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🎄✨ The countdown to Christmas is officially underway with just a month to go! As you start planning your holiday events, consider how our event tokens can enhance your festivities by providing a seamless cashless experience. Our versatile tokens are perfect for managing various aspects of your events, including: 🍽️ Food and Drinks – Simplify transactions at your food stalls and bars. 🎟️ Admissions – Streamline entry to your events and activities. 🛍️ Stalls and Shops – Make shopping easier for your guests with cashless payments. 🎢 Rides and Attractions – Facilitate smooth and secure access to rides and activities. Whether you’re hosting a school Christmas fair, a holiday market, or a corporate event, our tokens are designed to add convenience and a touch of festive cheer. They offer a practical solution for event organisers looking to improve the guest experience while maintaining control over transactions. Let’s make this festive season unforgettable! Reach out to us today to learn more about how our tokens can elevate your holiday events. #EventManagement #CashlessTransactions #HolidayEvents #FestiveSolutions #TokensFor

To launch The Christmas Holiday Challenge I shared a series celebrating the Small & Mighty. No.. 07 Shared the story of our town's Christmas Sugar Mouse Hunt. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️ If you missed this challenge, don't worry. I have a mini challenge that fits into any holiday: turning your vacation into an opportunity for life-changing English progress. Ask me for that link! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️ "In December participating shops hide either a white or pink sugar mouse in their window, for the children to find and mark a P or W on their form. Around 50 shops participate, and the prize winner receives a voucher for the toy shop  The Fun Junction – another gem. Like Gils, it has a touch of the Tardis about it when it comes to fitting in an impressive variety of stock. The marketing genius of the Sugar Mice Trail is the adults scanning the windows behind their offspring. Marketing is all about ‘stopping the scroll’ and making people really see your offer. (To this end, some sugar mice are extremely well concealed)." The Crieff Sugar Mouse Hunt also featured in our weekly newsletter: Talk of the Wee Town. Why not sign up for some real-life English practice delivered to your inbox? #crieff #perthshire #vistScotland #ScotlandisCalling

🎉 Wrapping Up the Term with Festive Cheer! 🎄📚 What a fantastic winter term it’s been! 🌟 Settling into our new school location has been a game-changer—we’ve created a vibrant hub for business and enterprise, complete with breakout spaces to support adaptive teaching. 🙌🏫 Our GCSE Economics students have hit the ground running, diving into the challenges of allocating resources equitably 🌍 and exploring real-world applications through exciting projects. 💡✨ AI has been a standout, with students creating podcasts 🎙️ to simplify complex ideas, making even the toughest topics engaging and accessible. 🚘 We’ve also analysed Jaguar’s bold strategic shift—examining their move to a high-price, low-volume model, their sleek new concept car, and how this repositioning is shaking up their market and alienating loyal customers. 💭To sharpen skills, we’ve embedded exam questions into “do now” activities—helping students, especially our economists, ace those tricky multiple-choice challenges. 📊✍️ And as we head into the festive season, here’s a top tip: Which? magazine crowned Waitrose mince pies the best this year. 🥧✨ Definitely a holiday treat worth trying! Here’s to a winter term full of growth, creativity, and innovation—and to a joyful Christmas and an exciting New Year ahead! 🎅🎁 What’s been your highlight of the term—or your festive must-have? Let us know below! 🎄👇

To launch The Christmas Holiday Challenge I shared a series celebrating the Small & Mighty. No.. 07 Shared the story of our town's Christmas Sugar Mouse Hunt. ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️ If you missed this challenge, don't worry. I have a mini challenge that fits into any holiday: turning your vacation into an opportunity for life-changing English progress. Ask me for that link! ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️❄️ ❄️ "In December participating shops hide either a white or pink sugar mouse in their window, for the children to find and mark a P or W on their form. Around 50 shops participate, and the prize winner receives a voucher for the toy shop  The Fun Junction – another gem. Like Gils, it has a touch of the Tardis about it when it comes to fitting in an impressive variety of stock. The marketing genius of the Sugar Mice Trail is the adults scanning the windows behind their offspring. Marketing is all about ‘stopping the scroll’ and making people really see your offer. (To this end, some sugar mice are extremely well concealed)." The Crieff Sugar Mouse Hunt also featured in our weekly newsletter: Talk of the Wee Town. Why not sign up for some real-life English practice delivered to your inbox? #crieff #perthshire #vistScotland #ScotlandisCalling

