www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfa8K5N6JE

When meetings “go wrong,” you need immediate solutions to keep on track. Ideally you want to prevent and avoid distractions and pitfalls.  Save yourself unnecessary headaches, expense, and embarrassment by being prepared for everything.  Get the knowledge and tools [...]]]> What every meeting planner needs in her toolbox - to save the day

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfa8K5N6JE

When meetings “go wrong,” you need immediate solutions to keep on track. Ideally you want to prevent and avoid distractions and pitfalls.  Save yourself unnecessary headaches, expense, and embarrassment by being prepared for everything.  Get the knowledge and tools you need to fix meeting problems before and when they occur.  Learn to recognize common pitfalls and have your solutions ready. You will learn to use the  the Meeting Survival Kit  and the importance of keeping it handy at all times.  Graduates of this class, armed with their Meeting Survival Kit checklists, will be equipped to fix a variety of common meeting problems to save the day!

1. Identify and correct common meeting pitfalls
2. Become familiar with “Distraction Prevention Checklist”
3. Learn to prevent and solve the common problem scenarios
4. Create the habit of having plans A, B, C and D to prepare for when things go wrong

As an attendee you will experience how to solve common meeting problems and see the application of the tools included in the Meeting Survival Kit.  We will also cover what to say to the audience while you are making a fix and what to say after you have fixed a problem.  (Keeping your audience informed is critical in order to maintain control of your meeting.) This highly interactive session will use pictures and videos to demonstrate various examples and highlight case studies.  You will have the opportunity to ask questions and request guidance regarding your own specific meeting and event problems. All participants of the class will have access to the Meeting Maximizer’s Distraction Prevention Checklist plus a list of all the must-have tools that are included in the Meeting Survival Kit.

Register for the show, Tampa, FL

Time and Location

January 24, 2012, Tuesday 2:00-3:30pm,. Rm 16

Jolene Jang will be presenting Eliminate Distractions and Live Wiki Sessions.

A wiki is a collaborative effort to gather knowledge about a particular [...]]]> If you are in the event industry in Washington or Oregon, than it will be worthwhile for you to attend the Meeting Professional International Conference – MPI Cascadia.

Jolene Jang will be presenting Eliminate Distractions and Live Wiki Sessions.

A wiki is a collaborative effort to gather knowledge about a particular topic through experts, like Wikipedia, the world’s largest collaborative encyclopedia. Live Wikis is the collaborative effort to gather knowledge about a particular topic through experts like YOU! Each session is limited to 12 people and is facilitated by National Speakers Association’ President Jolene Jang. Each session has an innovative topic such as technology, social media, and work/life balance and you share the knowledge and learn from each other. This innovative format allows for powerful learning in an interactive way from the vast experience of your peers. In this session you will:

• Share your vast knowledge
• Learn from your peers
• Engage in a small group format
• Co-create new knowledge around an innovative topic

Twitter Hashtag #PNWSGMP

The Heritage Room
604 Water Street SW
Olympia, WA 98501

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking

Breakfast snacks hosted by:
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.

Welcome by PNW SGMP President
Julie Clifford
[...]]]> Annual Winter Education Workshop

Twitter Hashtag #PNWSGMP

Wednesday, February 9, 2011
8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

The Heritage Room
604 Water Street SW
Olympia, WA 98501

8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Networking

Breakfast snacks hosted by:
9:00 – 9:10 a.m.

Welcome by PNW SGMP President
Julie Clifford
Washington Association of School Administrators

Morning Session

9:15-10:45 a.m. E.L.I.M.I.N.A.T.E. Distractions – Maximize Your Meeting R.O.I.

