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March 3, 2021

2.3: Event updates, jazz hands & a surprise guest!

Today we update y'all with reaction to the press release from TAMU football as well some information from SEC on COVID protocols. We also venture into the music festival world with Chicago's Riot Fest that is still on the books for September! It is all fun and games until we…

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Feb. 23, 2021

2.2: University Updates & Investigative Journalism?

On Episode 2, find out what is happening with University events and listen to TJ & Sarah chat about virtual events, snacks, and who gets to decide what is "best" for "top" lists. SARAH & TJ CHAT ABOUT 00:00-23:53 University event updates! 23:54-31:25 Opinions on Best platform articles 31:26-38:59 Engaging…

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Feb. 3, 2021

2.1: Building status update, How the first 2 weeks of classes are going, Any stand outs? , WPC Pros

SEASON 2 EPISODE 1 SUMMARY Episode 1 of Season 2 of Coffee Talk!! I was going to tell a joke, but my kid said it was dumb...so Happy Wednesday! Today we are giving updates on the APCC facility, how the first two weeks of classes are going, the HBOMAX show,…

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Dec. 23, 2020

10: Jazz Hands! First VIRTUAL GUEST.

Today we review the year, the upcoming year, and have our FIRST Virtual guest!! Yay! - Event terms have been compartmentalized... Virtual Experience is the new Virtual Event! Speaking of Virtual Experiences... Our expectations are pretty high.. Food delivery companies are partnering with the event industry to provide catering options…

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Dec. 9, 2020

9: Half the town doesn't even know what goes on here.

Welcome our guest, Rachael, who is a member of the Bush School Ambassador's Council! What is that you ask? What do they do?1 Who are they really? Ms. Rachael is here to answer all these questions!! Just kidding Take 2 after story corner... Scowcroft? Who's that? What are all these…

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Nov. 18, 2020

8: Event Design. Squirrel. Shiny stuff.

Let me start by apologizing for the hot mess express over here! *Insert cone of shame* In today's episode we discuss EVENT DESIGN and what is going on with interactive museums and some out of the box thinking that we have come across when it comes to shopping, gatherings, weddings,…

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Oct. 30, 2020

"From Party Planning to TP" - MH: Coffee Talk Live! Halloween Edition

First 19 minutes - pre show 19:30 - Live show begins! Welcome to our first live show! Special guest Former Student/Lifetime Ag from Class of...we still don't know even after this episode. Todays topics include: How are classes going? Do you still like us? What's your favorite toilet paper? Are…

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Oct. 21, 2020

6: What's a squirrel got to do with events?

Welcome back! Today it’s all about sports! What are some of these major/national leagues doing?! We will discuss the “bubble” and what all it entails. Is this something we can do for large scale events? Does anyone else have the budget? Disclaimer: Don’t be daft, we understand HIPPA. I lied,…

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Oct. 14, 2020

5: I can’t even with this catering.

It’s October.. So as we channel our inner creeper...Let’s play a game: Be on the lookout and count the #blondemoments.. and guess which words we are trying to vocalize! - “QUALITY OF LIFE” SARAH…geez - Today’s topics include the burnout resulting from the oversaturation of virtual events we have been…

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Oct. 8, 2020

Anneberg Presidential Conference Center Live Stream

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Oct. 5, 2020

4: Event Industry terminology - Face to Face, Hybrid, Virtual, Digital, Hub & Spoke

Confused about all the terminology being used in the Event Industry these days? ((Me too)). Today we are discussing, actually Sarah is educating, I, TJ, am just here to clarify amongst my confusing... "we" are discussing the different types of events happening and new things on the horizon! All these…

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Sept. 10, 2020

3 Part 2: Hear a Professors point of view on in person and virtual teaching!

Welcome back my lovelies!! Special guest appearance part 2!!!! o.O We are ELATED to have this special guest join us today! Can you see it on our faces? We get the point of view on virtual teaching from a beloved Professor.. Covering everything from virtual learners, kilts, AV fairies, and…

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Sept. 10, 2020

3 Part 1: How Classes are Going From The Student Point of View

Welcome y'all! First guest appearance on our show today!!! We are super excited to welcome our wonderful Marketing Intern to our show. (She is AMAZING, no poaching. Free agent Spring 2021) How are things going from the student perspective? What does the future hold for graduates? She brought a post-it,…

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Aug. 27, 2020

Happy National Student Employment Week

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Aug. 26, 2020

2: The First Week of Classes at the APCC, Catering, and Virtual Networking

Aren’t y'all excited?! We are pretty excited (ignore the tremendous amounts of sighs, it’s cloaked excitement!) Today’s topics consist of surviving the first week of classes in the Annenberg, catering, virtual networking and much more! Did we really survive? I am still struggling with this. It has been the LONGEST…

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Aug. 19, 2020

1: What is going on at the APCC, the CDC, and the Event’s Industry

Welcome to our first ever Coffee Talk. ((By first I mean the first uploaded, quite a few blooper reels)) I am Tj an Event’s Coordinator at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, joining me always is Sarah, the Director of the Facility. Episode #1 we will talk about what in the…

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