This is a Three Days Course on Leadership Skills, Project Management, Budgeting, Venue Selection, Planning and Other Skills Required to Run an Excellent Event...

Training Course Description

“Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and at the right time and for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not within everybody's power and is not easy”
Aristotle

The event industry is growing rapidly. Today we have more events to attend than ever before. Art galleries, music tours, cultural festivals, sports of all kinds, corporate events, product launches, conferences, exhibitions and so on. The list is endless. This growth has led to a competitive market where each an event is competing for our attention against other events and activities.

This competition has put pressure on event organisers to simultaneously produce more elaborate events while cutting the admission and running costs. This requires a systematic event management process while constantly thinking of creative ideas that can make your event stands out from the competition.

The course is suitable for those who are new to the field or those who have some event management experience, but look forward to a more structured training.

In this highly practical course participants will learn:

Managing Events
• What is an event?
• What is involved in managing an event?
• What is a life cycle of an event and what does this mean for an event manager?
Define Your Objectives
• What should you consider before making any plans?
• How to systematically screen various ideas for your event?
• How to filter out ideas based on what you want to get out of your event?

Planning and Budgeting
• What is a budget?
• How to use Work Breakdown Structures for planning?
• What is Work Package and what should be included in it?
• What is an ideal budgeting process?
• What parameters should you consider to budget an event?
• How to carry out a cost-benefit analysis?
• What is an ideal contingency plan?
• How to avoid common budgeting mistakes?

Timing and Risk Management
• How to use a Gantt chart to plan the preparation of your event as well as the event itself?
• How to carry out a Critical Path Analysis to identify risky parts of your schedule?
• How to create a Risk Analysis Sheet?

Venue
• How to choose an ideal venue?
• What issue are important I regard with catering?
• How to choose an ideal seating layout?

Strategic Planning
• How to carry out a feasibility study on various operational ideas?
• What is an Event Manual and what should it include?
• What should you include in your event program?
• How to benefit from storyboarding to streamline the event preparation process?
• What is involved in the shutdown process?

Promoting the Event
• How to make your event competitively attractive?
• What is involved in pre-event publicity?
• What is involved in at-event publicity?
• What is involved in post-event publicity?
 

Delegates will learn ...

By the end of this course the delegates will be able to:
• Understand event planning process and what is involved to make a successful event
• Identify the objectives of your event and screen ideas to select the best options
• Systematically plan for an event using Work Breakdown Structures, Work Packages and budgeting
• Schedule event preparation activities using Gantt charts and risk management analysis tools
• Choose your ideal venue using a trade-off analysis based on critical generic and specific parameters
• Minimise risks, carry out a feasibility study, use strategic planning and modern storyboarding to maximise the success of your event
• Use various marketing and publicity techniques to promote your event before, during and after the experience..
 

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Some of the previous participants had this to say;

I want to thank you and your Dolphins group. If anyone is wondering if they should attend this.. Let me tell you; the knowledge .... It's worth the price you pay for! I look forward to having you mentor me and continuously learning from you. Salwa Badru – City Engineering Work Limited

The training has been an eye opening experience; it has equipped me with knowledge and skills to conduct events beautifully and professionally – Diana Shuma, Advocacy / Communications Officer – Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung

Events management is a very interesting career if you have the most important basics of planning an event. Never take for granted any point while planning for events. This was such an insightful course in the right direction – Elizabeth Kariuki, Office administrator – De Ruiter East Africa

This course was excellent and relevant to my career in Events Management, very captivating. I felt it was value for money – Lucy Njagi, Corporate Affairs Officer – National Oil Corporation.

The course is very insightful and I am very greatful that I was part of this experience. It helps ha the trainers have hands on experience and we spoke about real life situations. I thank Dolphins Group for such a wonderful experience and their hard-earned knowledge – Charity Gitonga, Assistant Manager Marketing – Naivas Limited

The trainers are very engaging, the course is worth taking and its really helpful in our everyday lives as event managers.Amazing program - Esther Ndungu, Communication Officer – APA Insurance