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Contracts and Negotiations Amid Covid: Best of What’s Worked in 2021

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With the pandemic and public concern fluctuating in the midst of uncertainty, event planners and professionals are left with an enormous responsibility to prepare themselves, their guests and their contracts for whatever comes next. Event Contract Essentials in the Covid Era. But we’ve anticipated this. Alison Fragale.

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Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success

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“When you work in consulting, nobody likes you,” Alison Fragale begins the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “ How to Harness the Power of Negotiation to Master Your Post-Covid Events Career.”. Negotiation is a science and an art,” Fragale says. When people think of negotiators, they often think of very masculine things.

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Best of 2021: Career Accelerator Webinars

Smart Meetings

Throughout the year, Smart Meetings has invited professionals from different corners of the event planning world to impart their knowledge. There are several ways to do this, which includes priming your chat box, changing up the flow of your virtual events and making it intimate, all of which is expanded upon in this webinar.

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What Really Happens to Your RFP?

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If we are given the opportunity to serve as partners through the process—rather than the relationship being simply transactional or through an internet platform—the likelihood for success of the event increases significantly. Explain the goal of the event and the priority of the client whenever possible.

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California Travel Ban Provokes Scorn and Cancellations

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A website in Alabama speculated state-funded California collegiate sports teams might not be able to travel to recruit athletes in banned states or attend major sporting events such as the 2018–2019 NCAA College Football Playoff semifinal game planned for Dallas. Cancelled in Louisville. It just leads to more and more bad announcements.”

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Elizabeth Goad Never Stops Learning

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Elizabeth Goad, CMP, Director of Meetings and Events, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). Marketing and graphic design for Accent Imaging, a printer and copier company in North Carolina. I designed promotional materials and helped manage internal and customer events. MY FIRST INDUSTRY JOB. trade show.

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How to Plan an LGBT-Friendly Meeting or Event

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As June wraps up, we can look back at Pride Month and admire all of the incredible events , demonstrations and strides that helped support the LGBT community. Much of the meeting and event planning industry only recently began evaluating its impact on the LGBT community. And this topic needs to be a year-round focus.