Have you seen our Reservation Portal?

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Here at the Rostie Group, we’re always looking to improve your experience. To that end, we have been working on something that is a long time coming.

A major updated to our reservation portal has made it better than ever before!

We have focused on eliminating the tiresome negotiation process of booking meeting rooms and streamlining the process to be as smooth as possible for our users.

As you can see below, the Rostie Group’s booking portal lets you see all of our available rooms as you book them.

If you’ve booked with us before, you can easily rebook meetings with a single click! This allows your layout, catering and other requests to remain the same as the last time you booked.

Whether you are using desktop, tablet or your phone we wanted you to have the best experience, so we redesigned the layout to be mobile ready no matter what screen you’re on.


If you are a new user, you’ll see how easy it is to view the catering menu and choose an option suited to your needs. Depending on the room size, you will also be able to view the meeting rooms various custom layouts and choose one that best fits your meeting requirements.

Delicious Catering

We understand that getting used to any new piece of software can be challenging. Not to worry, we will soon have an online tutorial added to our website to guide you through it and show just how easy it is!

Don’t forget- we don’t just offer Meeting Rooms! Check out our diversified Virtual Offices Packages and start your plan today.

What are you waiting for? Click here to go see the new Portal right now!

Conference Room Toronto

Why do you need a Conference room in Toronto?

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Do you host workshops, classes, or present plans to your accounts? If so, you definitely need a conference room in Toronto. Space in today’s Toronto real estate market is incredibly costly to maintain, and having a large space that you can hold conferences in is prohibitively costly, at least for most businesses.

When you visit a new city, you probably stay at a hotel, right? You don’t buy a new house, because you wouldn’t use it, and it’s quite frankly, a ridiculous idea. So why would you pay monthly rent for a space that gets used five or six days a month? It doesn’t make sense – that’s why you’d book a conference room with Toronto Meetings. We worry about all of the incidentals – internet, A/V, coffee, lunch – so you don’t have to.

We’ve been hosting conferences in Toronto since 1991 – we know what we’re doing, and all of our conference rooms are infinitely configurable; we can change layouts, A/V options, catering to however you want it set up. We provide the conference room in Toronto, yes, but it’s still your meeting, and we guarantee that your conference will proceed exactly as you need it to.

It makes fiscal sense, and because we’ve been doing this for so long, we’ve seen every special request imaginable, and we’ve managed to work with all of them. We know just how well your meeting can go, and we want to help your do it. It’s quite literally our job, so you’re in safe hands when you book your conference room in Toronto with us.

Like I mentioned earlier, you wouldn’t pay for a house you wouldn’t use, so why would you ever pay for internal conference room space? Trust the experts at Toronto meetings, and book with your Toronto Conference room with us today.

Coworking downtown in Toronto

Coworking Downtown in Toronto

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As coworking and shared office spaces become more and more popular, Downtown Toronto has become a hub for those seeking this work environment. There are several factors to consider when choosing to have your coworking office in Downtown Toronto.

Toronto is the fourth-largest city in Canada/U.S.

With Mexico City, New York City, and Los Angeles being the top three largest cities in North America, Toronto is often overlooked. Second only to Silicon Valley, Ontario is one of North America’s centres for information and communications technology. With this in mind, Toronto plays host to several of the big startups in the field of technology.

Large international Companies are interested in Toronto

Forbes ranked Canada ‘Best for business’ among G20 countries, and Toronto itself is one of the best ‘future-ready’ cities – which means it is a great place for innovative businesses and start-ups. Sidewalk Labs recently announced its joint venture with Waterfront Toronto to create a mixed-use community on Toronto’s Eastern Waterfront. Amazon has also recently expressed interest in creating it’s HQ2 here in Toronto. If being on the Fortune 500 list is one of your goals, Toronto plays host to several on their lists such as Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft and Wells Fargo.

Multicultural City

Toronto is a vibrant hub for expats, making it a vast multi-cultured city. This community that it creates affords Toronto with the ability to host several different business types, in a variety of fields, who have access to a global customer base.
Hollywood of the North
Toronto as a city is actually known as the Northern Hollywood with so many movies and shows being filmed here. Several Blockbuster movies and hit TV shows are shot in this city. Having a coworking desk in Downtown Toronto means that on your way to work, you may walk past the set of a movie or TV show being filmed.

Hiring Opportunities

With many top schools in Toronto, having a coworking desk in the downtown core would mean that you have access to some of the top graduates from the city.

‘Location, Location, Location’ is always key when choosing where your office will be. A Coworking Desk in Downtown Toronto affords you these perks and many more!

That’s why at Toronto Meetings, we don’t just provide the best spaces for meetings, but we also have Coworking desks available any time you need them! So join us today!

Training Room

The Training Room Difference

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Despite being largely made of the same space, there is a distinct difference between a meeting room, and a training room.

A meeting room can be fully equipped with all the tech necessary to run your meeting, (and our rooms here at Toronto Meetings certainly do) but to meet with your staff, you need the space, the seating and the table. Those are the essential ingredients.

