Refreshments

You could offer morning coffee when they arrive to sign in, and after presentations and questions – if you’re feeling expansive but not expensive – a choice of house wine or soft drinks with a fairly simple but well-prepared and presented buffet lunch. Don’t forget possible vegetarians. And even if you are feeling expensive, don’t overdo the hospitality with a three-course lunch accompanied by vintage claret, brandy and port. Not many will really appreciate it, and it could be teatime before you’ve got rid of the last of the stragglers.