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Meetings Matter for Sharing Powerful Ideas and Making Progress

admin Self Improvement Tips March 20, 2024 0 Comment
Meetings Matter for Sharing Powerful Ideas and Making Progress

How can a promising idea be truly valuable if it remains confined? We understand the power of sharing ideas, and we’re dedicated to facilitating this exchange. Our specialty lies in orchestrating impactful meetings and events where the exchange of big ideas takes center stage. We’re deeply committed to the success

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Building Better Relationships in the Hospitality Industry

admin Meeting Planning Tips, Self Improvement Tips September 23, 2019September 23, 2019 0 Comment
Building Better Relationships in the Hospitality Industry

Previously, I have shared the importance of relationships as professionals in the hospitality industry. Relationships are also important in our personal lives. Being the father of two daughters has been a blessing, however watching them go through the highs and lows of relationships (especially the break-ups) has been a learning

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The Role of the Hospitality Industry

admin Self Improvement Tips March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 1 Comment
The Role of the Hospitality Industry

The hospitality industry is all about bringing people together. As I return from being onsite with one of my corporate clients for their sales kick-off meeting, I am reminded of the importance of bringing everyone together, so they receive ONE clear message from the organization. This enables everyone to immediately

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6 Habits to Success as a Meeting Planning Professional

admin Self Improvement Tips March 28, 2017April 26, 2017 1 Comment
6 Habits to Success as a Meeting Planning Professional

For those of us in the meeting and event planning industry, achieving success each year is a huge challenge. In order to maintain success, it is necessary to constantly seek out new ways to grow and improve. I would like to share some habits that we have discovered and implemented

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6 Tips to Better Networking for Meeting and Event Planners

admin Self Improvement Tips December 5, 2016September 19, 2017 0 Comment
6 Tips to Better Networking for Meeting and Event Planners

Prior to pursuing my dream of being a self-employed meeting planner, I spent over 20 years working for a few major brand name organizations and people interacted with me professionally because of these brand affiliations. When I started my new opportunity, the first piece of advice I was given was

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7 Tips to Better Networking as a Professional Meeting Planner

admin Self Improvement Tips October 3, 2013 3 Comments

After nearly 20 years working for brand name organizations, I realized that people interacted with me professionally because of these brand affiliations. As I have moved to the meeting planning side of the hospitality industry as an independent planner, I was challenged to refine my networking skills. Excellent advice…but how

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  • 3 Steps to Take Before Planning Your In-Person Meeting
  • Is It Time To Plan A Retreat For Your Organization?
  • Meeting Face to Face Again
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Recent Posts

  • Meetings Matter for Sharing Powerful Ideas and Making Progress
  • 3 Steps to Take Before Planning Your In-Person Meeting
  • Is It Time To Plan A Retreat For Your Organization?
  • Meeting Face to Face Again
  • The Hospitality Industry is Changing – So Is ConferenceDirect

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If you have any questions or comments, I would love to hear from you. You can contact me at :

Doug Baarman
ConferenceDirect
(240) 994-8599
doug.baarman@conferencedirect.com
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