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Tips for Difficult Conversations from FICP22

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“It should be really obvious that we aren’t just order takers,” she said, putting the enhanced role of the corporate meeting professional in perspective. “We We are basically project managers, but unlike technology projects, you can’t move the deadline and unlike before 2020, you can’t let contracts sit.”.

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I Just Completed the First Meeting & Event Management Master’s Program in North America—Here’s What I Learned

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My event management company was hit hard, and I was hindered after having contracted COVID-19 myself (it’s no joke—take it from a long-hauler still feeling the effects a year later). You Have the Power—and a Profound Turning Point—to Shape the Future of Meetings and Events. The year 2020 was a difficult time to be in this business.