| The Certified Meeting Planner
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| | questions again and ask yourself: how
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| certification is a classification created
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| | could this question be re-worded to make
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| by the Convention Industry Council to
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| | a new question on the same topic. Keep
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| distinguish meeting planners who have
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| | these "re-worked" questions in mind as
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| demonstrated their knowledge of special
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| | you continue to study as typically test
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| event planning via successful completion
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| | creators will re-use the same idea to
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| of a special CMP examination. Aside from
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| | create many different questions.
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| the recognition, achievement and wide
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| | Buddy-Up
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| acceptance of the certification in the
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| | Study groups are an excellent way to
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| industry, many CMPs use their
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| | increase your retention of the facts you
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| certification as a bargaining chip or
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| | need to know for the CMP exam. Keep in
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| competitive advantage when applying for
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| | the mind the following, though: we
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| jobs or attempting to win new client
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| | remember an average of only 5% of what we
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| business. Successful completion of the
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| | hear, but we remember 50% of what we
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| examination is not a walk in the park,
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| | discuss, and 90% of what we teach to
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| but with a few study tips you can be well
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| | others. This means that merely "sitting
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| on your way to becoming a Certified
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| | in" on a discussion session will do you
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| Meeting Planner.
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| | less good than reading the text on the
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| Write to Remember
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| | subject. But if you are able to discuss
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| On average, we remember 5% of what we
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| | the material with others, or even teach
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| hear in a lecture, 10% of what we read,
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| | the material to the group you will retain
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| but 30% of what we write. Take notes on
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| | far more than you would listening or
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| all the reading you do and prep-classes
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| | reading.
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| you take before the test, put the main
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| | The modern model for adult study groups
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| points on a stack of notecards, take the
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| | is based on studies of adult-education
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| cards everywhere you go and review them
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| | and centers around a cooperative learning
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| whenever you have downtime. These simple
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| | environment. Informal study groups can
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| steps will increase your retention rate
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| | have a similar structure without the need
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| 3-6 times and will give you something to
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| | for a dedicated instructor or leader. At
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| do when you have a few minutes to spare
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| | the end of each study group session,
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| in an airport or waiting room.
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| | break up the next meeting's topic into
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| Practice Makes Perfect
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| | sub-topics and make each person or pair
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| Once you have mastered some of the basic
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| | of people responsible for learning the
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| CMP principals and read through one or
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| | material in that section and teaching it
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| two study books make use of practice
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| | to the group (maybe answering
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| exams included in your study materials.
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| | prep-questions at the end of a chapter?).
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| The average retention rate for something
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| | This will allow everyone the benefit of
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| you have actually performed is 75%. Make
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| | not only reading and writing the material
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| use of practice tests to help sharpen
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| | (10% and 30% average retention), they can
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| your focus on important topics. Once
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| | also teach and discuss the material (90%
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| you've finished a practice exam and
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| | and 50%).
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| graded yourself, run through the
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