Creative Media Debut

Doug Ryan Consulting's Creative Media Team debuts next week at the Florida Junior Community College Student Government Association's (FJCCSGA) Annual State Conference. The debut will feature: Video, Audio, Lighting, Print and Still Photography. Shortly after the conference that ends on Feb. 13th, a portfolio of our work will be available on www.dougryanconsulting.com

For more information about FJCCSGA and it's State Conference visit fjccsgaevents.org

Welcome, Florida Association of the Centers for Independent Living

Doug Ryan Consulting is pleased to welcome the Florida Association of the Centers for Independent Living (FACIL) to our family. We will plan a conference for June of 2010 for FACIL, and look forward to working with them.

You can find out more information about FACILS work on their website at http://www.floridacils.org/

A New Year Starts With New Additions

Doug Ryan Consulting started 2010 with a new team member, our first fleet vehicle, and a new unit.

Joan Nobile joined DRC after finishing the fall college term as its first intern. Joan completed a highly successful internship with DRC that showed that she brought considerable skill and professionalism to the team. Joan is currently serving as a Creative Media Designer.

As 2010 began it was time to acquire our first fleet vehicle, we now transport all of our event gear in our Dodge Cargo Van. While it is undecided whether graphics will be added to the vehicle, you can bet that we are speeding by you on the way to another successful event. Particularly if your in the North Florida area.

2010 has also had some reformation of our team, our new Production Unit has started work on Video and Audio production for the 2010 Florida Junior Community College Student Government Association State Conference. The results of their work will also appear shortly after the conference on fjccsgaevents.org and dougryanconsulting.com . Our Production Unit is focus on bring cutting edge technology to your event for an affordable price. Visit our website and contact us about this new product.

The Production Unit consist of:

Tahsin Nabid-Executive Producer

Gil Nunez- Audio/ Lighting Design

Joan Nobile- Creative Media Design

We should be better at posting to our blog, but we are very focused on our clients events. We'll try better.

Doug Ryan Consulting hopes your New Year has started successful.

Big Announcement!

Doug Ryan Consulting is happy to announce the release of a new product.

The Leadership Project unites colleagues from an wide variety of backgrounds that will host the best leadership training opportunities for student and corporate groups. The group will host conferences starting with a collegiate conference on Sept. 11th-13th, 2009 in Tampa FL.

The Leadership Project has great ambitions and a clear message. The global economy is changing and everyone needs to look into their future and identify the training they will need to compete.

For more information on The Leadership Project please visit www.studentleadershipproject.com and join our Facebook Group .

New Product Release Coming Soon

Doug Ryan Consulting is pleased to be near the release of a new product. In the coming weeks, DRC will announce this new product via its website and Facebook page. Stay tuned...

You can join the DRC Facebook Page at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Tallahassee-FL/Doug-Ryan-Consulting/68332642816?ref=nf

Doug Ryan Consulting Adds the LLC Label

Doug Ryan Consulting (DRC) is now Doug Ryan Consulting LLC.

On Sept. 1st 2008, DRC filed papers with the State of Florida to become a Limited Liability Company. Other than protecting itself, nothing much else will change. DRC will continue to provide first class event consulting at affordable prices.

Doug Ryan Consulting was found in Febuary 2007 in St. Petersburg, FL, and since has provided first class conference and event services to it's clients.

Why Did We Meet?

A meeting is defined as

"In organizations, meetings are an important vehicle for human communication. They are so common and pervasive in organizations, however, that many take them for granted and forget that, unless properly planned and executed, meetings can be a terrible waste of precious resources."

This a great quote that says quite a bit about how to host a meeting.

First, meetings must a clearly defined goal. This goal should be stated in an agenda and distributed long enough before a meeting so that the participants can properly prepare to accomplish the task at hand.

Second, spend time considering the scheduling of meeting. Not only when it will be held, but how much time should be spent on consider each item on the agenda. People hate wasting time, nothing waste time like a poorly planned and scheduled meeting.

Insider Tip

Put an allotment of time next too each item on your agenda, it will help you stay on task and accomplish your goals.

While you might think this is a short post, consider how important each of these two steps are and how much they can improve your meetings.