Meeting Planner Careers

Meeting planning for meetings at sea and/or events at sea are a lot easier than planning for a comparable meeting schedule or event on land. Why? Because there is a helpful concierge to help make decisions and handle a lot of the work for you. The result is not only saved money, but saved time as well. The question is what to do with that spare time. Some tell their bosses that they are done early, but there may be other ideas worth considering:

• Catching up on other paperwork or office chores – Getting caught up is equally impressive, or possibly more impressive than, finishing early.
• Preparing everything for next week – In the same train of thought, it would probably be a good idea to finish all of next week’s work ahead of time and then be back in this same decision making process next week. If only all choices were so easy!
• Check for new ideas on how to conduct meetings or plan events online. There is plenty of networking to be done, and that networking could result in new associations, deals, or ways of doing things. Call it dedicating time to self improvement.
• Learn some local phrases or culture – Is your meeting going someplace where the locals have a unique culture or language you don’t speak? Start learning online now and consider printing out a basic list of phrases and dos/don’ts for everyone attending.

Whatever you decide to do, do not consider browsing the Internet or otherwise wasting time. Being productive is important to any business and that is especially true of businesses paying meeting a premium for a quality meeting planner.

Even if you have had years and years of planning experience, you may end up with a meeting that you have no idea what to do with. You already know that the standard choices–DJs, rock bands, comedians, and tap dancers just aren’t going to do it for them. You need a different approach that they will remember for many years.

Look to the Company for Answers

Sure, it may be a generic kind of product or service company, but there are some places you can go for ideas. For instance, a manufacturing company might make part of their missions statement a comment about creating their products with as little carbon footprint as possible. If they are particularly good at it, and appreciated for it, consider a Native American music and dance group. Paying the original inhabitants of this land to come in and offer their arts is imbued with several layers of thanks. Read more…