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The Certified Meeting Professional designation is a must-have for event organizers, designers and strategists who want to demonstrate their professionalism to employers, peers and clients. But the test is challenging, and meeting professionals who want to pass it, must prepare in a variety of ways—including self-study, skills gap and needs analysis and prep courses.
Join industry icon and thought leader Joanne Dennison, CMP, MSEd, for this open-floor and interactive CMP Master Class that will help you feel confident going into the exam room with best practices as outlined in the CMP-International Standards (CMP-IS). Learn proven study methods, test-taking tips, relaxation techniques and stories that make the concepts “sticky.”
No matter where you are in the process (including recertification), this course will help prepare you for the exam and apply standard practices it on the job. You will learn key concepts behind the CMP-IS and how to apply them on at work, discuss best practices for preparing for and taking the exam and develop a personal study path based on where you are in the process. Laughter will be included at no additional cost.
The study materials for this session are the referenced recommended reading: 9th Edition Convention Industry Council (CIC) Manual, 6th Edition Professional Meeting Management and the Events Industry Council’s APEX Glossary.
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Learn about the key roles women play in the hospitality and meeting industries and how to overcome career obstacles to executive-level positions—or the right-fit leadership level for you. Review and learn from real-life case studies of women who have overcome adversity to excel in the meetings space, while maintaining the right balance for their personal and professional lives. Examine what skills they possess, the decisions they made and what actions they took to enable their industry leadership.
Analyze your own personal leadership skills using a Clifton StrengthsFinder 2.0 assessment to discover the areas you excel, and where you can fill gaps with future training and advancement. Think about where you want your career and leadership to grow in the next three to five years and create an action and development plan that advances your career, your leadership and your influence.
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