event planners in the planning industry.

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Don’t Ask for a Covid Force Majeure Clause Now, and Other Advice from a Hotel Attorney

Smart Meetings

Negotiate a clause about what will make an event financially important to go forward and negotiate based on that.”. Instead, talk about concerns of people canceling and negotiate at what point it doesn’t work. Fee Negotiation. Same with stipulating that staff must be “fully trained.”. That doesn’t help you.

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How Speakers are Preparing for the Future of Meetings and Events

SmartMeetings

So, how are speakers preparing for the future of meetings and events ? Then, I wondered, what my speaker friends were doing in quarantine. Linda Byars Swindling says, “I created a webpage, Negotiating Tough Times with video interviews, webinars, articles and resources to help my clients and others right now get through this craziness.