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6 Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Event Entertainment
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6 Tips To Make The Most Out Of Your Event Entertainment

There is one phrase I hear every year that makes me cringe.

“We hired entertainment last year, and it was a total bust.”

This is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Not only because someone didn’t get what they paid for, but now that one bad experience has probably turned them off from hiring someone to entertain their guests again.

But, I completely understand the frustration.

All that hard-earned cash basically gets thrown down the drain. Why risk the investment again?

What if I told you that all you had to do was a few simple things and you could put on a night of entertainment that would not only knock your guest’s socks off but make you look like an absolute hero? All you need to follow some simple tips, and you’ll have an event you’ll never forget!

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7 Tips On How To Put Your Best Zoom Face Forward
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7 Tips On How To Put Your Best Zoom Face Forward

Unless you are a seasoned professional, it's tough not to feel at least a little self-conscious on video.

​I mean, think about it…at the best of times, people have no idea how to act in front of a camera. But now, work, play, happy hours with friends, family get-togethers…they’re all taking place on video calls.

Every day, we’re faced with cameras pointed at ceilings, fuzzy video, and endless streams of “can you hear me’s.” But fear not. Over the past year, I’ve become a Zoom Master, and I’m here to give you seven tips to put your best face forward and look like a video-call All-Star.

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7 Ways To Break The Ice At Your Next Zoom Meeting
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7 Ways To Break The Ice At Your Next Zoom Meeting

Talking to people is hard.

Whether it’s a breakout session with co-workers or networking with someone new, it can be tough to find common ground and make conversation. And that was before Zoom was ever a thing. Back in the Before-Zoom Era (or the BZE, as I’m sure future archaeologists will call it), you could quietly hide behind your drink, talk about the weather, rush off to the bathroom and hide, or anything else to avoid those awkward moments.

On Zoom, it’s just you, your camera, and everyone else on the call. You’re looking at them, they’re looking at you, and there’s nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. Or it’s the umpteenth meeting this week, and you’ve run out of things to talk about with your co-workers days ago, and that Zoom Fatigue is really starting to set in.

So, how do you break through and start those conversations? I’ve got seven ideas that will help break anyone out of their virtual shell!

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