This is a short presentation I did for DIT Event Soc at their first meeting of AY 14/15. The people were lovely and clearly looking forward to a career in the events industry.

1. Hi!
I’m Mark.
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2. Co-Founder & Senior Partner
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3. We do a lot of different things
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4. Event professional
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5. Spectator Safety Management
Event student
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NVQ Level 4, City & Guilds
Temporary Demountable Structures
Emergency Planning College, UK
Crowd Risk Analysis
eResponse Training & Prof. Dr. G. Keith Still
MSc Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis
Manchester Metropolitan University

6. My advice to you
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7. Don’t just tick the box
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8. Volunteer. . . BUT. . .
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9. Make sure there’s value in it for you
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10. Plan your experience development
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11. Try new things
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12. Abandon your comfort zone
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13. Engage
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14. Have a good CV
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15. Spell things properly
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16. Stand out
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17. Aim high
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18. Aim high, I said
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19. Team up with good people
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20. Personal blog
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21. Our free mailer
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22. bit.ly/cuckoosignup
Sign up
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23. You don’t ask, you don’t get
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24. Mark Breen
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E: mark@cuckoo.ie
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25. bit.ly/cuckoosignup
Sign up
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