How to Plan Memorable Events & Impactful Meetings
By Rob Hard, About.com Guide to Event Planning
Events are vital to the overall success of any organization. They should be strategic and interactive, allowing you to speak directly with your audience and reinforce your key messages. Imaginative and effective event planning incorporates a structured business approach.
Event Planning Basics
An introduction to event planning, creating budgets, selcting venues, building menus, organizing transportation, selecting gifts and more.
- Intro to Popular Corporate Events
- Build a Basic Event Budget
- Intro to Conducting Site Visits
- Intro to Event Catering
- Intro to Managing Ground Transportation
- Intro to the Suppliers of Branded Gifts
- Intro to Planning Community Events
- Intro to Negotiating with Hotels
- 2008 Calendar of Holidays and Major Events
Seminars and Conferences
A more detailed look at planning traditional business meetings at hotels, conference centers, convention centers and elsewhere.
- How to Narrow Venues for Your Event
- Popular Breakfast Meeting Menu Options
- Popular Lunch Meeting Menu Options
- Popular Meeting Space Floor Plans
- How to Hire a Professional Keynote Speaker
- Tips for Trade Show Booth Etiquette
- Speaker Evaluation Forms and Meeting Summary Reports
- Basic Supply Kits for Meeting Planners
- How to Increase Attendance for Your Next Business Event
Special Events
Many organizations host a variety of events outside the office and traditional hotel environments so that they may build relationships with important clients. The number of options are limitless, such as day at the races, dinner cruises, art gallery receptions and more.
