| Do you really need to go out and buy an all inclusive | | | | speed up the learning curve. |
| meeting planning guide? The answer depends upon | | | | Checklists guide you through the planning process, |
| your situation. Yes, it would be nice to have something | | | | budget spreadsheets make record keeping simple and |
| to reference that will give you all or most of the | | | | you are able to save time, effort, stress and money. |
| answers. But, do you have time to read a three or | | | | Some meeting planning guides even have cartoons |
| four hundred page manual before that first meeting? | | | | that will help you understand how the communication |
| Most first time or novice planners do not need in depth | | | | process works. See how the characters react to |
| training. What they need are meeting planning basics. | | | | questions asked by planners and hotel staff in |
| Where do I start? Who do I call? What space do I | | | | cartoons portraying real situations. Find out what the |
| need? What questions will I be asked from the hotel | | | | hotel sales staff is really thinking when you start the |
| side? How do I negotiate and how will I know if I got a | | | | negotiation process. |
| good deal? | | | | Now, the original question was about an all inclusive |
| So, what is needed is a quick overview to get a feel | | | | meeting planning guide. Yes, this will be useful at some |
| of the land. Get a primer, or as in school, get a quick | | | | point because planners can never learn enough. So, |
| study guide for meeting planning. It will get you going | | | | get a meeting planning primer to start your learning |
| and give you the overview needed to get comfortable | | | | process and add an all inclusive event planning guide to |
| with the process. | | | | your list later, when you need to answer more detailed |
| Primers will answer the questions you have, so you | | | | questions or when you want to study for the Certified |
| can move quickly through the planning process. They | | | | Meeting Planner (CMP) exam. |
| are usually light, easy to read, informative and they | | | | |