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What is a Meeting Planner Exactly?

Office Dynamics

experience, planning skills and attention to detail to help create and deliver events that meet or exceed expectations. They add value to an organization by drawing upon their knowledge of the hospitality industry to manage expenses and minimize risk by negotiating the best all-around rates and paying attention to contract terms.

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

Office Dynamics

Not all people who plan meetings are “meeting planners,” nor do all meeting planners start out their careers as meeting planners. Not only did I set the meetings up, but I also took notes (in shorthand no less), transcribed the notes and prepared final reports for dissemination. Get Your Copy Today!

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4 Fresh Meeting Trends and Where to Find Them

Office Dynamics

In the midst of our constantly-changing culture and ever-more-digital world, the meeting and events industry is the next realm to be updated. Dull, dusty meeting rooms are being replaced and refreshed by smart trends that are making meetings more productive and more enjoyable. budding meeting industry trends.

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Multigenerational Communication & Cross-mentorship

Office Dynamics

The diverse team has combined organizational and time management skills, event and meeting planning, business savvy, continued professional development drive and so much more to ensure success and positive outcomes. We are all contributors to that mapping.

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Calling all Northern Arizona Virtual Assistants: Is there anyone.

Loosely Speaking

I will let you both know when I am coming and going thru Phx and if you ARE in Northern AZ (regardless of whether there’s a meeting planned, please let me know you’re in the vicinity so we can get together. ktcosmos Comment // January 20th, 2009 // 6:09 am Judy & Amber, Would love to see both of you anywhere, anytime!

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Thinking Outside the Job Description Box

Laughing all the Way to Work

Event Planning: Event planning is a big industry that looks for people who are skilled in planning big events without a hitch. What better candidate to take on that role as a career, than the assistant who regularly plans events from small meetings to large conferences.

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Under a Bushel

Office Dynamics

Just about every industry is struggling to stay in business. Additionally, start keeping a log of the quantity of work you produce in major areas such as telephone, meeting planning, travel planning, email management, etc. I can give you advice from both sides of the desk. Let me start with my side as an employer.