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Make No Mistake
If mistakes are the bridge between inexperience and wisdom, then exhibitors are some of the wisest people out there. Show off your hard-earned insight by finding 10 egregious exhibiting errors in the illustration above. By Charles Pappas
Mistakes to find:
1. Insufficient lighting
2. Harsh lighting
3. Staffers nodding off
4. Staff members texting or playing games on their phone
5. Lack of storage space
6. Cluttered booth
7. Staff patrolling the booth's perimeter
8. A 10-by-10 with a table directly blocking the entrance
9. Signage that's too small (the sign itself or the font size)
10. Blank side wall(s) on a booth
1. Insufficient lighting
2. Harsh lighting
3. Staffers nodding off
4. Staff members texting or playing games on their phone
5. Lack of storage space
6. Cluttered booth
7. Staff patrolling the booth's perimeter
8. A 10-by-10 with a table directly blocking the entrance
9. Signage that's too small (the sign itself or the font size)
10. Blank side wall(s) on a booth
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