Occasionally The Fire PIO will reach into his old hydrant bags of tricks to make life easier in various situations for my fellow PIO’s.
Here’s one that has allowed me for many years to breeze through a buff show or conference exhibition hall while my colleagues are stuck in heavy floor traffic.
- Get to the show when it opens.
- Join the massive crowd gathered to get in the second the doors open.
- When the gates swing open head left not right! The natural tendency is for a crowd to head to the right.
So when the huddled masses head right and you head left it should be clear sailing for most of your journey. Eventually you will hit the crew that went right, head on, but by that time the crowd should be manageable since many visitors stop at booths, change their initial path etc.
Anyone else have “wily” conference or show tips?
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