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How's Your Personal Brand?
A question that may be asked of many freelancers and self-employed business people! I guess many of you will want to know how well you come across with clients and work colleagues. You see personal br...
Do You Have A Proper Linked-In Profile?
Clearly one person hasn't......I find it very irritating when individuals don't have a photo showing on their profile. The result is what you see below on the top left of the image - this is like the ...
How Good Is Your Team?
Even when I'm the audience I still seem to work!Evaluating each speaker, how they were introduced and what they had to say can reduce my personal enjoyment level....I suppose it goes with the terr...
Being An Event Host - Tip No. 64 - The Green Room
Following on from the last tip about briefing meetings, I'd like to point out the importance of meeting speakers and other presenters in the green room.If you're unable to contact a speaker, or th...
How To Create An Impression
Part of the role of a host, MC or interviewer is to create a good rapport with others at an event. This includes chatting with exhibitors at trade shows when time allows.If you pre-plan correctly,...
Being An Event Host – Tip No. 63 – Briefing Meetings
For nearly every event where I'm to be the host there's a briefing meeting, or possibly two.Around a table is usually the event organiser, a representative from the location and their assistants. ...

