The Meeting Survival Kit
What every meeting planner needs in her toolbox – to save the day
When meetings “go wrong” you need immediate solutions to keep on track and keep your clients happy. Ideally, you want to prevent and avoid distractions and pitfalls. Save yourself unnecessary expense, embarrassment and loss of reputation by being prepared. Get the knowledge and tools you need to fix meeting problems before and when they occur. Learn to recognize common pitfalls, have your solutions ready and keep a Meeting Survival Kit on-hand 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!
- Become familiar with and use the power of the “Distraction Prevention Checklist”
- Identify and correct common meeting pitfalls
- Learn to use each tool included in the Meeting Survival Kit
- 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. This hands-on class offers an opportunity for you to touch the tools in the Meeting Survival Kit and become familiar with how to use them. We will discuss what each tool is and how to use it. 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.
Time and Target Market
- 90 minutes
- For managers and meeting planners, association executives
