I’m sure you have been at events where you thought: “Wow! Whoever organised this did an amazing job”. For years I have been teaching future event planners how to organise and plan events. In the past some sceptics argued that event management courses were Mickey Mouse degrees. But an industry that is worth £40bn to the UK economy and employs 30,000 people needs good event planners.

1. what makes a great
event planner?
by Jarno Stegeman
The Event Tutor
eventtutor.com

2. Event planners are not only project managers. They
are hard working go-getters who make it look so easy.
And that’s when people realise that being an event
planner is an actual job. So, what makes a good event
planner?

3. The UK event industry
contributes
£40 billion
to the
UK economy
employs
30,000 people
time to educate
future
event planners

4. event planners
plan,
produce,
& organise,
amazing
experiences
bring
creative
concepts
to life
carry
responsibility
for the
well-being
of their
visitors

5. what qualities make a
great event planner?

6. passionate
Truly believe in
what you want to
achieve with your
event. Organise the
events that you
love. What drives
you to organise
events?

7. organised
Plan your event carefully!
Look at the details and
the bigger picture at the
same time.
Proper planning will
make you think twice
about the decisions you
make.

8. cool
You are able to pick up
the pieces.
You have a plan
but what happens if it doesn’t
work out the way you had
hoped?
Prepare for eventualities.

9. strong
You do not have to be
an ***hole in order to be a
good event planner.
But you do need to be able
to speak your mind.
You made a plan remember?
That plan represents a
vision
of what your event should
look like.

10. compassionate
You are working in the service industry.
People make long hours.
People make mistakes.
Sometimes it is best to keep your
thoughts to yourself, put up a brave
smile and soldier on.
It’s a small world so you might end
up working together again
in the future.
Stay professional at all times.

11. versatile
You need to be able to
work on different things at
the same time. At smaller
events this probably means
you are involved in everything.
This starts with the planning
process and finishes with the
post-production of your event.
At larger events you still need
to be able to multitask and,
more than anything,
you need to be able to
delegate.

12. a great colleagueYou cannot organise an event all by
yourself. You need help at one point.
Are you able to work with others?
Are you able to put your trust in
someone else?
At smaller events you should be the
person that is able to walk around and
solve any issues. Your team is doing the
jobs you have given them.
At larger events you should be the
person that has an overview of what is
happening at your event.

13. Overall you
need to stay
calm, process
everything
quickly, collect
your thoughts
and….
get on with it!

14. The Event Tutor
online workshops in
event planning

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