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

Smart Meetings

This year, we talked tips, tricks and insights with legal professionals on negotiating event contracts and navigating the current legal landscape. Meeting professionals today are risk managers.” Harness the Power of Negotiation for Post-Covid Success. “In But we’ve anticipated this. Alison Fragale.

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Risk Management 101 with Jordan Atherton, 1st Global

Connect Your Meetings

With today’s headlines, risk management is on every event professional’s radar. The best way to take steps toward protecting your attendees in the case of emergency is to have a clear emergency management plan for each event you host. Ask your venue contact about existing risk management or emergency procedures already in place.

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Preparation is the Key to Risk Management

Smart Meetings

Risk management is a dedicated preparedness rather than simply a mental exercise, according to Lisa Sommer Devlin, the most recent Smart Meetings webinar host. In her talk, “Risk Management 101,” she outlined strategies for dealing with the risks of the industry, as well as how to actively avoid them. Legal Risks.

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8 Tips for CxOs on Vendor Selection

Management Events

Here are 8 tips for CxOs when it comes to vendor selection : 1. Strategically Negotiate Contract Terms During this critical part of the vendor selection process, be strategic. Make a list of these factors and any other relevant questions to bring up during negotiations so you don’t miss anything.

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10 plus books every meeting planner needs to read

Eventinterface

“I have never read a book about event planning specifically, but I found Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In by Fisher, Roger, Ury, William L., Patton, Bruce, to be very helpful when it came to negotiating contracts,” shares Maxine Viktor with Prismatic Event Planning and Public Relations.

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Top 5 Event Planning Courses for Planners

Event Planning BluePrint

Not to mention the fact that you won’t know the tips & tricks, ins and outs, and trade secrets that come along with formal education. Negotiating with Vendors. If you want to attend in-person classes and earn your diploma in Event and Venue Management, Trebas is for you. contract negotiations, and. Risk Management.

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The QC Event School Master List of Blog Resources

QC Event School

Are you looking for some tips to help you stay motivated in your online course? 4 Tips for Pricing Your Services Raising Your Professional Event Planning Prices Do You Need a License to Be an Event Planner? 4 Tips for Pricing Your Services Raising Your Professional Event Planning Prices Do You Need a License to Be an Event Planner?