Five tips to eliminate Event Planning Panic (EPP)!

Planning an event is a juggling act. The following tips provide a basic checklist so that you can always make sure you are on track.   1. Build good relationships Your event may take place in a stadium, hotel, restaurant, beach… wherever it is, there will be someone you will be liaising with at the venue. Make sure you start off this relationship positively. Once the event is confirmed, send your contact an email to say how much you are looking forward to working with them to make it a success. This simple task will pay huge dividends when it ...

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How to Organise a Perfect Meeting

Organising and leading a meeting is an art in itself. It requires the right skills, a thorough preparation and a clear vision of the objectives you want to achieve. Meetings are vital for management and communication. Properly run meetings save time, increase motivation, productivity, and solve problems. Meetings create new ideas and initiatives.     Meetings are better than telephone conferences because only 38% of the meaning and feeling is carried in the way that things are said. The other 55% of the meaning and feeling is carried in facial expression and non-verbal signals. That’s why meetings are so useful.   ...

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10 things you have to keep in mind when hiring the staff for your event

The success of any event depends on the staff and their interaction with your audience. Your employees are the face of your event and will build, as well as strengthen, relationships with your customers. That’s why it’s important to pay careful attention to who you hire.   The staff who execute your event interact with the attendees throughout the event.  These interactions will set the tone and have a major impact on the final impressions and could determine the success of your event.      Check out  our PA Privé careers page for personal assistant jobs, London PA jobs and more.     ...

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How to organise an Event

Managing an event has become a specialised discipline and requires an abundance of skills. The following are 10 things to keep in mind while organising an event      Questions to consider before planning an event: What are the objectives (both primary and secondary) of the event? What is the benefit to the organization? Are there achievable budgets and results? Does the concept have the support of your Board or Head Office? Do you need to test by running a pilot event? What is the division of roles and responsibilities? How can the event be monitored? How will the evaluation ...

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