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The devil is in the detail: The importance of creating a thorough event brief

Practically Perfect PA

As Event Professionals (#Eventprofs), most of us will have experienced a request to organise an event with brevity of instruction…. ‘We We need to organise an event in London for 200 people on 20 th June’. Event Planning. Not all questions relating to the organisation of an event are immediately obvious.

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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. I cannot sing her praises enough! She was fabulous!

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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. I cannot sing her praises enough! She was fabulous!

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SURROUND yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization SHINE!

Office Dynamics

A meeting planner by MY definition is the go-to person within an organization – be it corporate, association or otherwise – charged with the responsibility of planning and executing a meeting or special event. I would maybe work with suppliers in any given city once or twice, while a DMC worked with these same suppliers many times over.

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Launching Assist Travel

Practically Perfect PA

Following the success of the Assist Conference I have decided to organise a few more events throughout the year. This is a free to attend event for Practically Perfect PA subscribers. Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particuarly when it comes to business travel. Event schedule. Travel best practice.

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Launching Assist Travel 2016

Practically Perfect PA

Choosing a supplier for your office is not easy, particularly when it comes to business travel. There are so many options and the prices range from budget to, shall we say, extravagant! Our suppliers know these are the predicaments faced by assistants. Why should you attend Assist Travel? What are the key themes?

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Feeling like a fraud at work

Practically Perfect PA

For example, so many of us are asked to organise events, manage projects, procure services and suppliers, manage budgets and recruit for new staff. I think this is also a good question to ask yourself because sometimes assistants can be given work that is totally outside of their job description.