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Exam (elaborations) Unit 4 - Managing an Event
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Skills audit of an events manger- Jack CollinsSkills Required What Skills Do You Currently Have – Fully Justify Why You Have What Areas of Each Skills
Explain fully These Skills Need Development
Organizational Skills The current skills that I have now are that I had I think I have the skills I think since The main thing that I would need to
already planned events that were quite organized. For everything was set up on time, so improve is to make sure that I set up
example, I helped to plan a staff party for my dad and everything went according to plan essentials like decorations .That
his friends and there were very good reviews because like for example everyone knew would be a big concern because an
people got the invitations on time and I was able to about it and that everyone had a event must be good looking and
book a good venue for the event. Also, I would have good time. This is Important because nicely decorated otherwise it will look
regular meetings with my dad and different people if I threw a party that wasn’t fun awful like reading for example and
involved with the party where we would discuss then people wouldn’t want to go to this would help me to be a good
whether if we are meeting our targets for the event it, which is quite useful skills to event’s organizer. This is important as
and if we are not meeting our target then we would events management. Also, I never this would help me to attract many
discuss what our group can do in order to meet our leave anything to the last minute as customers, which would help me for
target for the event to run smoothly and on time, it is quite easy to screw things up if my event to be successful and this
which is due to organizational skills. you leave tasks to do in the last would help to improve my
second, which is good as this would organizational skills.
help to contribute towards the
success of the event.This is because
the event will be able to run
smoothly as you known that you
completed every task for you event
instead of leaving it then forgetting
it, which allows for the event to be
enjoyable, which will help for the
event to achieve it’s purpose.
Problem Solving Skills If something un expected happens which can be very For that I helped my dad with the Sometimes I always can’t solve
bad for an event in the business so it’s very crucial speakers suddenly stopped working. unexpected problems which are my
that you have a backup plan so you don’t disappoint At first the atmosphere was quite downfall. What I can do to improve
the audience for example if the speakers will stop poor and boring, and people was this is plan so that I won’t have any
working , it’s crucial that you have back up speakers about to lead, but luckily, I had back unexpected plans, which will help me
extra speakers or the atmosphere of an event will be up speaker which made the to be an effective event’s organizer
quite boring. This is good as this allows for the event atmosphere quite lively again, this is and will help to make sure that the
to be continued and for the audience to still be good features to be a good event’s event can be successful. What I can
entertained during the event, which is very crucial for organizer. This is because for do to improve on my problem solving
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, Skills audit of an events manger- Jack Collins
the event to be successful. anything important that I organize I skills is that if there is a situation
make a contingency plan so that way where I cant solve a problem I can get
I will be able to take in to account to advice from someone who is good at
any un expected events in the future, solving problems or a group of people
which is known as backup plans. This so that I would be able to have
is good for me as this will allow for different opinions so that I will be able
the event to continue and for it to to solve a variety of problems.
still be successful, instead of the
event ending up in chaos because I
didn’t take in to account of
unexpected events.
Time Management Time is very crucial when it comes to events, this is I am very organized when it comes to The only problem I would give myself
Skills because if you leave everything to the last minute time management because I is that I need to create a checklist of
then you can be put under a lot of pressure which normally never leave things to the the things that I need for the event
means that you will likely to forget to do things in the last minute, which is good because because sometimes you can forget
event, so the event might not be good. I personally for the event I wasn’t under much some essentials you need for an event
think that I have good time management skills. Also, I pressure which was good for my and I think this will help me to be an
do think I have good time management skills as all the event as everything was in order, effective event’s organizer.
assignments that I hand in for work is on time or I which is a good feature for an
hand it in before the due date so that way I wouldn’t event’s organizer. For example,
have a big workload. This is good as this would help when I have an assignment deadline
me for all my tasks to be efficient and effective. for my coursework I make sure I do it
before the deadline by managing my
time that way my coursework will be
able to be effective towards the
teachers.
Negotiation Skills- I have good negotiation skills, this is because I am There was a time I was trying to Is that I make myself tougher with my
good at making deals /compromises. This is due to the make money out of chocolate bars, negotiation skills because I’m still
fact I have good people skills which can be useful to for example I was selling 1 bar for making a profit but it’s not much and
make deals happen because every time I make a deal 50p each and I was buying 4 for a it requires a lot of work so I think I
people get something good in return and I get pound, so I was making 1 pound should raise the prices. Although it
something out of it.This will be quite useful for the profit for each .Then someone could lower the demand, but I could
event as ill be able to make good deals so that the wanted to buy wanted to buy 100 of promote it so that I can make the
event will be able to be successful and this is good as me for a good deal so I sold it for £40 demand equal. Although, it is still
this will help me for the event to run efficiently as I will and I made a £15 profit. important to be tougher because if
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