Five mistakes to avoid when planning a Conference in Leicester

1. Poor attendee count
When inviting people to your conference in Leicester ensure that you get an extra 10% above your capacity limit to confirm their attendance. It is a fact that up to 30% of people who say they are attending an event do not turn up, even if they pay. Therefore it is important that you over book your Leicester conference in order to ensure a good number actually show up.

2. Poor food
A huge mistake many people make when planning a conference is providing poor food. It is a fact that your attendees will be looking forward to being fed and if the food available is not to a good standard it will dampen the mood of the whole conference, as no one likes to be hungry. As with a tummy full of food they will have a boost of energy and therefore interest in what you are saying.
You may choose a sit down meal if the Leicester conference is formal, or perhaps a buffet option is more appropriate if you are trying to create a more relaxed atmosphere.

3. Poor content
No one wants to attend a conference, in Leicester or anywhere else, where you feel like falling asleep after half an hour. Therefore, no matter how dull your information is, apply different and exciting methods to express it to your audience. By jazzing up the presentation of your information you will entice your attendees to actually pay attention and not switch off.
Aim to spread out the dullest information and inject episodes of audience involvement to get the most out of your attendees. These injections of interaction can include group brainstorming, something that causes them to get out of their seats or a kind of competition.

4. Poor venue
Although you may have a very tight budget for you conference in Leicester, do not make the mistake of booking a dirty and run down venue. If anything it should be the venue that costs the most.

5. Poor host
Another major mistake made by many people is utilising someone rather dull to present at the conference. Therefore, even if the information you are trying to project is very interesting it will not come across this way and any interest the audience had will be diminished.
However, arranging someone full of energy, excitable and confident will create a very different atmosphere and encourage your attendees to take on board what is being said and get involved with any audience interaction.