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Episode 252 – What To Know Before The Show – pt 3
Episode 252 Show Notes for John Fraser Interview
Have you ever hosted a live event before? I know I have. The details you must manage can sometimes be overwhelming. Especially on the day of the event. My background, when I first went into ministry, I was working with a nationally recognized music ministry. I met Dr. Vernard Johnson at an event I sponsored. He was so impressed with the attention to detail I had given to almost every aspect of my very first event – he hired me two years later to be his National Concert Coordinator. From day one – and for the next two years, we did 68 concerts in 68 cities…48 of them in one year. Everything passed through my hands, from the time he said, “Book me Richmond, Virginia until he took the stage – I managed every aspect of the concert. From booking flights and hotels, to book the arenas or convention centers to who was his warm up groups and how long each had the stage…but the most important aspect out of all of that, was the sound crew. There were instances where the sound was absolutely, I won’t say horrible, but the sound checks were long and drawn out. It seemed like they could not get their act together. I remember a couple of times after the event, I’m back stage and he pulled me aside and told me – “never hire them again.” I said all of that because I have also hosted my own events. I’ve had to manage every detail – and again, the most important component of the event was the Audio Visual’s that we use today. Sometimes they were not working right; other times they did not work at all – and there was always a stress element involved when you were setting things up…basically hoping and praying – and WISHING that it works right during the event. Well, my guest today is here to give you – and ME – some tips on how to host a stress free event, well maybe not completely stress free – but at least you will not have to worry as much about the audio visual aspect of the event. John Fraser is here to give us some tips and guidance on how to prepare for these events – whether you are hosting them yourself or helping someone else prepare for their event. John is the founder and CEO of ZEN AV Services and an online entrepreneur with the website John can teach you how to design your event or workshop as an optimal learning environment; he can show you the right audio, visual and lighting gear you can use for the budget you have; he can show you simple techniques for setting up you audio, visual and lighting for you do handle yourself or to share with your staff; he can teach you the logistics to run your event efficiently and professionally; he has staff training so you can create a highly effective workshop team. He has templates – and checklists – and tools that will make your life easier with your workshop and he can show some tricks and tips and techniques that are used by multi-million dollar workshop companies. John is going to talk with us today about how we can create a true connection and a sense of community with our audience…folks help me welcome to the program JOHN FRASER! You also want us to understand “Why we say” what we say and how we say it…what do you mean “Why we say” what we say…? When you combine all of these things…we should end up with a great program, rigtht? How can we go about putting all of this together ourselves? Don’t we need a team? How can we go about hiring a team that is knowledgeable without knowing them first? What questions can we ask when narrowing down the list of options? Tell us about your training program? Cost, how to sign up etc. If someone wanted to get in touch with you, how can they do that? Any books or programs that you would like our audience to buy or share with us? Contact John Fraser via email at whattosaybeforetheshow@gmail.com What to Know Before The Show – Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/whattoknowbeforetheshow Face Book: John E Fraser: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002170980769&fref=hovercard&hc_location=none The post Episode 252 – What To Know Before The Show – pt 3 appeared first on Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast.
“What to know before the show.”
