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How to choose a guest speaker

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:45:47 +0000

Question 1
What is the purpose of your event: is it a dinner, conference or awards night?

Question 2
What is the desired message or response you want to generate from your event?

Question 3
Do you want the audience to walk with some key message, outcome or just have fun?

Question 4
Have you determined your budget? There are generally suitable speakers to suit most budgets; however it helps in the decision-making process if you can identify this early on.

Question 5
What is the venue like and will it be suitable for a speaker you are interested in? Is the venue indoors/outdoors and suitable for the speaker to present their message in the best possible environment?

Question 6
What are the demographics of the audience? Age, gender ratio, senior management, workers … ?

Question 7
What are their audio-visual or production requirements? Do these fit within your budget?

Question 8
Who have speakers worked for in the past?

Question 9
Can they tailor their talk, act or activity to your brief?

Source: Carson White

Corporate Events for Workers under 45

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:45:45 +0000

With Generation X now firmly established in the workforce and Generation Y continuing to enter it, corporate events have an entirely new type of employee to entertain … one who’s tech-savvy, endlessly interactive and firmly under 45.

Soirees for this set are often celebrity-heavy and formality-light. You may already have noticed the need for the following.

Invitation design with little copy.
If there is too much to read, Gen X and Y are inclined to lose interest. Interactive, on-line invitations are more likely to entice than formal invitations.
Use strong visuals.
Bright colours in décor to interest guests who grew up on video games.
Encourage participation.
Employees with a MySpace/Facebook/Twitter mentality prefer to act instead of observe.
Recognise the diverse span of a generation.
“Gen Xers” who are on the tip of 45 and those 25 years of age are inclined to see things entirely differently.
Include a post-party activity.
For a demographic who likes to socialise, this can be a big plus.
Never mention Gen X or Gen Y.
To that group, using these phrases will be viewed as contrived.

Source: Eventline (updated)

Making your event greener

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 22:45:08 +0000

The way in which businesses or events move towards achieving environmental sustainability operations, will naturally vary across the industry. Some companies see fit to re-write their entire business plan to encompass green practices in their daily operations, whereas others decide to use compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs around the workplace rather than conventional light bulbs.

Here are a few simple ideas that could help you become more environmentally friendly:

Use 100 per cent recycled paper for events and conferences, and in your workplace.
Print all conference and events materials double-sided, and use vegetable oil-based inks. Set your own printers and copiers to automatically print double-sided.
Encourage recycling during meetings and events.
Use conference bags made of recycled material.
Harness natural resources to power your event, or use venues which already us these resources, such as geothermal energy and solar power.
Ask venues and operators about their sustainable and environmentally-friendly practices.
Ask that the venue uses ‘green’ power where possible.
Choose a venue near public transport options.
Ask caterers if they separate organic waste for composting, or if they use local produce suppliers.
Use local suppliers to reduce the need of travelling outside the region to reduce carbon emissions.
Check the heating and/or air-conditioning of venues/vehicles to ensure it’s functioning correctly.

Source: Mice.net