Event Managers

Feb 7, 2011

Event managers should always have these ten basic event management skills:

1. Listens carefully to the client and fully understands their needs/the brief

2. Event management experience - the client should be able to “sleep at night” in the knowledge that their function/ event will be successfully and professionally delivered on time and to budget!

3. Industry expertise and contacts - the client has vested their trust and confidence on the basis that the event manager has all the answers or can get the right answers!

4. Works within budget! - agree on the budget and work within this budget

5. Organisation skills - this goes without saying!

6. Time management - naturally! Planning, re-planning and scheduling to time

7. Passion - the passion to want not only to do the job and with a big smile and enthusiasm, but also to add value with creativity and excitement!

8. People skills - with client, client’s guests, staff and suppliers!

9. Communication - listening, sharing of ideas and articulating clearly

This article was written by Ian Fraser of Hospitality Solutions Ltd Ian Fraser has worked in corporate hospitality and event management for over sixteen years. In this time, he has organised over 800 functions and events and project directed some very large hospitality projects/ events. In recent years, he has also been approached by organisations to assist them in a consultancy role.	Hospitality Solutions Services event project management corporate hospitality event management NZ and International hospitality consultancy
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