Comments on: Strange speaking venues, part 1

By: DM

DM — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:51:22 +0000

I am very lucky to work with a very creative events planner. He has managed to book presentations in some *very* exciting and unusual places, including in a series of IMAX theaters and at a tiger exhibit at major zoo. We have also presented at some excellent music school theaters and smaller, older, venues. Outstanding experiences, all of them!

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:21:50 +0000

Ok – That’s not only a crazy venue, it’s a disaster story too! Poisonous snakes? How do you prepare for that? Bring anti-venom?

Thanks for this! Made my day.

By: Steve Arrowood

Steve Arrowood — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 04:50:32 +0000

Middle of the Bali rain forest at a spa called Begawan Giri. Really nice place, except that it was in the middle of a rain forest, so it had some unusual dynamics.

While I was training this group of customer service professionals, there were monkey and exotic bird sounds right outside the window, but the real action happened after lunch when a snake slithered through the doorway and everyone jumped up onto their chairs. “Very poisonous”, said one man.

A gardener was called, who proceeded to chase it into a closet of the room and hack it to pieces with a machete.

Awesome.