The Turner Agency

WORK CHRISTMAS PARTY TIPS: TOO MUCH MULLED WINE AND MINCE PIES!

Louise Turner — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:06:01 +0000

We’ve pulled together a few tips from the TTA on how to survive the festive event season! Come back every day for more tips, jokes and festive cheer! First up is work Christmas party tips!

Louise T: When dressed up for that Christmas party with your LBD and new shoes, always scratch the bottom of your shoes with a knife to stop you slipping all over the floor… (but don’t tell anyone incase you’re slipping around the floor for other reasons!!)

Mark T: Milk thistle is my saviour, lots of booze and mince pies can equal sore head and tummy. Milk thistle helps my liver recover for the next event!

John: Don’t get drunk at the Christmas party and tell the boss what’s wrong with him and the company! No matter how drunk he may seem, he won’t forget: that’s why he’s the boss!!

25 days of TTA Christmas!

Louise Turner — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 11:33:38 +0000

Here at TTA we are celebrating Christmas with gifts from our Directors!! Every day of the festive season someone in the team gets to reveal what’s in their red envelope they randomly selected of the advent calendar!
Liz and Jane kicked us off on the 1st:

Liz:
The excitement has been building in the TTA office as the 25 days of Christmas has been approaching and finally the 1st December has arrived. It was my pick along with Jane Farrell to open the first window of the TTA advent calendar and I won £100 cash! Although it should go into the Christmas present pot, I think it would be only fair to treat myself at Heathrow before flying out to San Antonio on Saturday for a congress!

Jane:
So December 1st is finally here and after watching my teenagers greedily devour the first chocolate in their advent calendar, I skipped into work knowing that I would be opening the first window (along with Liz) of our TTA 25 Days of Christmas celebration. As the tension mounted and Liz revealed her awesome present, I quickly followed suit ripping open the envelope to find……….an invitation to a fab day at Ascot Races next summer with champers, afternoon tea and box viewing. How lucky am I? The big question to ponder over the next seven months is who I should take as my guest, but no doubt it will be the hubby who will probably eat, drink and win more than me, but hey hoe life’s never perfect!

PT’s MOVEMBER

Louise Turner — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:01:02 +0000

We are proud to show off Paul Turner’s Movember efforts… please visit http://uk.movember.com/mospace/2572054/ to check out his mo, mock his hillbilly handlebars and even leave a donation if you’re feeling generous!!

National Stress Awareness Day

Louise Turner — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 08:45:57 +0000

In anticipation of National Stress Awareness Day I thought I’d investigate the level of our own stress awareness here at TTA Towers. Whilst we often use the word ‘stress’ to describe how we may feel in the run up to a large complex event, it has become apparent we are actually talking about pressure. Stress is officially defined as “the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed upon them”. Coming under pressure is normal and some pressure may be good for us but substantial levels of “stress” clearly aren’t.
I decided to conduct a little poll of TTA staff to find out how they manage the pressures caused by their job or personal life, to prevent these pressures causing stress. The two most common responses were lists and exercise…
For our regular TTA gym bunnies they really need their time to work out. Aimee says “making time for yoga, zumba, running or even going for walk takes me away from everything but me and my sweat. I find it key to make time for a work out particularly when I am under pressure at work- it helps clear my head and aids better quality sleep so I am better able to cope if more pressures come my way!”
Viki explains that lists are her secret tools to happiness! “It’s all about lists. I would be lost without them. I even keep a pad and pen next to my bed in case I wake up in the night. I feel much more in control with a list and staying in control is the key to coping with pressures for me.” Viki will need those lists even more as she has just got engaged- big congratulations!
Feel free to add any tips for relieving pressure you may have by commenting on the blog below?

For more information about stress please take a look at the following links…

www.mind.org.uk/
www.isma.org.uk/national-stress-awareness-day/

Viki Butt!!

Louise Turner — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:52:39 +0000

Viki Butt is soon to be Viki Neaves. Adam popped the question on Saturday, on a lovely walk in the countryside! Viki is very excited and looking to tie the knot in Spring 2013.

Thoughts on African ‘culture shock’….

Louise Turner — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:46:09 +0000

I returned yesterday from Southern Africa on a FAM trip blown away by both Zambia and South Africa. With just four days on the ground I was a little apprehensive how such a long haul destination could provide a 5/6 night incentive program. It seems that Africa is really geared up for this market and everything from the overnight flights and short transfer times, make this a real possibility for groups.

Having travelled Africa many times personally and with work, it became clear that Zambia and South Africa are set apart from their neighbouring states in terms of organisation, safety and logistics. Our program, as FAM trips tend to be left little time for delays and was run to military precision- something that would present many challenges in other areas of Africa.

Our trip encompassed visits to local business and development projects. On visiting a township I was geared up to encounter this ‘culture shock’ we so often hear about and see on television. What I experienced was quite different. Women who earned a living clearing beaches, had set up their own business utilising the ‘junk’ they remove from the pristine beaches of Cape Town. Barbara and her team of 12 women make an array of products childrens toys, mirrors, picture frames, to name but a few. Starting in just 2008, Barbara now attends trade shows in Melbourne and Paris, and her team are busy fulfilling orders on the back of these. Barbara has become a figure head of her local community and brings children into her home to share her craft skills so that they in turn can earn a living. This was the ‘culture shock’ I experienced. I was not prepared to meet such entrepreneurial women, and walked away truly inspired.

Our trip was seamlessly organised by Green Route, a local operating agent based in Cape Town…

New Website Launch and News

Louise Turner — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:30:00 +0000

Here at TTA towers we are super excited to launch our new website and begin our journey to the world of blogging!

We are new to blogging and have decided to do it our way- we are not journalists and all our entries are written by the TTA team. We will shout about events, travel, news at TTA and lots of other bits, both silly and serious!

To kick us off we’d like to share some TTA staff news:

The Turner family welcomed a new addition on 23^rd September when Mark Turner married Kelly Turl. The wedding took place in Cambridge and guests were wowed by some incredible musical performances throughout the day. Keep an eye out for these acts at your events soon!!
Beccy is proud to be the youngest winner of Ladies Club Championship at Farnham Golf Club. Aimee raised lots of pennies for The Prince’s Trust cycling from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle.
Our newest member of staff Katie (Gilder) joined TTA at the end of July. Fresh from university Katie is a super asset and we can’t imagine what it was like before her!
Another sparkly new member of staff, Rosie received her degree results and is proudly boasting a 1^st class degree in Event Management. Big congratulations to Rosie for all her hard work.
Its been a baby boom here at TTA, Katherine gave birth to Will this year and we are looking forward to her return to work at the end of this month.
More baby news, Rhonda is expecting her first baby in December!
Gina gave birth to the gorgeous Ava on 16^th June 2011.
Katie (Caldwell) had the very cute and very big Rory on 29^th August. Weighing a massive 9lbs 12 oz, Rory takes the crown of TTA’s biggest baby so far… we’ll soon have him lifting boxes round the office!!

We’ve really enjoyed making the website so we hope you enjoy it too. If you have any feedback we are all ears at TTA so please feel free to comment on our blogs!