UNC School of Government

Confessions of an Event Planner

I have a story to share, and it's a confession.  A revealing and embarrassing moment I had one day while running an event that I managed to weave together ever so delicately.  It was very unexpected, yet done out of necessity!  Then I want to hear from you about your event confession.  No story is too small!  You can either leave your story in the comments or email me at eventssimplifieddr@gmail.com.  You can also choose to remain anonymous.  I promise I won't judge! 

Food Selection and Audience

I've been running a program here at the School of Government this week for new lawyers called Defender Trial School.  We have 20 public defenders and 10 private lawyers that do appointed work honing their trial skills through plenary sessions and small workshop groups.  Yesterday, they had an opportunity to practice voir dire, which is the term for interviewing potential jurors.  We rounded up about 24 people to be mock jurors for the program and provided them a breakfast, but we learned a little something about our jurors yesterday when it comes to food.