26 Feb 10 Remember That Old Is New Today

Sometimes, successful business meetings are all about that old phrase: What's in it for me? Young employees and executives often enter into a meeting that is held away from home with a higher-level of expectations about what this magical new experience might deliver.

During the 1980's and 1990's it was rather easy for meeting planners to one-up from the experiences that people had seen before. Today, this is completely another story with the world so small via the Internet. Everything has been seen and done before, even if these younger employees have never physically entered a meeting room before.

With this information in mind, smart meeting planners are backtracking into hosting meeting events with ideas for activities and events that are all pre-Internet in nature. When you have a hard crowd to please, think about treating them to some past memories that their parents or grandparents might have enjoyed. These will be the exciting new experiences for everybody born after 1980 to enjoy.

Coffee can be boiled in old-time coffee makers so that people gain this new experience. A dial phone can be plugged in for the people who need to make telephone calls, and a potluck lunch can be planned where everybody is directed to bring their favorite foods to share so that the people who are making new friends and business acquaintances have something neutral in common.

For exciting new ideas, think old. This is the category theme that many executives and employees are not familiar with today. New and exciting simply means doing something different. Why not have your guest don their poodle skirts and get to work?

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