{"product_id":"the-meeting-planning-process-a-guide-to-planning-successful-meetings-paperback","title":"The Meeting Planning Process: A Guide to Planning Successful Meetings - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Jo Wiseman Cmp\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEVEN THE MOST EXPERIENCED PLANNERS CAN USE A LITTLE HELP! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis go-to guide for professional meeting planners, administrative and\/or other professionals should give you the structure and tools to keep you and your team focused, on task, and on time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEARN\u003c\/b\u003e keen insights and valuable tips to help \u003cb\u003eCREATE\u003c\/b\u003e the perfect meeting \u003cb\u003eEXPERIENCE.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eESTABLISH\u003c\/b\u003e meeting goals, objectives and key messages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDEFINE\u003c\/b\u003e target audience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIDENTIFY\u003c\/b\u003e action items;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDEVELOP\u003c\/b\u003e task lists and time lines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSURROUND\u003c\/b\u003e yourself with a team of experts to make you and your organization \u003cb\u003eSHINE!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The Meeting Planning Process: A Guide to Planning Successful Meetings\"\u003c\/b\u003e by Certified Meeting Professional Mary Jo (MJ) Wiseman offers a common sense approach to managing the meeting planning process based on the knowledge and experience she acquired during her career as a corporate meeting and event coordinator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author's systematic approach to project management helped her to get and stay focused on the task at hand while handling multiple details, projects and deadlines throughout her career and she shares her secrets for success throughout this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuccess comes from experience by learning and doing. Growth comes from facing challenges head on and accepting change. Such has been the case with writing and publishing this book. Since first launch, edits have been made to the copy including but not limited to: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eQuestions to ask during a site visit relevant to the safety and security of meeting participants and staff when looking at a destination and\/or venue; information to share with staff once on-site to create awareness of surroundings; and suggestions for key internal and external experts to include in the development of comprehensive Medical Risk and Crisis Management Plans.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA more comprehensive look at the collection, formation and dissemination of the \u003cb\u003eFunction Detail \u003c\/b\u003eelement of the \u003cb\u003ePLANNING\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePROCESS\u003c\/b\u003e (sometimes referred to as the \u003cb\u003eDaily Meeting Plan\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdditional helpful tips within the Communications Plan, Audio-Visual\/Speaker Support, and Meeting Room Set sections of book.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Guide also includes handy templates developed by the author, including: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeeting Time Line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverall Meeting Action Plan.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRequest for Proposal (RFP).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eDescriptions and diagrams of possible room set-ups.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCertified Meeting Professional Mary Jo Wiseman, (known to many as MJ), spent 24 years in the meeting industry as a corporate meeting and event coordinator where she managed the full spectrum of the event planning process across all levels of management with an emphasis on high profile, executive level groups including senior management, Board of Directors and key customers (agents and brokers). She was a long-time member of Meeting Professional International (MPI), an international organization of planners and suppliers, and served on the Education Committee and the Board of Directors of the Minnesota Chapter. She considers herself a lifelong learner and enjoys best teaching, coaching and leading others by example. Mary Jo lives in White Bear Lake, MN with her husband and enjoys spending as much time as possible on their sailboat Unity which they keep in Bayfield, WI.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740946501695,"sku":"9781535511841","price":35.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/56872eee52c645491e536efad4928337.webp?v=1765160648","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-meeting-planning-process-a-guide-to-planning-successful-meetings-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}