The Essentials of Event Planning
Your boss just tasked you with planning a year-end celebration for 250 employees. Where do you begin?
Event planning can feel overwhelming, but with the right approach you can turn chaos into a seamless, successful experience. Whether you’re organizing an internal meeting, a team-building retreat or a large-scale conference, this course gives you the tools and confidence to manage events of any size.
In just two hours, you’ll learn the five areas of event management, build a step-by-step checklist and explore how to use AI and technology to simplify the planning process. From budgeting and vendor contracts to communication and evaluation, you’ll be prepared to deliver well-run, memorable events.
Course Outcomes
- Create and follow a start-to-finish event checklist
- Budget effectively and handle last-minute changes
- Anticipate and manage event-day challenges
- Leverage AI to streamline planning and promotion
- Collect and analyze event data to improve future planning
Course Agenda
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The Essentials of Event Planning
Your boss just tasked you with planning a year-end celebration for 250 employees. Where do you begin?
Event planning can feel overwhelming, but with the right approach you can turn chaos into a seamless, successful experience. Whether you’re organizing an internal meeting, a team-building retreat or a large-scale conference, this course gives you the tools and confidence to manage events of any size.
In just two hours, you’ll learn the five areas of event management, build a step-by-step checklist and explore how to use AI and technology to simplify the planning process. From budgeting and vendor contracts to communication and evaluation, you’ll be prepared to deliver well-run, memorable events.
Session 1: Foundations of Event Planning
- Understand the five areas of event management and how to use them to plan any event
- Identify and prepare for potential event-related contingencies
- Use planning stages as a roadmap from concept to wrap-up
- Apply a multipoint checklist to guide event execution
Session 2: Use AI and Technology for Smart Event Planning
Discuss how to automate event-related project and task management
Explore tools that centralize communication for internal and external event staff
Use AI to create invites, reminders and promotional materials
Collect feedback with surveys and analytics tools