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A venue finding agency is an assistant’s best friend!

Practically Perfect PA

Your manager has just returned from a Board meeting. Your manager delivers the news that he has nominated you to coordinate the training. Their fabulous collection comprises Event Sweetie , which is the event management side of the business and Location Darling which is their venue and accommodation sourcing service.

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How to negotiate when planning an event

Practically Perfect PA

We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. She was fabulous! Venues have a high and low season.

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How to negotiate when planning an event?

Practically Perfect PA

We are the most organised profession there is available to the working world and our skills can be transferable to many different tasks, including managing an event from start to finish. Well to be honest there is a slight chink in my event armour; I’m not the best at negotiating. She was fabulous! Venues have a high and low season.

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The art of finding the perfect venue for your corporate event

Practically Perfect PA

In fact, you’ll be wondering how you ever managed without a venue finder. You need to juggle the demands for location, capacity, budget, amenities and environmental factors to get the right result for your event. The best venue finders are experienced negotiators able to secure rates that are lower than if you booked direct.

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So you’ve been asked to organise an event… now what?

Practically Perfect PA

Your colleagues may be shocked that you have called this meeting because quite often senior managers will ask you to organise an event and think you can just go away and deliver it without any scope or real information. Similar to the outcomes, what does your manager want to gain from this event? What is the budget? The agenda.

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How to overcome the downsides of contract work

Page Personnel

More often than not, the contracts are fairly straightforward: you negotiate the job you have to complete, and how much the company will pay you. That’s not to say there’s no room for negotiations but in typical situations, it’s about a flat fee. These agents are also able to negotiate on your behalf.

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Five Barriers to Improving Employee Engagement

Energage

In April 2017, American Airlines announced it was proactively increasing the pay for pilots and flight attendants, two years ahead of contract negotiations. Many look to formal training, investing large budgets and hundreds of people-hours into instructor-led classes. Solution #5: Bring managers along.

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