{"id":612,"date":"2020-03-16T13:04:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T13:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/?p=612"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:22:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T09:22:56","slug":"coronavirus-and-your-event-heres-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/coronavirus-and-your-event-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus and your event \u2013 here\u2019s what you need to know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems wherever you go there\u2019s only one thing people are\ntalking about at the moment \u2013 coronavirus. It\u2019s a real worry for the health of\nthe nation, certainly individuals over a certain age or with existing health conditions.\nAnd there\u2019s also the impact on businesses and the economy to consider. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coronavirus is particularly relevant to me and my business. In\na sector built on bringing people together, it looks certain that the events\nindustry will take a hit, if only in the short term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In situations like this people often feel helpless, so here\nI\u2019d like to share some practical steps can we take to mitigate the financial\nimpact of the virus and ensure that our clients, events and businesses don\u2019t\nbecome another casualty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Consider when to cancel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scotland has now put a stop on events or meetings with over\n500 people, but in England, we\u2019re a few steps away from mass gatherings being\ncancelled. As the government outlines, cancelling events such as this often has\nthe opposite effect and will cause people to meet in a less controlled\nenvironment. The football matches in Spain being played behind closed doors is\na real-life example, fans still meet to watch the match, only outside the\nstadium without access to washrooms and hand sanitizer. Weigh up the options of\ncancelling and speak with your event organiser to get their advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Take steps to protect your guests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have a big event planned and still wish to go ahead,\nfollow all of the Government\u2019s latest advice which you can find here <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/coronavirus-covid-19\/\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/coronavirus-covid-19\/<\/a>\n. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Communicate to your guests that if they have a persistent\nand new cough, or a fever, they should not attend and instead self-isolate for\nseven days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the day, ensure there is plenty of access to hand\nsanitiser and hand washing facilities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plus introduce signage prompting guests to wash their hands\nfrequently and avoid non-essential contact with others such as hand-shaking. The\nsecond point is hugely important. Very often in our social awkwardness, we\ncontinue to do things because \u2018it\u2019s polite\u2019 to do so. As event managers it\u2019s\nour job to make it very obvious that usual social norms are not expected. Tell\nthem with signage, over the PA system and also \u2018walk the walk\u2019, as you greet\nguests inform them of the new protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Work with your event planner to postpone<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In challenging times, I always say turn to an expert. Understandably\nsome clients will want to postpone their events &#8211; especially if they feel it\nwill have less of an impact or poor attendance. People are understandably very\nconcerned, but here is where getting a professional event planner involved can really\nsoften the blow. We work with venues and suppliers, day in day out. And because\nwe have those close working connections, we\u2019ll be able to work through\ninsurance policies, negotiate better cancellation packages and find favoured\ndates for rescheduling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My advice would be not to cancel altogether, but postpone,\nthat way we all still get the best out of our events and our investments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Change the format<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There will be certain events that can go ahead, not quite as\nplanned, but with a virtual attendance. Technological advances within events\ncould mean that rather than being there physically, delegates can watch a live\nstream, dial in, or use a virtual meeting system such as Google hangout. Speak\nto your event organiser about the options and bring in the professionals to\nensure your tech doesn\u2019t fail you when you need it most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The overriding message I\u2019d like to get across in this blog\nis \u2018don\u2019t panic\u2019. For me, the government\u2019s cautious, yet serious, approach is\nthe right way to ensure the wheels of industry keep turning &#8211; for now at least.\nLook logically at how events can be reworked and reshaped to still deliver \u2013\nalbeit in a slightly different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At LTC it\u2019s not quite business as usual, we\u2019re being flexible, taking each day as it comes, hunkering down and carrying on in the most <strong>British<\/strong> way possible. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It seems wherever you go there\u2019s only one thing people are talking about at the moment \u2013 coronavirus. It\u2019s a real worry for the health of the nation, certainly individuals over a certain age or with existing health conditions. And there\u2019s also the impact on businesses and the economy to consider. Coronavirus is particularly relevant to me and my business. &#8230; <\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/03\/16\/coronavirus-and-your-event-heres-what-you-need-to-know\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":613,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"#ffffff","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-post"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=612"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":614,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/612\/revisions\/614"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.liz-taylor-consulting.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}