Recommend Add-Ons Without Pushing Them

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Recommend Add-Ons Without Pushing Them

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35 min Intermediate Communication Communicate Better Need to Compare Options

Match sound, lighting, coverage, effects, and extra time to real event needs before sending a recommendation.

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Use this when

A client asks which add-ons are worth it, a venue creates production questions, or an event may need more coverage than the base package provides.

You'll need

  • Event overview
  • Venue details
  • Timeline and coverage needs
  • Client priorities
  • Base package
  • Available add-ons

You'll get

  • Every available add-on given a fit label and event-specific reason
  • Core coverage needs separated from atmosphere upgrades
  • Venue approvals and safety questions clearly marked
  • A recommendation limited to add-ons that solve a stated need
  • A client-ready message free of pressure language
  • Material unknowns turned into direct follow-up questions.

By the end of this playbook

You will have:

  • Every available add-on given a fit label and event-specific reason
  • Core coverage needs separated from atmosphere upgrades
  • Venue approvals and safety questions clearly marked
  • A recommendation limited to add-ons that solve a stated need
  • A client-ready message free of pressure language
  • Material unknowns turned into direct follow-up questions.

Sample

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Sample input

Event: 140-person wedding with an outdoor ceremony, covered cocktail patio, and indoor ballroom reception.
Priorities: Clear vows and speeches, warm lighting, energetic dancing, no nightclub look, and no aggressive upselling.
Base package: Two reception speakers, one wireless handheld microphone, a small dance-lighting bar, MC service, and five hours of reception coverage.
Options: Ceremony audio, cocktail speaker, subwoofer, second wireless microphone, 12 uplights, cold sparks, and overtime.
Unknowns: Venue policy for cold sparks, outdoor power access, ballroom dimensions, and whether both speech givers will speak together.

Sample assembled prompt

EVENT NEEDS MAP Ceremony vows: Separate...
Outdoor power and weather protection still...
Cocktail hour: A separate speaker is...
Speeches: A second microphone is useful...
Otherwise, the included handheld may be...
Dancing: A subwoofer is useful for...
ADD-ON FIT Ceremony audio - Essential.
It solves a package gap at...
Cocktail speaker - Verify First.
Its value depends on equipment placement...
Subwoofer - Useful.
It supports dance-floor impact, but room...
Second microphone - Optional.
Worth adding for paired speeches, backup...
Uplighting - Optional.
It supports the requested warm look...
Cold sparks - Skip For Now.
They don't match the understated...
Overtime - Consider If.
Keep it available as a pre-priced...
CLIENT MESSAGE Based on what matters...
I would also keep a subwoofer...
The uplighting is truly optional.
It could add the warm look...
I would skip cold sparks for...
I have two quick venue questions...
Once those are answered, I can...

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