Keep your attendees awake by breaking things up a bit.  One way to do this is to through video; and there are so many interesting and engaging videos to choose from, you’ll be hard pressed to not find something that is perfect for your group! There are several video sites out there, with YouTube topping[...]

Wouldn’t it be nice to walk in a Winter Wonderland about right now?  I know how it is meeting planner, you are ready for some holiday cheer, and while the rest of the office is enjoying a bit of downtime, you have yet to slow down. Take a breath, ready your best karaoke voice and[...]

Meeting planners not only follow the trends closely, but they also have a trendsetter mentality and practically refuse to ever play catch up!  Here is what is hot in meetings for 2014. According to IMEX, our attention spans are shorter than ever; your meetings are to be content driven and done so in a quick[...]

You may have heard that TIPS was originally an acronym for To Insure Prompt Service. You may even have heard that tips were once given before service; the bigger the tip given up front, the better the service expected.  According to Snopes, however, the word “tips” actually “slipped into the language as underworld slang, with[...]

I don’t know about you, but these were new terms to me.  As one who always likes to be in the know, I had to investigate this a bit and learn what’s what – let me tell you, it’s not pretty.  Basically speaking, “suitcasing” and “outboarding” have the potential to be truly damaging to your[...]

As far as I am concerned meeting planner, you always win the coin toss!  Last week we headed into the football season comparing the star-spangled skills of an American Quarterback with you – the All-Star Meeting Planner.  We are half-way through the qualities of a quarterback list, as outlined by Football for Dummies. Now let’s[...]

Hey meeting planners, are you a TED-head?  I am! TED Talks present ideas worth spreading about Technology, Entertainment and Design. And I have an announcement to make – Moi (that’s French talk for “me”), has been asked to be the lead meeting planner (aka Details Diva, this is my official title) for a locally planned[...]

Recently, Cathy Sexton, The Productivity Expert, asked me to be on her radio show “Ignite Your Performance.”  It was so much fun to be interviewed and have the opportunity to talk about what I do. Thank you so very much to Cathy for making it easy, she is a great interviewer and I so very[...]