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What’s the best response an organisation can make in a crisis?

"An authentic one"

See the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast for tips on #crisismanagement with experts Dominic Keogh and Chris Lewis.

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on Spotify 👉https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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An incident at BAFTA earlier this year prompted much discussion. Not just about what was said and done, but also how BAFTA & the BBC handled resulting communications
📺🎧#TheMeetingRoomPodcast for top tips on #crisismanagement and #crisiscommunications
On YouTube 👉https://t.co/GZLmiJfiuO
On Spotify 👉https://t.co/skhFHp70vO

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📰Excel London is riding a surge in trading card games, reporting a 330 per cent increase in its TCG market since 2023 as Pokémon and other titles bring thousands of international visitors to the capital.
🔗https://t.co/MGIcSn2OBF

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Communications expert Chris Lewis tells @AssociationMeet editor James Lancaster why police often release certain details quickly when responding to a crime.
📺🎧the latest episode of #TheMetingRoomPodcast for more insight on #crisismanagement and #crisiscommunication
📺🎧on YouTube 👉https://t.co/GZLmiJeKFg
on Spotify 👉https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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In your organisation, who’s responsible for communications in a crisis?
Crisis management is the topic of the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast where communications experts Dominic Keogh and Chris Lewis share their top tips with host James Lancaster.
📺🎧now on YouTube 👉https://t.co/GZLmiJeKFg
and Spotify 👉https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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Hiding in plain sight: why the industry needs to talk about AI glasses
AI-powered smart glasses are already being banned from restaurants, theatres and private members' clubs over privacy concerns. On @mitmagazine, Paul Harvey asks whether conference organisers should be thinking about them too.
🔗https://t.co/gDA7qm9Tqd

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🚨Have you considered what you'd do if your business suffered a cyber attack?
Comms expert Chris Lewis recommends keeping a paper copy of your #crisismanagement plan to hand in case the network goes down.
📺🎧the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast for more #comms tips
on YouTube https://t.co/GZLmiJfiuO
or Spotify https://t.co/skhFHp70vO

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You need to act fast in a crisis, says communications expert Dominic Keogh in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️
📺🎧the full episode on YouTube 👉https://t.co/An2ALmqhez
On Spotify 👉 https://t.co/0tV73FsXWn

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Can you plan ahead for a crisis? Comms experts Dominic Keogh and Chris Lewis believe so 💡
They share their top tips for crisis control with host James Lancaster in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️
📺🎧the full episode now
On YouTube 👉https://t.co/GZLmiJeKFg
On Spotify 👉https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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📰We've joined 214 trade associations, venues, organisers and suppliers from across the UK’s business events in writing to culture secretary Lisa Nandy to demand that the recent Culture, Media and Sport committee’s recommendations, which call for immediate support for the UK’s £33.6 billion event economy, are implemented in full.
📖https://t.co/MbEUFrSR9G

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Do you have a #crisismanagement plan ready should something go wrong at your event?
Comms experts Chris Lewis and Dominic Keogh join host James Lancaster to discuss why it's essential in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️
📺🎧on YouTube https://t.co/GZLmiJeKFg or Spotify https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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Did you know that 80% of companies working in the events industry don’t have a proper plan in place for when things go spectacularly wrong?

In the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast comms experts Dominic Keogh & Chris Lewis talk to host James Lancaster about the benefits of a crisis management plan

📺🎧the full episode now on YouTube https://t.co/GZLmiJeKFg
or Spotify https://t.co/skhFHp6sGg

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As the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️on #BusinessRelationships comes to a close, Shonali Devereaux, chief executive of @themia_uk shares her top networking tip
📺🎧on YouTube: https://t.co/DiksXuDYti or Spotify: https://t.co/3cqZp0O00A

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Can serendipity be built into #events?
That's one of the questions Paul Harvey asks Shonali Devereaux of The Meetings Industry Association in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast
📺🎧 the full episode on relationships in events now on YouTube: https://t.co/0BErQnJg8z or on Spotify 👉https://t.co/rkMqt1mgR7
#Networking #BusinessRelationships #Serendipity #EventsIndustry

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"If you don't fail, you don't learn"
Shonali Devereaux of The Meetings Industry Association explains how she got the best out of client relationships - by sometimes getting things wrong.
📺🎧the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️ where Devereaux explores the wider topic of relationships in events with host Paul Harvey
On YouTube 👉https://t.co/0BErQnIIj1
On Spotify 👉https://t.co/rkMqt1lJ1z

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#Eventprofs, the idea of improvising your way through an event is probably 😱
But, in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoom, Shonali Devereaux of the MIA tells host Paul Harvey how improv lessons helped her in her leadership role and most importantly to trust herself.
🎧📺the full episode on YouTube 👉 https://t.co/0BErQnIIj1
On Spotify 👉https://t.co/rkMqt1lJ1z

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In #TheMeetingRoomPodcast Shonali Devereaux of @themia_uk tells host Paul Harvey how improvisation classes helped her become a better leader. 📺🎧 the full episode on relationships in events on YouTube: https://t.co/DiksXuDYti
On Spotify: https://t.co/2l9nJkAYNs

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Will the use of AI increase the value of real, human relationships?
That was a question Paul Harvey posed to Shonali Devereaux of the MIA in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️
📺🎧the full episode now on YouTube 👉https://t.co/0BErQnIIj1 on Spotify 👉https://t.co/rkMqt1lJ1z

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📰The Business of Events has launched its Global Destination Report 2026, revealing destination competitiveness is increasingly being shaped by value, connectivity, policy support and measurable impact rather than venue capacity alone.
📖the full story 👉https://t.co/H6wlLBdILU

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The secret to creating a high performing event team that excels? "Solid relationships with each other," says MIA chief exec Shonali Devereaux in the latest episode of #TheMeetingRoomPodcast 🎙️
Watch now
On YouTube 👉https://t.co/DiksXuEwiQ
On Spotify 👉https://t.co/2l9nJkBwD0