I was always told to write about what you know, and as a veteran meeting planner I know a bit about this industry. Here is a sample of recently published articles that can be seen in national trade publications like Midwest Meetings, Plan Your Meetings, Corporate & Incentive Travel, Prevue Magazine, the SPIN monthly newsletter and plenty of others. Let’s meet together!
Smart Meetings
Do You Have a Second Act? December 2019
Small Market Meetings
A two part series on updated networking skills published in Small Market Meetings Magazine.
- What’s In A Nametag? October, 2017
- Turn Old-Fashioned Networking Skills into Updated Social Strategies, September 26, 2018
- Tips for Better Business Relationships, October 25, 2018
- Top Eight from the Last Five, March 2020
- Champion the Chaos for F2F Meetings Ahead, August 2021
- Start Now to Frame Your Positive Ending to 2021, November 2021
Midwest Meetings Magazine
Beginning in 2013 and continuing for the next five years I was a frequent contributor to Midwest Meetings Magazine via numerous featured articles as well as being an active blogger covering a variety of industry specific topics about the business of meetings and conventions. Below are some of the highlighted articles, but for a complete list of everything please visit my Midwest Meetings Magazine published work here.
Summer 2017 Issue
Planning Leisure Activities
If you’re new to Meeting Planning or just need some refresher notes, check out these Tips from Terry (that’s ME!)
Serve, Set, Plan
Planning any sports events? There are a lot of similarities with how you go about doing that no matter what the sport, and I dish about it on page 48 of the Summer 2017 edition of Midwest Meetings Magazine
Winter 2016 Issue
Full House Philanthropy
Had some fun researching and writing tips for planners working on casino parties as FUNdraisers at their events as published in the Winter 2016 edition of Midwest Meetings Magazine
Spring 2015 Issue
From the spring 2015 edition of Midwest Meetings Magazine, I had several featured articles:
- Auxiliary Programs
- Contract Negotiations with Resorts
- A How-To/Primer on obtaining Golf Sponsorships
- Plus a sidebar listing helpful organizational tips to hosting a Golf tournament
Spring 2014 Issue
Winter 2013 Issue
Spring 2013 Issue
Fall 2013 Issue
Summer 2013 Issue
- Incorporating Teambuilding
- Six Tips for Good Sportsmanship Between Planners and Sports Facilities
- Temporarily Yours
- How to Incorporate Celebrities into Sporting Events
Plan Your Meetings
Happy to announce there is a full recap of all my blogs published via Plan Your Meetings, now in partnership with Meeting Planners International, aka MPI. You can find them all here, but below is a recap of some of the more popular ones.
- Crafting a solid project plan is a critical first step, May 22, 2013
- The right preparation takes guesswork out of what-ifs, June 19, 2013
- Get your message out loud and clear, July 8, 2013
- Remember, spreadsheets are our friends, July 29, 2013
- Tips for timelines, and maintaining your sanity, August 16, 2013
- Details, simplicity help keep the channels clear, August 27, 2013
- Success is in the details: Track your event, September 12, 2013
- Networking: Put social strategies to work for you, October 21, 2013
- Meet Like You Mean It, October 28, 2013
- Holidays and work: Double trouble ahead, November 27, 2013
- Savvy planners think green all year long, December 17, 2013
- Navigating international meetings, December 27, 2013
- 4 simple steps for setting, achieving your goals, January 31, 2014
- The best RFPs, according to hotel salespeople, February 17, 2014
- 3 Basics for Team-Building Newcomers, March 4, 2014
- Successful strategic planning keeps it simple, specific, May 12, 2014
- What’s In a Nametag, June 4, 2014
- RSVP: Is anyone out there paying attention?, June 18, 2014
- How Effective is Your Pre Con?, October 2014
- And more…
MPI Toronto
- The Evolution of Meeting Planning – Top Ten Changes Over the Past 10 Years – published on the MPI Toronto Chapter Blog May 13, 2014
- Top Ten Things to Consider When Planning an Offsite Event in Conjunction with Your Main Meeting – published on the MPI Toronto Chapter Blog July 8, 2014
TheMeetingsMagazine.com
All You Still Need to Know About RFPs But Were Afraid to Ask – published in TheMeetingMagazines.com (January 1, 2014)