I have had the privilege of attending and working with thousands of auction dinners throughout North America for over 20 years. Some had several thousand attendees, while others only had fifty or so. The articles that follow are meant to give an overview of how successful auction dinners are conceived, planned and managed.
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An Auction Dinner" package, complete with working manuals, workbooks,
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Event
Development
- Event Theme
By
creating an event theme you also create direction. A theme allows you to focus
on the final vision of the event. Being able to visualize the final look of the
event makes planning it easier. Like planning a trip, if you know your final
destination, the way there is just a matter how you get there.
- “Little Touches”
When planning an event, don’t just think
of the large details, but think of the small ones too. It’s the small details
that make an event special, an event to remember and to talk about. During the
development stages of the event, make a list of all the small details you could
include in your event and then see how many you can implement. Here’s a start
to your list, you finish it.
·
Flowers
for the ladies – boutonnieres for the men
·
Flowers
in the washrooms
·
Centre
pieces on the table
·
Decorations
on the wine glasses
·
Décor
the hall
·
Chocolate
on each placemat
·
Custom
placements
·
Unique
program
·
Name
tags
(To be continued)
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