Oct. 17, 2013, Vol. 11, Issue 21 I love this table place card holder. It guided me to my table at the Breast Cancer Survivor Celebration put on last week by the PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, WA. I attended this event last year as well. The message “Fight Like A Girl” is… read more
Sept. 20, 2012 Vol. 10, Issue 18 Dear Friends, Last week an interesting report crossed my screen about meeting planners’ priorities and processes when choosing a keynote speaker. It was a survey done by Meetings and Conventions magazine, to which 114 meeting professionals had responded. Not a large number by any means, but I think… read more
Aug. 23, 2012 Vol. 10, Issue 16 Dear Friends, In today’s economic climate I am particularly mindful and respectful of how limitations on clients’ budgets affect speaker selection. At the same time, I am also aware that choosing the right speaker can go a long way toward determining the success of your events. So… read more
April 12, 2012, Vol. 10, Issue 7 Dear Friends, In my last e-news, I mentioned that I’ve been working on my website — giving it a head-to-toe makeover. I’m excited to let you know that it’s live, glitches and all (you’re on it). I’ve been trouble-shooting, but it would help me a lot if you find… read more
Feb. 16, 2012, Vol. 10 Issue 3 Celebrity Speakers…What’s in a Name? I’m starting a series in this issue, called The Meeting Planner’s Hot Sheet, and I plan to address meeting planner issues in every other issue of For Your Well Being. If you have a topic you’d like to hear about, please send me… read more
Feb. 2, 2012, Vol. 10 Issue 2 Dear Friends, People often ask me how I find my speakers, and the answer is that many paths lead to my door! Some find me through other speakers or by searching on the web. I find others through recommendations from other speakers, or they show up in my… read more
Dec. 1, 2011, Vol. 9 Issue 12 ‘Tis the season for decking the halls. As a meeting planner, you of all people, know that themes, color schemes and centerpieces, are not something that happens just once a year. Every time you have an event, you need to create a theme that you carry from your… read more
March 4, 2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3 I was working on this issue last week when I came down with the crud, and I do mean down. Interestingly, I was writing about listening to your body — mine was shouting, “Lay down, lay down. It’s rest and chicken soup for you, or you’re going to… read more
Dec. 21, 2010, Vol. 8 Issue 10 Dear Friends, The holidays are upon us so I just wanted to write to you to say thank you to some of you for your business, to some of you for your feedback and to all of you for your friendship this year. It’s always heartwarming to hear… read more
April 27, 2010, Vol. 8 Issue 4 Dear Friends, Our new beagle, Bella, makes me laugh. Talk about being in the moment. She sits in the back yard, all by herself and wags her tail. This is relatively new behavior. At first she would hunker down behind the sliding glass doors — her bunker —… read more
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