For a training room, however, not only does that tech have to be there, but it also has to be state-of-the-art. Most commonly a training session will occur in a larger room, with several attendees. It may be difficult to broadcast your voice all the way to the end of the room, or they may have to see something on a larger screen that they are unable to on their smaller laptop, or mobile screens.

Additionally, being in a training room is more of an experience, rather than a service. A meeting may last only a few hours, but a training session can run all day, maybe even multiple days. The room has to be prepared for that. Your attendees have to be able to start the session and end it, potentially several days later, in comfort. Uncomfortable spaces will lead to poor knowledge retention. Definitely not the result you’re looking for.

When choosing a room for your next training session, make sure to pick a space that can accommodate all the attendees. You’ll also want to pick a layout that fits the room, and allows everyone a clear and unobstructed view of the head of the session. As well as of any screens and other visual aids used.

All of these details make for the training room “difference”. Not every gathering is the same, nor should it be treated the same. Which is why here at Toronto Meetings, we are flexible enough to provide rooms that match your needs.

So take a look at our available rooms, and book your training room today!

Downtown Toronto City Hall

Ever had a Meeting in Downtown Toronto?

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There are many important factors to consider when deciding the location for your next meeting. How accessible is it for everyone involved? What does the surrounding area look like? How well-known is the location? All are very important to consider, especially if you’re meeting with an important client. And that is precisely why Downtown Toronto is a great fit.

Accessible via Go Train, TTC, or even by driving, there are endless ways to get to the area. And accessibility is just the first part.

If someone in your meeting is coming from out-of-town, you’ll definitely want to take them to a few attractions, all easily accessible by transit, or on a good day, even walking there; Places like the St. Lawrence Market, The Royal Ontario Museum, The Ripley’s Aquarium, The Hockey Hall of Fame, The Air Canada Centre (which is about 2 minutes away from us on foot!), The Toronto Waterfront, The CN Tower,  and many more.

You’ll also have the distinction of holding your meeting in one of the largest business cities in the world. With that incredible pedigree just going in, no wonder Downtown Toronto is one of the best places to hold your meetings.

And that’s why we chose Downtown Toronto to build our Toronto Meetings centre.  With an internationally recognized Bay Street Address,  your clients and meeting attendees will know that you are serious about your business, and theirs. And being located in Toronto’s growing South Core, you’ll be steps away from transit, and easily within walking distance of all the amazing attractions Downtown Toronto has to offer.

So take a look at our available Meeting Rooms, pick the the size you need, and don’t forget to get catering!

 

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Toronto Meetings Waterfront

Make your Meeting the BEST with Toronto Meetings!

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Business Meetings are essential for the health and well being of any business, but are also a big investment in time and money. You have to pay your employees to sit in on those meetings, while they could be out there working hard and increasing profits. So if you’re going to invest your time and money in these meetings, you’ll want to make sure you have the BEST meeting.

But not all meetings are created equally. There is a large gap between your standard meeting,  and the BEST meeting. And you definitely want all your meetings to be great; to achieve their goals, to be worth their time, and to have all participants come away with a sense that something happened, and the meeting was helpful.

And the most important part of that meeting (other than ending it well, click here to see our last post about that) is the environment you have the meeting in.

At Toronto Meetings we have the BEST environment.

 

The BEST rooms.

The BEST food.

The BEST views.

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And all of this, just so that you can have the BEST Meetings.

So when you’re planning your next meeting, and are worried about the content, how to start and end your meeting, and the best way to keep it on schedule, you just let us worry about everything else.

From the set-up to the teardown, we will handle all the details that make your meeting, the BEST meeting.

Presentation

How To Make An Effective Presentation In The Meeting Room

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Whatever your philosophy is on making presentations in the Meeting Room there are some basic tenets that prevail. Here are Five critical points to observe when preparing a presentation.

  1. Research – Conduct the necessary research so that your presentation ideas are well adapted to your audience’s technical level and needs. Connect your presentation objective/message/idea to the interests of your audience. If possible, when preparing your presentation, gather info on the needs, age, educational background, language, and culture of the target audience. Even on the day of the presentation the audience’s body language will give cues that may require the you to adapt your presentation style.
  2. Compact – A good presentation should be focused and in iterative. There should be a preview, an ‘in-view’ (the actual presentation) and a review so that ‘the BIG idea’ of the presentation is communicated effectively.
  3. Engage – Use eye contact with your audience, face them squarely and smile. Your facial expression and posture will affect your tone of voice and the tone of the presentation. Avoid letting your voice trail off as you transition from slide to slide or segment to segment of your presentation.
  4. Rehearse – Practice the presentation to make sure it flows and to ensure you have allocated time for introductions, questions and answers. This is a good time to make sure that all tools and equipments are working well.
  5. Have Fun – Doable? Yes. Present in a way that communicates your passion for the topic. Energy and enthusiasm is contagious!! See?
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The May Scoop is Out!

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Enjoy this month’s Scoop and learn about exciting events happening around Toronto’s Waterfront. If you would like to advertise in our growing newsletter we are always happy to showcase local companies and community partners. For more information on advertising, email marketing@rostiegroup.com

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