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Postcards From the Road: Keeping the Joy Alive While You Travel
Frequent travel can lead to burnout, fatigue, and reduced creativity. Discover practical self-care strategies to stay energized, productive, and joyful while traveling for work or adventure.
heather1124
2 days ago3 min read


Why Long-Term Partnerships Matter in Event Production
Discover how long-term partnerships with an event production company lead to smoother planning, better communication, stronger live event production, and more successful corporate events.
heather1124
Jun 186 min read


Why Do You Need a Producer and Why Is Experience Important?
Discover why experienced producers are essential for live events and productions. Learn how producers manage logistics, solve problems, lead teams, and turn creative ideas into successful execution.
heather1124
May 205 min read


Why “Show-ga” Might Be the Secret to Better Event Production Days
Discover how Show-ga combines yoga and meditation to reduce stress in event production. Stay calm, focused, and in control during live and corporate events.
heather1124
May 125 min read


Hotel Contracts & Event Production: What You Need to Know Before You Sign
Learn how to negotiate hotel contracts for event production, including rigging, power, and internet exclusives. Protect your budget and plan smarter corporate events.
heather1124
May 54 min read


How to Connect to Your Audience in a Real Way at Your Next Event
Learn how to connect with your audience in a real way using strategic event production, live event production, and full-service event production. From pre-event surveys to onsite experience and post-event follow-up, discover how to build engagement, loyalty, and lasting impact.
heather1124
Apr 145 min read


How to Drive Value with Your AV Partners
Learn how to drive real value with your AV partners beyond price. Explore best practices for event production, run of show planning, lighting and AV production, and selecting the right event production company for corporate, hybrid, and large-scale live event production.
heather1124
Apr 84 min read


Keeping Sales People Engaged in a Meeting
Struggling to keep your sales team engaged in meetings? Discover practical strategies to boost participation, increase focus, and turn meetings into revenue-driving moments.
heather1124
Mar 316 min read


The Secret Ingredient for a Polished Event: Why a Run of Show Is a Critical Component
A professional Run of Show is the backbone of successful event production. Learn how expert event planning & production teams use it to deliver flawless live, corporate, and full-service events.
heather1124
Feb 23 min read


From Boring to Brilliant: The Art of Designing Inspiring Corporate Conferences
Discover how expert event production and event planning & production transform corporate conferences into immersive, high-impact experiences that inspire audiences and drive results.
heather1124
Jan 132 min read


Big Ideas, Bigger Impact: 7 Creative Production Concepts That Impress Executives
Big ideas deserve big impact. Discover 7 creative corporate event production concepts that impress executives and elevate live event experiences.
heather1124
Jan 74 min read


How to Wow Your Audience: The Psychology of a Captivating Corporate Event
Discover how psychology and professional event production come together to create captivating corporate events. Learn how live event production, technical execution, and storytelling wow audiences.
heather1124
Dec 29, 20252 min read


100 Reasons To Be Cheerful
In the world of event planning & production , we’re constantly reminded that joy is built moment by moment—through collaboration, creativity, and human connection. As an event production company delivering full-service event production and event management services , we see firsthand how thoughtful event technical production and seamless production services for events can create shared experiences that lift people up. Whether it’s live event production or corporate event
heather1124
Dec 22, 20252 min read


What Giving Teaches Us About Event Production, Community, and Human Connection
Every December, my friends Lisa and Natalie dress up like elves — silly hats and all — and quietly scurry through the northern suburbs of Atlanta, dropping gifts on the front steps of unsuspecting recipients. They call it #12DaysofElvingChristmas . They find someone in the community who’s having a tough season and “elf” them — kind of like Punk’d , but with casseroles, journals, candles, and a whole lot of heart. A few years ago, Lisa suggested I grab a partner and start “elf
heather1124
Dec 16, 20253 min read


The Rhythm of Urgency in Event Production
Learn when to speed up and when to slow down in event production. RedHawt shares expert insight on creative event design, show flow, and run-of-show management.
heather1124
Dec 8, 20253 min read


3 Compelling Reasons for the "No"
The other day, I was on site and asked the lighting director and the technical director what it would take to make something happen. Sometimes I ask these questions not because we need to do it, but because I need to know what it would take to make it happen. I’m anticipating the client request before it comes. Why would I do that? Because I want to be able to say yes to the client should the request come, and if I have to say no, I need to have a compelling reason for the no
heather1124
Dec 3, 20252 min read


Gratitude
I’m an event producer. At 6:30 am on Day One, I asked everyone on headset what they were grateful for that day. Everyone had an answer. Well, everyone but the poor guy that was on his 7th consecutive week on the road and was suffering from a head cold. We gave him a pass. I repeated this exercise on Day Two and again, everyone had an answer (even sick and tired dude). On the morning of Day Three the crew was volunteering things for which they were thankful. “I’m grateful I’m
heather1124
Nov 26, 20252 min read


Presenter View (Notes) vs. Teleprompter: What’s the Difference? (And What’s That Got To Do with Confidence Monitors?
There seems to be confusion around Notes (or Presenter View) and Teleprompter. Let’s clear it up! First things first: Presenter View (or Notes) and a Teleprompter are not the same, though they often show up on the same screen, the downstage monitor, or “confidence monitor" (that little TV-like screen at your feet facing you from the front of the stage). Presenter View is a PowerPoint feature . When using Presenter View, your audience sees your clean, beautiful slides on
heather1124
Oct 6, 20251 min read


The Power of Pre-Built Video Systems
Photo by: Jason Jaros Modern event production demands increasingly sophisticated technical solutions. To create dynamic and engaging presentations for events of any scale, it's crucial to seamlessly integrate various content types, including slides, videos, timers, notes, interactive polling/games, and virtual presenters. This can mean tons of equipment that has to be shipped, unpackaged, and set up, requiring expert labor to make all the systems work. For smaller events, the
heather1124
Sep 24, 20252 min read


What’s the Difference Between AV and Production?
My husband and I both work in the events world, but let’s just say our dinner conversations are… very specific . He’s in AV . I’m in...
heather1124
Sep 16, 20252 min read
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