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​#ChallengeAccepted: Stop Saying Yes to Everything

​“Can you just…?”

​Four words that can turn a well-scoped project into a whole lot more work.

​Scope creep is one of the biggest challenges for independent event professionals and it doesn't always arrive as one big request. Sometimes it's an extra meeting here, a supplier to chase there, a last-minute change that “shouldn't take long”… until suddenly you're doing far more than you agreed to, for the same fee.

​In this #ChallengeAccepted session, we'll look at how to recognise scope creep before it gets out of hand, set better boundaries with clients and confidently push back when the work starts creeping beyond the original brief.

​We'll get practical about what to include in your scope, how to handle those extra requests, when to charge more and what to say when you need to draw the line.

​What you'll learn

• ​How to spot scope creep before it becomes a problem

• ​How to create clearer scopes and expectations from the start

• ​What to say when a client asks for “just one more thing”

• ​When an extra request should mean an extra fee

• ​How to handle scope changes without damaging the client relationship

• ​How to set boundaries without feeling like you're being difficult

• ​How to stop yourself from automatically saying yes

​Who this is for

• ​Freelance event professionals and consultants

• ​Event professionals running a business or working independently

• ​Solopreneurs and small business owners Anyone who regularly manages projects or clients

• ​Anyone who has ever found themselves doing more work than they agreed to

• ​Anyone who struggles to say “that's outside the scope”

​The challenge? Learn to spot the creep and get comfortable saying “that's extra.”

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