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🎈 If you are hosting for the new year, this post is a gentle reminder to focus on the important stuff and relax about the superficial. No one will remember that the napkins match the tablecloth. However, your guests will remember how you made them feel: - welcomed and free to be as they are. - seen and encouraged to embrace joy and fun without forcing them. - free to leave if they are not in the mood - that they are part of the celebrations 🫅 As a host, both personally and professionally, I have learned the power of a host to influence and inspire a gathering. I have seen and lived it many times when a great host's genuine joy and energy can shift an event's mood. But I also learned the limits of that power because we can't change someone else's mood if they are unwilling or unable to. A celebration is a co-creation of many individuals, not only relying on the host. 🤡 So, if you are the host or the guest tomorrow evening, remember that our energies and moods will shape and influence the celebrations. And canceling is okay if you are a guest and not in the mood. The host might not have that choice, and that is when excellent hosting skills come in handy. I shall talk more about it in the new year, as hosting is one of my favorite things to do, and I would like to help others who would like to host more often but find it hard to do it. Happy New Year! 📸 baking one last cake this year for tomorrow's celebrations. This time, I shall not be the host but a guest, which I look forward to.

With Labor Day weekend wrapping up, summer is coming to a close, and we're already looking towards the holidays and preparing for the end-of-year awards banquets and events. As you plan your ceremonies, galas, and dinners, one essential role to consider is the proffer. Having a proffer at your event ensures a seamless and polished presentation, making your gift and award presentations shine. While the role may seem straightforward, if not done properly, it can quickly detract from the event's overall impact. Stay tuned this month for proffer tips—it’s always in the details, isn’t it? 🌟 📸 Not sure what a proffer is? Check out the photo attached for a quick definition and stay tuned this month for tips. #EventPlanning #CeremonyEtiquette #HolidayPreparations #ProfferTips #AttentionToDetail www.ElevatingEtiquette.com

The fancy clothes are being ironed. The drinks cabinet is stocked. The fireworks are being planted. New Years is on the way! (For some of you it's here already). I'm sure you've got some nice plans for tonight, big or small. Do you have some nice plans for the 365 days to come? Would you like to wear those fancy clothes on some cool stages? Would you like those drinks being poured at one of your after-dinner speeches? Would you like your audiences with the same awe as those fireworks? After the festive fun, it's time to get down to business. And the sooner you start, the sooner you can reach those exciting destinations you are dreaming of. That's why, a week today, I am running the Amplify Your Speaking in 2025 online workshop. This workshop will kickstart your momentum heading into the rest of the year and get you as primed and ready for your big moment on stage as you are for your NYE festivities later today. In this workshop you are going to learn nine principles of mastery that will give you the scaffolding and roadmap to achieve your speaking targets this year. The bonus being that you can apply these principles to other targets you are working on this year too! You'll have the opportunity to discuss and mastermind your goals with other webinar attendees, helping you clarify your approach and getting support and feedback from a second set of ears. Use this week to set yourself up for the next 51 to follow. Put in the groundwork this month and you can savour the next 11. It all begins at this workshop. The session runs from 1830-2030 UK Time on Tuesday 7th January. It's free to attend. Just click the link in the comments to register and receive the Zoom Link. #publicspeaking #goals #newyears

And…that’s a wrap - 17 trade shows this year and the second season completed with Bidfood New Zealand 🎉 A common remark I hear is how lucky I am to travel around the country and see the sights as part of my job. 😅 While my view often includes the sky, show venues, and accommodations, I AM so fortunate to meet and be inspired by so many incredible people. 👥 The team I travel and work with: They put their 💯 into every part of the show, from unloading trucks and setting up stands to sharing their passion for our products. 👥 The amazing Bidfooders at every branch: so uniquely different, yet united by their passion for what they do. 👥 Our customers: Business owners, staff, and chefs across various regions, eager to explore new innovations and level up their craft. 👥 Our suppliers and partners: Working alongside us at the shows, supporting each other, and making even the tough days better. I’ve learned so much from sourcing stands and uniforms, organizing rosters, unloading and wrapping pallets, to even making coffee ☕️ Long days, catching up on emails at night, and sore muscles are all part of the journey. 👉BUT seeing our brands grow, encouraging people to try something new, and witnessing those “wow” moments make it all worth it. Adding value through conversations and solutions has been an incredibly rewarding experience. Now it’s time to rest and recharge, before a new season of growing and learning ahead! And next year, seeing more sights is definitely on my to-do list 😂✈️