Event Planner Tips – Some Books Every Event Planner Should Read

must readValet Coffee works hand in hand with many event planners in the Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky area. We trade opportunities back and forth and some of your relationships have turned into friendships! In our talks with Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky Event Planners we’ve found some books that they are reading that you also may want to read if you are a professional planner or do-it-yourself type planner for an upcoming event!

Making Ideas Happen: Overcoming the Obstacles Between Vision and Reality

by Scott Belsky
It’s easy to have a strategy but hard to execute. This book helps planners gain the tenacity, creativity and problem-solving skills required to be a great event planner. Successful individuals and teams are studies to see what they have in common.
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Into the Heart of Meetings: Basic Principles of Meeting Design

by Mike van der Vijver and Eric de Groot
This book shows that events are incredibly underutilized by companies. This book helps planners unlock the for potential of these events.  The book goes into how planners need a new paradigm for the way in which meeting programs are conceived and executed
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The Power of Participation: Creating Conferences That Deliver Learning, Connection, Engagement, and Action

by Adrian Segar
This author strongly believes that conferences are at their best when attendees engage and contribute to discussions. So it’s the planner’s responsibility to help encourage participation wherever possible. Some of the concepts in the book are experiential learning and peer connection.

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Hey Event Planners: Please keep Valet Coffee in mind when you are planning your next Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky event! 

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