SMU Presentation 2.21
Transcript: Event Planning "Who do you think you are?" "Who do you think you are?" Jar of Hearts, Christina Perri, 2011 20+ years of event planning Titles included membership, marketing, program, development, park and recreation, community relations, but never event planner. Summer Camp & Boundary Water Trips Summer Camp & Boundary Water Trips Sports programs & camps Sports programs & camps Fundraisers & "Friend"-raisers Fundraisers & "Friend"-raisers Corporate Conferences & Seminars Corporate Conferences & Seminars "It's enough to drive you crazy..." "It's enough to drive you crazy if you let it." 9 to 5, Dolly Parton, 1980 ORGANIZATION Find task lists and USE THEM Find task lists and USE THEM Trello Trello Gantt Charts Gantt Charts Map-It Template Map-It Template Map Event Flow Map Event Flow Triple Check EVERYTHING Triple Check EVERYTHING Communication "Sorry, I cannot hear you, I'm kinda busy" Telephone, Lady Gaga, 2009 "Sorry, I cannot hear you..." Event Discovery Event Discovery Documentation Documentation "Tell me what you want..." "Tell me what you want, what you really, really want" Wannabe, Spice Girls, 1996 Know your audience "I hope you had the time of your life" "I hope you had the time of your life" Good Riddance, Green Day, 1997 The power of a well-executed event 1 hour = priceless "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" I still haven't found what I'm looking for, U2, 1987 Nicole Schossow not1dress@gmail.com Find me on LinkedIn