A Sketchy Idea for Your Next Event
A Sketchy Idea for Your Next Event A New York City-based company has put a digital twist on what historically has been a crowd-pleaser at gatherings—live caricatures. Drawing portraits on paper using charcoal, the artists at NY Drawing Booth do them on iPad Pros with Apple Pencils. NY Drawing Booth is the brainchild of artist Elke […]
Our Culinary Skills rock!
Our Culinary Skills rock! Our Culinary Skills rock! VNS has corporate event planning and catering that presents incomparable event capabilities. Our desire is to provide you and your guests with a flawless culinary experience highlighting sustainability produced, inventive and luscious menus. The highest caliber of service in our industry, trend setting design and attention to every detail. […]
9 Meeting Breaks You’ve Got to Try
9 Meeting Breaks You’ve Got to Try Get Peppy Peppermint is known to help concentration and aid digestion. When at the Hilton West Palm Beach, try a Peppermint Bar for a mid-afternoon meeting break when energy is flagging. The Peppermint Bar menu includes peppermint-infused tea. As well dark chocolate, mints, hot chocolate, aroma spray, and more. […]
Finding a Balance Between Event Design with Planning
Finding a Balance Between Event Design with Planning. We all know the two stages of putting together a successful event: the design and the planning. Each of these components is equally important to achieving the client’s goals. But it’s important to keep them in a fine balance–especially when you’re handling both sides of the coin. […]
Going Green with Eco-friendly Lighting Design
Going Green with Eco-friendly Lighting Design. These days, the environment is no longer a mere afterthought. If anything, events are more and more being designed in a way that reduces their footprint. From compostable flatware to e-invitations, going green is a growing concern for all aspects of event production. Lighting is often the place we […]
Are you Negotiating for the Right Things for F&B?
Are you Negotiating for the Right Things for F&B? I have found that when I ask colleagues why they are attending a meeting, I get answers like, networking, education, etc. But when they return and I ask how the meeting was, they usually start describing the food and beverage events. Ergo, food and beverage is […]
10 (Harsh) Truths Nobody Tells You About Being an Event Planner
10 (Harsh) Truths Nobody Tells You About Being an Event Planner . On the flipside however some of these common characteristics we share and our demanding career path can actually be a nightmare for those around us, at home, work and play. In this post we explore the downsides of our work as an #Eventprof. […]
15 Cringeworthy Phrases at Work
15 Cringeworthy Phrases at Work .It’s natural to fall into conversational habits, but if you’re hoping to communicate effectively, or be taken seriously, that can be a real problem. Use a certain word over and over and that word soon loses all meaning. Use a certain phrase over and over and you start to sound […]
How Meeting Preferences Vary by Age, Industry, Location
How Meeting Preferences Vary Age Industry Location Unified communications vendor ShoreTel recently conducted a global survey of more than 1,000 people. It was about meeting habits and productivity that dispelled several common beliefs about today’s meetings. “Build a Better Meeting,” shows that millennials participate in meetings in conference rooms with their peers at the same […]
SPECIAL EVENTS BLOG How to Tap Into Your Creativity for Special Events
SPECIAL EVENTS BLOG How to Tap Into Your Creativity for Special Events Working in the creative business naturally comes with some lulls. So having periods of feeling uninspired can be inevitable. However, a great creative person doesn’t focus on the rut. Rather, they put their focus on getting out of it and finding their next dose […]
