20 Aug 09 Motivational Meetings
There may be sometime in your life as a planner that you will get a call to plan a motivational meeting. The CEO of a corporation that has maybe had layoffs or a high employee turnover would like the bring up her workers’ morale for various reasons. You have to put a one-day meeting together.
You already have some team-building exercises that the Big Boss wants to include. You also have meals planned and some other activities, as well as motivation psychologists or speakers peppered throughout the meeting. This is all wonderful, but it still doesn’t pull in the emotional stragglers, the ones who may want to turn in their resignations in the next month or so.
The last blog was about booking entertainment for meetings, and you may have your entertainment for this kind of meeting right under your nose. A company talent show could get many more people involved who would not normally give a hoot in the holler. It will require a basic screening process (auditions) so that you don’t have any nasty surprises, but it would be well worth it when your client calls a few days after the event and says, “I think it’s working. Let’s do another one at the company picnic!”
Not only do you have appreciation, but you have another event coming up in a few months. What’s better than clients who like your work enough to find excuses to hire you again?
Tags: Auditions, Big Boss, Blog, Booking Entertainment, Ceo, Company Picnic, Few Days, High Employee Turnover, Holler, Hoot, Layoffs, Motivation, Nasty Surprises, Psychologists, Resignations, Right Under Your Nose, Speakers, Stragglers, Talent Show, Team Building Exercises
17 Aug 09 Choosing Entertainment for Your Next Meeting
If you are a budding event planner and has not yet been intimidated by the idea of booking entertainment, you will be in the future. If you have already been, you know that it will happen again. To make your life a little easier, here’s what’s hot and what’s not for 2009.
What’s Not
Many people are offended by religious leaders these days, even if they are religious people. There are so many religions and so many splinter groups it’s hard to know what the predominant religion will be.
Along those same lines, politicians can be absolutely deadly to the success of your meeting. There will always be people who disagree so strongly that they will be offended at the choice. So steer clear of both religious leaders and politicians unless you are scheduling speakers for that particular group.
What’s Hot
Who doesn’t need a good laugh now and then? While some comedians can be offensive, there are some that have notoriously good taste when it comes to general audiences. You can often find them through entertainment agents.
Improv groups are becoming all the rage lately, and they are often comedians as well. Almost every city has a popular improv group or two–again, check with entertainment booking agencies for the best choices.
Really want to wow them? How about jugglers with a sense of humor? A magic act that is truly amazing can hold people’s attention and let them escape into, “How did he do that?” for just a little while.
Because entertainment will be one of the signatures of some of your events, start building a file of ideas now. Then when you need them, they will be there.
Tags: All The Rage, Audiences, Booking Entertainment, Choices, Comedians, Entertainment Agents, Entertainment Booking Agencies, Event Planner, Good Taste, Improv Group, Improv Groups, Jugglers, Laugh, Magic Act, Politicians, Predominant Religion, Religions, Religious Leaders, Sense Of Humor, Signatures, Speakers, Splinter Groups
Advertisement
Corporate Meeting Planner Resources
- Cruise line Expansion in Chinese Market Good News for Meeting PlannersChina is becoming a popular destination for MICE events due to its rich cultural heritage, beautiful natural landscapes and most of all - its high economic growth. Everyone wants to do business in China right now. Naturally, that translates into lots of meetings, trade shows, conferences and other events. According to The China Incentive, Business […]
- Time to step out of the ZoneSo often we find ourselves repeating the same patterns both professionally and personally because it feels “safe”. While that perceived safety may or may not be real, it explains why so many people feel their lives are in a rut. It is that comfort zone that so many long for that ultimately is their worst enemy. In order […]
- Stimulating Your Attendees in a Positive WayAfter reading the article Boost the Brain Computer, Don’t Crash It, I got to thinking about how foods definitely have an effect on mood and concentration. Anyone who has ever seen a child at a birthday party, loaded with candy, snow cones, cake and soda can attest to the fact that while the sugar will […]