Advance your management career in 2021
Event management professionals take full chops during their careers. The line of career tests your stamina, stress tolerance, ingenuity, and patience. All the event professionals have collective experience and knowledge about the associations and global markets. Even then, it takes good communication skills, creativity, and networking to succeed.
Every event we attend is different and had needed a unique approach to be a successful one. You need to be versatile, creative, and flexible to be good at event management. You don’t have to go by the rule book as the objectives of each event are not set in stone. The real skill is learning, adapting, and changing to make an event successful and better than ever before.
10 Ways To Improve Your Event Management Skills
To stand out as a successful event planner, you have to follow some ways religiously, such as:
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Have concrete goals
Work with your manager or the client to come up with clearly-defined objectives. Be specific about each detail. How many judges would you attend? How many people would be working at the valet parking area? Each goal branch objectives and tons of questions. Make sure you can handle the specifics. Also, use numbers or figures to strategize whenever you can.
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Devise a plan right then
The sooner you coordinate and confirm the specifics of the event, the better for you. You would have more time to make bookings in advance. Moreover, you can stay one step ahead and take advantage of early-bird discounts while booking a venue.
Even though you don’t know the number of guests and participants for the event, you reach out to suppliers and vendors early. This way, you save time and money.
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Negotiate the vendor prices
Vendors understand that every event is unique. That is why they offer different prices. Before taking a vendor’s quote, think of the amount you’re willing to pay and try to negotiate with the vendor on that price. But make sure to keep your amount 5% to 10% less than the vendor’s estimate.
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Do your networking magic
Keep in contact with the vendors and suppliers you loved working with. Event management is all about expanding your network.
Keep the volunteers and your employees in the loop too. This way, you’d be building effective staff and mobilizing your network simultaneously.
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Embrace change
Embrace new technology and be adoptive towards new event management apps and tools. However, make sure you have a person who has deep knowledge about the technology you are using in the event.
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Schedule a rehearsal
High school award ceremonies and high-stake performances deserve a rehearsal. Rehearse the whole event with volunteers, presenters, and the staff. Test the new technology and make sure to make changes if anything seems out of the ordinary.
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Prioritize the participants
Focus on your event management duties before the event but don’t forget to cater to participants on the day of the event. Interact with them and try to accumulate real-time feedback.
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Never stop learning
Schedule debriefing sessions after every event to learn from your mistakes and criticize your staff in a healthy way.
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Follow-up for constructive feedback
Don’t leave the vendors, your staff, and the participants hanging after an event. Send everyone an email and try to collect actionable advice.
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Change to advance in your career
Review all the constructive feedback you have been sent and try to move towards positivity. If you seem like changing your management style do it and try to eliminate the common issues that the vendors, the participants, and the staff had faced.
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Final Thoughts
You can outgrow to become a successful event manager if you learn and practice your work through willingness and determination.