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What Skills Do You Need to Be a Successful Event Planner?

January 30, 2019Event PlanningBy The Alleen Company
Event planners on laptop.

Anyone who has never had the experience of putting together an event might assume that it’s easy enough. As long as you have a venue and a guest list it’s no big deal, right? Wrong. A professional event planner has a lot more to do than just booking rooms and sending invitations. Event planning is a complicated process with a lot to get right, and a good event planner needs to have the right skills and qualities. What are they? You can find out in today’s blog from The Alleen Company.

Being a People Person

Having people skills is crucial to being an event planner. Event planners have to deal with a lot of people, often under a lot of pressure. The sheer variety of personality types and situations that an event planner will deal with means it’s essential that they’re easy to get along with and good at reading others. Misjudging or miscommunicating can be disastrous when it comes to putting together an event.

Natural Knack for Organization

On an individual level, an event planner also needs to have a natural gift for organization. Being scatterbrained or disorganized makes for a pretty unsuccessful event management professional. Things will be forgotten or missed and your events will suffer as a result. While there are plenty of apps and event management services out there to help, you still need to be able to focus and get work done.

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Flexibility and Willingness to Adapt

Being organized doesn’t mean being rigid. For some people who like to keep things streamlined, it can be hard to adapt to someone else’s way of doing things. This is another problem when it comes to event planning. You need to be able to balance being organized with being able to turn on a dime should something unexpected happen. An event planner needs to be able to think on their feet and be open to change.

Passion for Seeing Results

The best part of being an event planner is seeing an event come together successfully. As stressful as it might be to plan, organize, and manage the big day, the payoff is always gratifying. This is especially true when it comes to seeing positive responses to your event planning expertise in reviews and feedback. The desire to see things through and get that reward is something every event planner should have.

Related Post: Event Planning for a Successful Fundraiser

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Putting together an event — from small birthday parties to large corporate conferences — requires a lot of work. For professional help from an experienced team, contact The Alleen Company today. Browse the full range of event management services available from The Alleen Company.

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