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LinkedIn Learning

Event Planning Foundations

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Turn your passion for event planning into a career. Learn the techniques professional event planners use to select venues, plan budgets, manage the schedule, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Understanding Your Audience
  • What makes a successful event?
2. Creating and Managing an Events Budget
  • How much should all of this cost?
  • Negotiating budget
3. Selecting a Venue
  • Location, location, location
  • In-house resources for easy planning
  • Tips for doing great research
4. Food and Beverage
  • Planning a menu
5. Technology
  • Power and internet
  • Lighting and sound
  • On-site support
  • Avoid a technology meltdown
6. Gifts
  • Personalize with a great gift
7. Transportation
  • Ground transportation
8. Timelines
  • Two-week countdown
9. The Day of the Event
  • The production schedule
  • Event planner's challenge
  • Event planner's solution
10. Post-event
  • Essential follow up
Conclusion
  • Wrapping up

Taught by

Valerie Berry

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