If you search “Event Planning” in Google, you get
flooded with links to hundreds of party planners and extravagant wedding
photos. For the past year, I was given the opportunity to intern as a Public
Relations intern for an office that puts on some of Philadelphia’s largest
events, none of which entailed a wedding or your typical club-party. From
Marathons to Mayor’s ceremonies to the largest free concert in America, I had
the opportunity to work on a variety of events that taught me so much more
about event planning than I could ever learn in a Google search. Here are just
some of the things I learned:
Stay Calm Under Pressure
As much as you wish they would, the reality of
events is that they never go on without
at least one unanticipated bump in the road. Whether that means having to come
up with an alternative solution, being thrown into a task you did not
anticipate having to do or feeling completely lost, I have learned that the
best thing to do is to stay calm. Staying calm helps others around you stay
calm too, it makes it easier for you to come up with solutions and it shows
that you can handle just about anything that gets asked of you.
Stay Organized
More often than not, an event won’t be taking
place right next door to your office, meaning that running back to get something
you forgot is not always an option. By staying organized, not only can you
ensure that you have everything that you need, but it also makes things easier
to find when you’re in the heat of the moment while working the event itself.
Be Prepared To Work Long Hours
Working
in events for the first time, I never anticipated just how much work and just
how many hours go into planning for and working an event. Whether it is
pre-event planning in the office or early call-times, be prepared to devote a
lot of time to an event. The plus side is, that though you may be working long
and strenuous hours, there is no better feeling than watching your event come
alive before your eyes and waking up the next morning (after your first full
night of sleep in a while) and feeling extremely accomplished.
Keep these tips in mind, and you'll be on your way to event planning success!
This guest blog post was written by PRowl staff member Rute Barkai.
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