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Happy Thanksgiving from Sight & Sound Events

It's the time of year when we're reminded to give thanks.
Instead of waiting until next year to be reminded,
Let's make every day one of thanksgiving;
After all, each day is a unique gift.

Thank you, our friends and associates,
For sharing, caring, and laughing with us through the ever speedy years.

May you and yours have a safe and memorable Thanksgiving.

- Patrick & Jodi Harris

Virtual Site Tours: When you can't be there

The hottest trend in selecting a location for your event is the VIRTUAL SITE INSPECTION or TOUR.  Many hotels and banquet facilites are using this tool to to give potential clients an idea of their property and meeting space without ever having to hop onto an airplane.  The virtual tour should never replace going to the property itself but it certainly can help you narrow down your list of potential venues to hold your event. 

A virtual tour can range from a 360-degree photo to video tours to 3-D.  The most common virtual tour you will find is the 360-degree image tour as they are easy to produce and view online.  These "panoramic" views allow you to tilt or pan through the environment you are looking at.  You can see if room pillars will interfere with views of a head table or dance floor.  It's good to see a tour where entertainment has been set up since the event you are planning will have entertainment.  You won't see people in any of these images since the productiong of creating the 360-degree tour has to be photo after photo second after second.  You would literally have to have people 'frozen' not moving for hours on end to get them into the shot. 

Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas has one the of the best virtual tours on the internet.  You'll find 3-D models of the facility.  You also might want to check out DESTINATION 360 for some more virtual tours.

Theme Party Great for Company Morale

 

Saturday, November 22, 2008 will be a date that employees of a large electric company in Las Vegas will LONG remember.  They'll be talking about the holiday party for sure this Monday too!  This party was unique in 2 ways.  The first thing to make the party unique that it was a "PRE-HOLIDAY" party.  Having the holiday party before the Christmas holiday's got everyone in the holiday spirit early.  Employees of this company will have more to enjoy the upcoming busy holiday weekends doing those last minute things we do before the holidays without having to take time from holiday shopping to go to the company party. 

The second thing to make this party unique was that it was a 70's theme party!  (See the photo above.)  90% of the 400 guests who arrived at this party were dressed in their 70's attire.  Everyone got such a kick out of seeing each other in their outfits it was so cool to see.  The owner of the company was also in the spirit getting dressed as 70's rock icon, Kiss', Gene Simmon's.  Of course CEO of Fun, Jodi Harris and the Party Patrol had the hits from the 70's playing along with a great mix of music for open dancing. 

Don't settle for the ordinary party, do something fun.  It will boost company morale for sure. 

Las Vegas NACE Honors Jodi Harris

Wednesday night, November 19th Jodi Harris, the 'CEO of FUN' was honored with the "Inspirational Member of the Year" Award by the Las Vegas Chapter of NACE (National Association of Catering Executives).  Jodi was choosen by the Las Vegas members for her passion, dedication & committment to the NACE organization.  In 2006 Jodi was awarded the National NACE 'Affiliate Member' of the Year. 

Jodi has been elected President of NACE Los Angeles for 2009.   

The 2008 Corporate Holiday Party: Emphasis on FUN

What will company parties be like this holiday season?  The year 2008 brings layoffs, budget cuts and even closures to a lot of businesses.  But there are many companies that are still planning holiday celebrations with the emphasis on FUN. 

Companies having a holiday party this year don't need the custom decor, ice sculptures, fancy sit-down dinners or a guest list of over 200.  What they do need is a jolt of FUN.  FUN can and will produce a good boost to company morale.  So where do you find the FUN.  You start with an experienced entertainment company who works with corporations as they know just how to create a fun evening of dancing combined with team building activities with plenty of give-ways.  Note, that it is not a job for one man or a single entertainer.  You need to find a team of at least 2 or 3 to coordinate the flow of the celebration, host games, contests and even participation dances to keep the flow going smoothly.  Sight & Sound Events is home to the CEO of FUN, Jodi Harris & her "Party Patrol" of event motivators.  (See this:  Download jodi_card_10.29.08.pdf)  Jodi and her team spend time getting to know about the business of the company they entertain for so that they can design the right program of FUN for that company. Jodi also believes in "visiting the business for an hour or two to see the employees in their working environment" to get an idea of what the employees are like.  These actions by the entertainer gives the entertainer a better perspective to have an overall successful FUN event.

Whether a company holiday party is a pot luck or at the office, the downfall of NOT having a company party could be bad business as it ZAPS the company morale.  Focus on the positive with the holiday party and cut back on the extravagance and do something FUN for everyone.  Create some memories.  You'll be surprised with the results.  So what are you doing for the holidays? 

Music Too Loud

Saturday night Sight & Sound Events entertained a corporate function.  What inspired me today to write this blog was that when it came time to open the doors for guests to arrive, the event planner said "CRANK IT".  Imagine a corporate first hour which consists of mingling and getting drinks and she said "crank it"?  Our DJ went into the standard Vintage Vegas selections and everyone loved it at a sound level where all could carry on a conversation.  When it was time for dinner our DJ selected a mixture of some smooth jazz (Dave Koz, Peter White, Eric Daris mixed with some hip Lounge music (Thievery Corporation) type of stuff.  Again, the DJ kept the sound at conversation level, but the event planner who stood right in front of the system felt it was too loud.  She never once spot checked the back of the room to make sure that the folks in the back were able to hear the music. 

So things to consider with the level of the music are:

1.  Always keep the cocktail and dinner hour music at conversational level.  Everyone should be able to hear the music no matter where they sit.  Your entertainer should do a spot check of the room to make sure that music can be heard at a decent level.

2.  Sit the senior citizens in the back of the room.  No matter how low the music level is THEY ALWAYS COMPLAIN.  The area closest to the entertainment will always be the loudest for them.

3.  The party should really kick in when you get to the OPEN DANCE segment of the party. That is when the music will get above conversation level.   Again make sure you do a spot check of the room so that all can hear.  

You will find that if the music is too loud a lot of your guests will leave for the evening.  The level of sound can make or break your event too.  What are your thoughts?  Share them with our guests. 

Vote Sight & Sound Events for Las Vegas Wedding Awards!

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