CMP - Certified Meeting Professional, Exam
Questions and Answers Updated 2025 | 100% Correct
Stakeholder - ANSWER -All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as
the sponsors, attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan - ANSWER -Long range plan of action for a compan...
CMP - Certified Meeting Professional, Exam
Questions and Answers Updated 2025 | 100% Correct
Stakeholder - ANSWER -All individuals who are invested in a project or event such as
the sponsors, attendees, vendors, media and others.
Strategic plan - ANSWER -Long range plan of action for a company or organization.
Educational programming committee - ANSWER -A group of voluntary committee
members with vested interests in program content who are commonly used to establish
direction for educational programs offered at association meetings.
Focus group - ANSWER -Method of doing research using a small group led by a
facilitator.
Kiosk - ANSWER -1) Free-standing pavilion or light structure, often inside a facility,
where printed or electronic information is available. 2) A small enclosure for ticket sales,
information, etc.
Program design - ANSWER -Structure of event program elements to achieve specific
goals and objectives.
Sampling - ANSWER -1) A research method based upon selecting a portion of a
population for study. 2) Paperwork and fees paid to a building by exhibitors for the right
to serve food product.
Survey - ANSWER -Solicitation of opinions regarding services; questionnaire.
Audience reaction team - ANSWER -4 or 5 participants query the main speaker from
the stage with questions from the audience and follow up questions.
Buzz session - ANSWER -Method to increase audience participation by dividing all
participants in discussion groups each of which reports the group's findings and
opinions during a following plenary session.
Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) - ANSWER -CSP. Accredited designation
offered by the National Speakers Association. This designation is earned for extensive,
documented speaking experience and client satisfaction.
Colloquium - ANSWER -An informal meeting for the purpose of discussion; usually of
an academic or research nature and in order to ascertain areas of mutual interest
through exchange of ideas. Conducted as and when convenient, but with little regularity.
Debate - ANSWER -A discussion which takes place within a meeting, a public or
private sitting or in one of the various types of assembly or meeting.
Fishbowl - ANSWER -An interchange between an inner circle debating an issue and an
outer circle of observers. Individuals occasionally move from one circle to the other.
Interview - ANSWER -The presenter is questioned by a moderator on behalf of the
audience.
National Speakers Association (NSA) - ANSWER -National Speakers Association. A
member of the Convention Industry Council.
Seminar - ANSWER -1) Lecture and dialogue allowing participants to share
experiences in a particular field under the guidance of an expert discussion leader. 2) A
meeting or series of meetings of from 10 to 50 specialists who have different specific
skills but have a specific common interest and come together for training or learning
purposes. The work schedule of a seminar has the specific object of enriching the skills
of the participants.
Speakers bureau - ANSWER -An organization who locates and books speakers
according to my specifications and budget.
Symposium - ANSWER -A meeting of a number of experts in a particular field, at which
papers are presented and discussed by specialists on particular subjects with a view to
making recommendations concerning the problems under discussion.
Workshop - ANSWER -1) Meeting of several persons for intensive discussion. The
workshop concept has been developed to compensate for diverging views in a
particular discipline or on a particular subject. 2) Informal and public session of free
discussion organized to take place between formal plenary sessions or commissions of
a congress or of a conference, either on a subject chosen by the participants
themselves or else on a special problem suggested by the organizers. 3) Training
session in which participants, often through exercises, develop skills and knowledge in
a given field.
Accreditation - ANSWER -Official authorization or approval; to provide with credentials;
to send (an envoy) with letters of authorization; to recognize or vouch for as conforming
with a standard; to recognize a college as maintaining academic standards; to consider
or recognize as outstanding; approval given by various trade associations to a travel
agency allowing the sale of tickets and other accommodations.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) - ANSWER -The
organization who provides accrediation for Continuing Medical Education (CME).
, American Bar Association (ABA) - ANSWER -The organization who administers
Continuing Legal Education and Mandatory Continuing Legal Education courses (CLE
and MCLE).
Certification - ANSWER -Program and process by which a participant completes
proscribed training and passes an assessment.
Continuing education - ANSWER -Structured educational and training experiences for
personal or professional development.
Continuing Education Unit (CEU) - ANSWER -CEU. Requirement of many professional
groups by which members must certify participation in formal educational programs
designed to maintain their level of ability beyond their original certification date. CEUs
are non-academic credit. One CEU is awarded for each 10 contact hours in an
accredited program.
Certified Association Executive (CAE) - ANSWER -Certified Association Executive.
Certificate in Meeting Management (CMM) - ANSWER -Certificate in Meeting
Management.
Certified Meeting Professional (CMP) - ANSWER -1) Certified Meeting Professional. 2)
Complete Meeting Package at conference centers; includes lodging, all food and
beverage, support services, including audio visual equipment, room rental, etc.
Certified Professional Catering Executive (CPCE) - ANSWER -Certified Professional
Catering Executive. A certification program offered by the National Association of
Catering Executives (NACE).
Certified Special Event Professional (CSEP) - ANSWER -Certified Special Event
Professional; an earned designation from the International Special Events Society
(ISES).
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) - ANSWER -Continuning education requirements for
legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar Association (ABA).
Continuing Medical Education (CME) - ANSWER -Organizations offering this type of
continuing education credits are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME).
Internatinoal Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) - ANSWER -
International Association for Continuing Education and Training.
Lecture - ANSWER -Informative and instructional speech.
, Lifelong learning - ANSWER -An ongoing process in which an individual actively seeks
to understand and contribute to change.
Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) - ANSWER -Mandatory continuning
education requirements for legal professionals are adminstered by the American Bar
Association (ABA).
Needs assessment - ANSWER -A needs assessment is an essential setp in ensuring
that educational offerings are relevant to attendees. The results of post-event
evaluations can be as valuable as a needs assessment.
Break-even point - ANSWER -The point at which revenues are equal to expenses.
Cash flow - ANSWER -The transfer of monies into and out of an enterprise.
Fixed costs - ANSWER -The day-to-day cost of doing business that is pre-committed,
such as salaries, insurance, lease expenses, utilities, etc.
Incremental budgeting - ANSWER -Building an event budet by analyzing both the
projected and actual figures from the previous year's budget.
Indirect costs - ANSWER -Also called overhead or administrative costs, these are
expenses not directly related to the event. They can include salaries, rent, and building
and equipment maintenance.
Variable costs - ANSWER -Expenses that vary based upon various factors, such as the
number of attendees .
Zero-based budgeting - ANSWER -Building an event budget on estimates of potential
income and likely expenses because there is no financial history from prior events
available to use.
Accrual accounting - ANSWER -1) An accounting method that enters income and
expenses into the books at the time of contract versus when payment is received or
expenses incurred (cash accounting). 2) A system in which revenue and expenses are
accounted for as soon as they are committed.
Advance deposit - ANSWER -Amount of money paid to secure a room, facility or
service in advance.
Audiovisual - ANSWER -A/V. Equipment, materials, and teaching aids used in sound
and visual presentations, such as television monitors, video, sound equipment, etc.
Balance sheet - ANSWER -A statement that indicates overall financial status by
subtracting expenses from income.
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