10 Dec

07: Ten Event Project Management Tools [Review]

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Events: demystified Podcast
07: Ten Event Project Management Tools [Review]
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During today’s episode, our last episode of 2019 (!), we will uncover some of the best event project management tools, and dive into ten options for your events to keep the hundreds of moving parts organized and all the planning tasks on track, because we all know that events, even the smallest of them have a lot of moving parts and so many elements need detailed management, which is why it’s so important to have a management tool to track it all. With the right tool, you can see all of your to-dos and deadlines, and collaborate with your event planning team. If you’re not sure where to start, stay tuned to find out my list of event management tools that will help your next event go off without a hitch!

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10 Nov

06: Behind the scenes with an Idaho-based Non-Profit

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Events: demystified Podcast
06: Behind the scenes with an Idaho-based Non-Profit
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In today’s episode we get to speak with Jen Barth, the founder and director of a non-profit organization located in Boise, Idaho and serving the women of the Treasure Valley. We’ll speak about family as well as strategies to staying focused and on mission, about staying healthy and managing stress, about managing volunteers and teams that make events successful and what is the right marketing approach to reaching your targeting audience when promoting your events. Stay tuned for today’s nuggets of wisdom sprinkled throughout the duration of this episode!

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10 Oct

05: Five Tips for staying healthy during the busy Event Season [BONUS]

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Events: demystified Podcast
05: Five Tips for staying healthy during the busy Event Season [BONUS]
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The levels of stress an event professional goes through are pretty incredible. CareerCast made event planning the 4th most stressful job of the year. 4th most stressful, right after Airline Pilots, Police officers and broadcasters. I mean, some days it feels like I’m landing the plane if know what I mean and some days I just ain’t with how much stuff is going on. Newsflash: stress levels this high are not good for you!

While everybody in the industry (me included) goes through this especially during our busiest of seasons when we’re not just planning and producing one event, but many back to back events we all seem so focused on our work and tend to forget about the body that keeps everything going. And so, if this bonus episode will help you take one of the five tips shared and implement it as a healthy habit, my mission will be accomplished.

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10 Sep

04: Best Practices for Sound, Video, Graphics and Lighting for Events

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Events: demystified Podcast
04: Best Practices for Sound, Video, Graphics and Lighting for Events
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In this episode, I will spend some extra time towards the end on Lighting and how used strategically, it influences how we think and feel, so stay tuned for some amazing insight and understanding on how we innately respond to lighting cues and how specific colours can create specific, immediate human responses!

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09 Aug

03: The makings of good Sound for meetings and events

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Events: demystified Podcast
03: The makings of good Sound for meetings and events
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So, what does EQ-ing mean?
What’s up with watts? What is a watt? What is an SPL and why is it all this important?
What is one rule of thumb when it comes to loudspeakers to audience ratio?
What is a time alignment processor and why do you need one?
What is the other one most important ingredient in the making of good sound for your events?
What’s the one tip to get presenters and speakers to show up for sound check?

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26 Jul

02: Why is AV so important for events?

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Events: demystified Podcast
02: Why is AV so important for events?
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Studies have shown that the use of AV in classrooms is highly effective as it stimulates the class better which results in improved learning and higher grades for students. The same is true for all types of events that require audience connection and participation. So let’s explore why AV is so important for events in this episode!

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