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Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies
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360 page Paperback Book
PUBLISHER: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
PRICE: $21.99
How to orchestrate business gatherings that run smoothly, get results, and earn praise.
Meeting & Event Planning For Dummies is a practical step-by-step guide to the strategies and techniques event-planning professionals use to bring people together. This comprehensive resource covers all the angles - from the little details to the big picture - to make sure your business meetings and special events come off without a hitch!
Praise for Meeting & Event Planning for Dummies
"A terrific resource of information for anyone in the event-planning business."
James Spellos, CMP, President, Meeting U
"Packed with valuable information in an easy-to-use format. It covers all the basics for the meeting planning novice."
Diane Silberstein, CMP, President, Diane Silberstein & Associates
"A great resource book every event professional should have...Checklist heaven! We all love our checklists, and this book is full of them!"
Cathy Breden, CAE, CMP, COO, International Association of Exhibit Managers
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
Part I: Been to Any Good Meetings or Events Lately?
Chapter 1: Gearing Up for Meetings and Events
Chapter 2: Strictly Business: Knowing Your Meeting Type
Chapter 3: The ABCs of Meeting Preparation
Chapter 4: Mixing Business with Pleasure: Events
Chapter 5: Bringing an Event to Life
Part II: It's All Show Business
Chapter 6: Get Me to the Meeting on Time
Chapter 7: Food for Thought
Chapter 8: Great Speakers, Great Impressions
Chapter 9: It's the Extras That Count
Chapter 10: Is the Grass Greener Overseas?
Chapter 11: Lights, Camera, Action
Part III: No Guts, No Story
Chapter 12: Nuts and Bolts: Negotiating, Contracting, and Ensuring Safety
Chapter 13: Working with Vendors
Chapter 14: Drinking Champagne on a Beer Budget
Part IV: Mission Possible: Building Bridges with Technology
Chapter 15: Making Meeting Technology Work for You
Chapter 16: This Phone's for You: Teleconferencing
Chapter 17: Videoconferencing Made Easy
Chapter 18: Holding Meetings Online
Part V: Exhibiting at Home and Abroad
Chapter 19: Planning for Gold: Exhibiting 101
Chapter 20: Strutting Your Stuff: Exhibiting 201
Chapter 21: Strutting Your Best Stuff Overseas: Exhibiting 301
Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 22: Ten Alternatives to Meetings
Chapter 23: Ten Common Meeting Mistakes to Avoid
Chapter 24: Ten Top Negotiating Tactics
Part VII: Appendixes
Appendix A: Online Resources for Meeting and Event Planners
Appendix B: Checklist Heaven
Index
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