Communicate Better, Even if You Don’t Like to Talk

Effective communication is critical to success in business. What’s more it seems to be effortless for many people. However, social science finds at least a third, and maybe half, the population is introverted. This says to us that many people have to really work at communication. This short post...

Staying Longer For Business, What’s Changing

Many say, and a fair few business people know, that business travel these days can mean increasingly longer trips away. As our companies are expanding and new business is growing, people are required to spend ever longer away from home. These people need the sort of luxuries and experience...

Top 6 Business Conference Time Wasters

Avoid These Company Meeting Time Sucks In your working life, your are going to find yourself attending several conferences a year. These could be directly related to your industry or they could just be team building excursion conferences to boost team morale.You may or may not want to attend...

How to Cope With Allergies and Business Travel at the Same Time

For those that suffer allergies the start of the dreaded season has just begun. For those with the unfortunate combination of having to travel with this nuisance as well, you’re likely to have an additionally miserable time. This is a serious matter; you’re not going to get much out...

Get More From Your Speakers

When people are rating events, the quality of speakers will be a prominent feature. What’s more, if you’re trying to impart knowledge on your attendees, you are going to have to spend time with them listening and watching if you’re going to be successful. This short post tells you...

Business Meeting Tips 101

Most meetings influence decisions and team progress, but many still feel like a poor use of time. People leave unsure what was decided or what happens next. After sitting through and leading hundreds of sessions, one issue consistently shows up: without structure and a goal, discussions drift. The good...

You Can Be An Introvert and Speak Well in Public

Here’s how For those of us who are not the most natural networkers and extroverts there can be a certain frustration: We know our potential, but some wise guy with a loud mouth can seem to be getting a much easier ride. Our natural disposition should be no limit on...

Meeting Spending to be Flat in 2014, Amex Forecasts

A report released at the end of December 2013 reveals that overall 2014 spending on meetings in North America by clients of American Express Meetings & Events will be flat in comparison to 2013 levels. The report, compiled by Amex and based on the company’s 2014 forecasts, also revealed...

5 Apps That Every Meeting Planner Should Have

Technology is an all consuming term. It is moving so fast that it can be a challenge to know what will be here today and gone tomorrow and what offers genuine benefits. For event planners, technology offers a myriad of benefits, from organization to connectivity but often the first...

4 Essential Apps for International Group Travel

International Data Corp predicts that as much as a third of the workforce will be remote in just 3 years. With half of all American owning smartphones, and millions of tablet PCs being shifted every month, more people than ever are carrying mobile computing devices. This has led to...

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