In my previous jobs I did event planning for both business meetings and continuing education classes. Both were great jobs, but they each definitely entailed a lot of printing nametags, greeting people, cleaning coffee pots, early mornings (5:30am at the office for breakfast meetings!), room setup, agendas, powerpoint presentations and information packet compilation. So today when I went to the international school to be the speaker for the Adjusting to Life in Belgium presentation it was so nice to be on the other side of things. I got there at 8am and the room was set up, the powerpoint was ready to go, there was a pot of hot coffee, nametags were printed and 50 information packets were ready to go. It was wonderful! The best part is that after it was all done I was able to just enjoy the lunch and head home without having to clean up one thing. The meeting room was up 100 stairs (it was in an old chateau) and my heart when out to the event planner knowing how many times she had gone up and down those things with laptops, projector cords, adaptors, folders, drinks, cups, and so many other little things. Maybe event planning is in my future when I go back to the States, but for now I am enjoyoing life on the other side!
This photo makes me laugh because of the title of the slide. Although trash doesn't seem like it would be that stressful, piled on top of all the other changes newbies are experiencing, it can feel like you are having a panic attack on trash day just trying to figure out all the different colored bags.
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Interesting...that's a whole other part of training that I hadn't thought of. I design training materials, and think about the trainer's that have to use the materials I make, but I hadn't thought about the folks that set it all up.
On another note, I'm moving to Belgium in a few months. Any chance you'd be willing to share any of the information from your presentation? I'm looking for any tips I can learn before packing up and heading over.
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