1. Charisma Productions Gazette
Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2011
Reasons You Should Have a
Corporate Meeting or Event
Rallying Your Team
Ideas
Charisma Productions Network
There are a number of reasons why your business should
hold a corporate meeting or event, from team building and
morale through product launches to celebrating an
anniversary or success.
Coming up with exactly what to do, however, is not always
easy. Here are a few corporate meeting and event ideas you
might want to consider for your next corporate meeting or
event.
Team Building
Usually held over the course of a day or a weekend,
depending on how involving you want it to be, a team building
event can give your staff and colleagues a valuable boost in
morale and increase communication, confidence and
camaraderie in a fun and friendly environment.
Your team could find new ways of working together and even
learn new skills from a variety of activities including treasure
hunts, assault courses, shooting, sailing…even circus skills!
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With the beginning of the
countdown....
INSIDE THIS ISSUE It’s time to greet the New Year
1 Reasons You Should Have a Corporate Meeting
with new enthusiasm
1 Happy New Year
And may the new dawn bring
the freshness in your life like
2 Annual Events Continued
fresh morning dew...
3 Your Guide to Your Next Event
And may every morning be like
4 Events "Starting up a brand new day"
5 From Our Executive Chef On this note Wishing you a
6 From Our IT Department very...
7 Thank You For Your Support Happy and Prosperous New Year!
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2. Continued from page 1
Annual Events
the event and how many people will likely attend. That will
There are plenty of corporate event ideas for rewarding your allow you to choose the right corporate meeting and event
staff for hard work. You could, for example, hold an annual production company with the right expertise.
barbeque in the summer and there is, of course, the office
For more information please contact
Christmas party too!
info@cpnevents.com or visit our website
There are plenty of other, more unusual events you could www.charismaproductionsnetwork.com.
hold though. You could hold a garden party, a family fun day
- complete with fairground - to entertain whole families or a
day out dragon boat racing. The possibilities really are
endless.
Training & Development
It’s possible to aid in the training and development of your
staff with more fun corporate event ideas than the normal
seminars and courses.
Whether you want new team members to get to know one
another, coach junior members for greater responsibilities or
for senior staff to hone their managerial skills, a training and
development event will help your team become the absolute
best they can be.
There are now a few companies combining training and
development with a fun, entertaining twist through team role
play and the like. Definitely worth considering if you find that
your staff isn’t all that interested in signing up to standard
courses.
Formal Events
Corporate event ideas for more formal occasions like a
company anniversary or major product launch could include
a dinner dance or lavish banquet. The theme of the event
should reflect the occasion, so a 50th year in business
should have a gold theme, for example.
Use your imagination and remember that the venue is
probably the most important aspect for this type of event.
Want To Make An Impression?
Whether it is impressing existing customers or trying to woo
new customers there is one tried and tested corporate event
that are sure to work – the golf day! The Japanese, by all
accounts, do all their business on the golf course, so if it is
good enough for them, it should be good enough for you.
Informative, Inspiring
A simple round of golf between four or a full blown
competition – it will depend on what you are trying to achieve and Empowering
but if you invite the right people from your address book you
could really enhance your reputation with those that matter.
Let Charisma Productions Network
There are plenty of corporate meeting and event ideas you become your one-stop solution for all
could consider if you put your mind to it – this is just a select
few!
your corporate meeting, events and
conference needs.
Organizing a corporate meeting and or an event involves a
huge amount of planning and work. It is common practice to
hire a corporate meeting and event production company to
handle the majority of the work for you. When looking for a
corporate production company it is important you decide on Thank You for All of Your Comments & Suggestions
the type of meeting or event you want to host, the location of
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3. Guide to Organizing Your Next Successful Corporate
Meeting and Event
Organizing a corporate meeting and or an event involves a huge amount of planning and work. It is common practice to hire a
corporate meeting and event production company to handle the majority of the work for you. When looking for a corporate
production company it is important you decide on the type of meeting or event you want to host, the location of the event and how
many people will likely attend. That will allow you to choose the right company with the right expertise.
You will also need to have a budget in mind. A meeting and event production company will be able to advise you on what you can
and cannot achieve with your budget and then you can adjust accordingly to ensure that you organize the meeting or event
properly.
Once you've made these decisions you can begin researching and contacting corporate meeting and event production
companies.
A Google search for "corporate meeting and event production company" will give you a long list of potential companies. Take a
look at their websites, see what they specialize in, and read any testimonials they may have and make a list of the ones that you
think will produce your meeting and event best.
Those companies should have experience in organizing corporate meetings and events of the type, location and size you have in
mind. This is where testimonials will be especially useful. Successfully organized corporate meetings and events on behalf of well-
known, blue chip companies will give you the confidence that the meeting and event production company can do the same for
you.
A corporate meeting and event production company should be able to provide venue finding, lighting, décor, entertainment
including band or disco and any other musical entertainment, audio/visual equipment, photography and video services, and all
necessary event staff.
Once you have your list - three to five companies should be enough - contact each of the companies and invite them to discuss
your requirements and provide a quote.
Meet them in person so you can judge how well you will work together in the planning of your event so that on the day you can
concentrate on your guests and not worry about the event itself.
The corporate event company you eventually choose will require an upfront fee on booking confirmation (usually around 10% with
further payments due as the event gets closer) as they will incur costs right from the start.
They will begin using suppliers who will require upfront payment themselves, so don't think this is unusual.
The chosen corporate meetings and events production company will work within the budget you set anyway and ensure your
event goes to plan and exceed all of your expectations, so you can sit back, relax and enjoy the day.
Let Charisma Productions Network become your one-stop solution
for all your corporate meeting, events and conference needs.
805-1-
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4. Events
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5. From Our Executive Chef
Chicken Parisienne
6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika to taste
1/2 cup dry white wine
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (4.5 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1 cup sour cream
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
Sprinkle chicken breasts lightly with salt, pepper, and paprika to taste. Place in slow cooker.
In a mixing bowl, combine the wine, condensed soup, and mushrooms. In another bowl, mix together sour cream and flour. Stir
sour cream mixture into the mushrooms and wine. Pour over chicken in slow cooker. Sprinkle with additional paprika, if desired.
Cover, and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours. Serve with rice or noodles
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6. From Our IT Department
Outlook Tip: Creating an "Add to Outlook Calendar" Link for Your
Events
When you’re holding an event, you probably write an email or a blog posting to announce it to your prospects. If you make it easy
for people to add your event into their Outlook calendars, chances are they will remember the event and attend. Here is how to
create a link to your event:
• Create an appointment in your own Outlook calendar and open it;
• Click on the Office button at the top left, select “Save as”;
• Choose destination where you want to save the file, select “iCalendar Format” in the “Save as Type” menu, click “Save”;
• Upload this file to your website and link to it from the necessary web page, blog posting or email.
*These steps are for Outlook 2007 only. Instructions for other versions of Outlook may vary.
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7. Thank You for Your Support
We wish to thank our readers and our clients for their support and feedback helping to continually grow the
Charisma Productions Network. We look forward to another successful year in 2011 as we continue to grow and
provide you with successful stress-free events.
We appreciate hearing from all of you and strive to improve our articles and hope to have something for everyone
at one point or another. Please send us suggestions for topics you would like to read about or if you have an
article that you would like to share we’ll be happy to post it.:
Please send all comments to:
comments@cpnevents.com
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