I’ve been making a living as a master of ceremonies for 25 years. Here are 7 lessons I have learned that may improve your next meeting or special event. Why do event planners need a great emcee? Attendees are silently begging to be led A meeting is a lot like…
For a business to succeed, it must have employees who enjoy and are inspired coming to work each day. From the owner to the entry-level staff, each person should walk into the office with a good sense of humor. Motivated to greet the workday, these team members will yield better…
4 Tips For Increasing Audience Participation At Your Next Trade Show If you are looking to improve your trade show results, you are going to want to increase your audience participation that you can get from them. Below, we will talk about some of the different things that you can…
Customer service is all about communication with people, so interactive training might as well be part of the deal. You want to make it fun for your employees, and you might as well make them laugh, too. You do want them to be serious about learning to handle the needs…
Most of the meetings in today’s business settings are all about showing up and little participation. The employees will hand out their business cards but have little or no gainful interactions with others. Much of this can be attributed to the atmosphere setting during the start of the meeting. It…
What is the culture at your office like? Do people feel like they can, and should, work together or is everyone out for themselves? Do people work hard and play hard, or are they leaning too far towards one or the other? Hiring a funny keynote speaker might be the…
For a long time, multitasking has been viewed as the best and most efficient way to get things done. People who were able to multitask were considered to be hardworking and to be in control’ because they could juggle tasks effectively. More recently, however, mono-tasking has become the new desired…
You should treat every minute of your life as gold, but many people don’t do this. Making the most out of your time is a great approach. You have two options when it comes to increasing your output working smarter or putting in more hours. Here are seven ways you…
For a company to grow and thrive, it needs strong leadership. A good leader is someone who leads by example, and who also works to ensure that they are building up future leaders to support and to take over specific roles and projects. Here’s a quick run-down of seven ways…
Naysayers will always be there in life. Some people will celebrate your ambitions and achievements while other will doubt your success and strive to pull you down making you think less of yourself and what you can do. You can decide to heed their skepticism or ignore and walk around…