02565cam a2200301 i 4500 545756328 TxAuBib 141218s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2014031701 9780826355515 paperback 082635551X paperback DLC eng DLC CoBoFLC rda TxAuBib rda Miziker, Ron, 1941- Miziker's complete event planner's handbook : tips, terminology, and techniques for success / Ron Miziker. Complete event planner's handbook. University of New Mexico Press, 2015. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015. xv, 459 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Tips on using this book -- Thirty keys to a great event : Ron Miziker's best pieces of advice for event planners -- Terms and tips -- Tables and techniques -- Beverage guide -- Business affairs -- Centerpieces -- Exhibitions -- Flag protocol -- Food planning -- Helpful charts -- Invitations -- Linens -- Place settings and seating charts -- Press -- Room setup -- Theater presentations. "With decades of experience as a gala event planner, award-winning director and producer Ron Miziker presents the ultimate guide to planning and executing every special event in this one-of-a-kind guidebook. For professionals and beginners alike, it is designed to be a quick reference for ensuring that any exciting, educational, or entertaining event comes together on time and within budget. The book includes essential information about critical subjects, proven suggestions, and personal anecdotes to make your event memorable and successful. Whether your questions concern layout, techniques, terminology, protocol, quantities, or procedures, this book has the answers with quick-to-understand charts and diagrams that illustrate key information to make the event great--be it a sales meeting, wedding, awards dinner, community festival, concert, fund-raiser, cocktail party, grand opening, political rally, formal dinner, exhibition, press announcement, family celebration, or informal gathering at home"-- Provided by publisher. Special events Handbooks, manuals, etc Planning. Special events Handbooks, manuals, etc Management. Meetings Handbooks, manuals, etc Planning.