{"id":10,"date":"2026-10-03T00:08:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T12:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/planning-a-corporate-event-a-simple-timeline\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T00:08:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T00:08:06","slug":"planning-a-corporate-event-a-simple-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/planning-a-corporate-event-a-simple-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning a corporate event: a simple timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A conference, a team day or a client dinner runs smoothly when the big decisions are made early and the details are checked late. This timeline works for most events of 20 to 200 guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three to six months before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write a short brief: the purpose of the event, the number of guests, the budget and the ideal dates.<\/li>\n\n<li>Shortlist venues and book viewings. Check rooms, daylight, Wi-Fi, screens, sound and parking.<\/li>\n\n<li>Hold your date with the venue and confirm what the price includes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two to three months before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agree the agenda and book any speakers or facilitators.<\/li>\n\n<li>Choose the room layout for each part of the day: theatre for talks, cabaret for workshops, round tables for dinner.<\/li>\n\n<li>Pick the catering with the venue\u2019s caterer and collect dietary needs and allergies from guests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four weeks before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send the final invitation with the address, parking details and timings.<\/li>\n\n<li>Share presentations with the venue to test them on their screen.<\/li>\n\n<li>Confirm accessibility needs and any special requests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The week before<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Send final numbers and the running order to the venue.<\/li>\n\n<li>Prepare name badges, signs and a printed copy of the agenda.<\/li>\n\n<li>Agree one contact person at the venue and one in your team for the day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the day and after<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arrive early for a run-through with the venue team, test the microphones and the slides, and keep the agenda on time. Afterwards, send a thank-you to guests with any slides or photos, and ask for feedback while the day is still fresh.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the brief to the thank-you email: a step-by-step timeline for a team day, conference or client dinner at an event venue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":28,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/block.ltheme.com\/lt-venuly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}