A big new social event is coming up. You are overwhelmed with the upsetting thought of how this new group of people will perceive you. Does your tone sound right? Do you play your part well? Do you say all the right things? Preoccupied with the way you present yourself, you don't even communicate with them truly.
The point of this exercise is to practice more of what you don't usually do and balance out the focus on internal and external events. If you are a person who pays more attention to the internal events, then you will practice observing the external events in the environment.
I am not sure that I did the checklist right. How can I know for sure that I am internally or externally oriented?
Though the they have their differences, internal and external events also share certain things in common. In particular, your process (as the corporate planner) will remain the same in many ways. For both types of events, you’ll need to:
We know you’ve been waiting with bated breath for this, and so, here it is. Are you ready?