JOLENE JANG, The Meeting Maximizer, Meeting Impact Specialist Today with all the digital gadgets and social media, it is difficult to compete for the audience’s attention. Learn the system to set up an effective learning environment. Both meeting planners and suppliers will benefit from applying this knowledge. Most meetings include the following problems: latecomers, people busy with their phones, disorganized and droning presenters, one way communication, wasted time and inconclusive discussions. These are a mere few of the hundreds of common meeting challenges. The accumulation of a few of these result in average failed meetings. Want to avoid failed meetings? You will learn to Eliminate Distractions to create effective meetings. TheMeetingMaximizer.com – see video intro of the program

10:45 – 11:10 a.m. Break and Networking

11:15 – 12:15 p.m. Gathering Data: Steps for Creating Effective Online Surveys

Niquette Kelcher, Web Content Manager
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
There’s no better approach to understanding your customers than simply asking them. One of the most effective ways to keep an open dialogue with customers is to use surveys, which give your customers a chance to provide the feedback you need to understand what’s important to them. Learn how to ask questions that result in valuable feedback, and sample some of the inexpensive survey tools that let you get started today! Niquette Kelcher is the Web content manager for the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. She also teaches the Web-Savvy Editor Workshop for the University of Washington’s Certificate in Editing program. Niquette is a member of Northwest Independent Editors Guild, Olympia Communicators Group, and Washington State Webmasters Group. Niquette blogs at www.websavvyeditor.com and Tweets at www.twitter.com/waOSPI.

Afternoon Session

1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Promote Your Event Using Facebook!

Jolene Jang, The Meeting Maximizer & President of the National Speakers Association of the Northwest
Discover how to use this free tool 500 million people are using. People are already hanging out in Facebook, go to them it’s easier. Making them go outside of Facebook and requiring them to click several times can be laborious. Publicize your events in these networks too. The buzz can travel faster and more effectively, than “socialized” places. Learn ways to create events and share them like wildfire.

2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Closing Comments by President Julie Clifford

Please RSVP no later than Noon on Monday, January 31st 2011 to: Rosemary Cooke at rcooke@VisitVancouverUSA.com

REGISTRATION FEES (Sorry No Guest Passes!)

PLANNER
Planner Member – $75 Planner Non-member – $85

SUPPLIER
Supplier Member – $100 Supplier Non-member – $125
Supplier Member only with a 6’ table top display – $150

Late Fee: An additional $25 fee will be charged to anyone registering between Feb. 1 and Feb. 8.

Drop-in Fee: An additional $50 fee will be charged to anyone showing up the day of the Workshop.

The Special Event Show

Wednesday, January 26, [...]]]> This is a big show for the top event planners, producers, designers, florists and other vendors to the stars and well to folks around the world. It’s a site to see. Follow the discussion here #TSE2011, #TSETweetup, #PersonalCameraCrew. It is an eye opening event to attend.

The Special Event Show

Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 2:30-4:30pm

ET05 – Productive Meetings Strategy: Eliminate Distraction

Here are pictures from the past shows.

	Jolene Jang, The Meeting Maximizer.
	Photography and videography Total Effects Video
	President, NSA Northwest, National Speakers Association

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Planners and speakers both survive on meetings. Join us to see how we can help each other produce spectacular meetings as a team. For this meeting, instead of a panel approach, we will use a different format: LiveWikis*, a highly interaction discussion. Collaborate and explore how meeting planners and speakers can work best together. Join other participants in this brainstorming discussion and bounce your questions around in a small, focus group-type setting. We will be in several small groups of circle seating, each with a mix of meeting planners and speakers. The following topics will be covered:

* Finding speakers and being found
* Criteria for hiring speakers
* Booking process and how to be easy to work with
* Negotiating terms

More information on this meeting.

	NSA Northwest Meeting on Friday, January 7, 2011 at the Columbia Tower Club, Seattle.
	President, NSA Northwest, National Speakers Association
	Photography and videography Total Effects Video
	Jolene Jang, The Meeting Maximizer

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You have two minutes to spout off and earn your crowd. Take this opportunity to be spontaneous and get visibility or share advice with your NSA community.