How Meetings Need to Change : Stephen Cook
How Meetings Need to Change: Lorandus CEO Stephen Cook The CEO of this Canadian-based company with many clients in the US believes the pandemic will leave a lasting impact on the business that he believes creates opportunities for boutique motivational event and engagement companies such as Lorandus. He outlines six ways Covid will affect the […]
Confessions of a Meeting Planner: Melanie Zegers
Confessions of a Meeting Planner Five things I would share about POST-Covid hotel contracts. We sat down with our Program Designer extraordinaire, Melanie Zegers. We asked Melanie to share the FIVE best contract behaviours to work towards, POST-Covid. Leave no ambiguity behind when it comes to defining ‘force majeure’ and detailed postponement terms.Ask […]
Team Ornaments
One of my favourite things about the holidays is that each and every one of us celebrates them in our own way. In previous years, there’s been some hot debate at the Lorandus office as to when it’s appropriate to start the Christmas music. We have some die-hard team members that will insist November 1st […]
Meet The Team: MJ Bailey
MJ has worked with Lorandus Meetings & Communications for almost 6 years in the Project Management department. Starting her career off as an Assistant in Registration and now as a Manager, heading up several large-scale projects each year. We asked MJ a few questions about her job, her travels, and her experiences along the way. […]
Confessions of a Presenter Coach
With the switch to virtual meetings this year, we’ve all learned a thing or two about the do’s and don’ts of online meetings. Since most of our meetings, both internal and external, have switched to a virtual format, many of us are beginning to feel more comfortable with those daily or weekly Zoom calls and […]
Holiday Parties During COVID
It is safe to say that Holiday staff parties will look a little different this year. While we all continue to do our part by staying home and avoiding large gatherings, many companies might be asking how they can still celebrate the holiday season and spread some festive cheer on what has certainly been an […]
Let’s Go Local – Muskoka, Ontario
While I’ve lived in Ontario my entire life, I have to admit that my time spent up North has been lacking. As a company full of eager travellers, COVID-19 has put a serious halt on our usually busy travel season, and reduced our company travel from abundant, to near zero. In an effort to spark […]
Let’s Go Local – Collingwood, Ontario
Exploring the Blue Mountains A short drive from most of Central Ontario, the quaint Blue Mountain village and surrounding area offers an amazing range of outdoor activities, gastronomy, shopping, and some great accommodations. Blue Mountain Village is designed with a matching architectural aesthetic throughout and is solely a pedestrian village – the largest of […]