What are skills needed for event planning business

[Ebutech]

Event planning is a booming business now. But you need to have the right skills like Communication skills, a Basic Understanding of Events.Problemsolving, Multitasking. What other skills are needed.

I think they have some agencies running trainings as regards to becoming a skillful event planning expert, then you also need to develop your listening skills, because you will often be working with people's opinions or specifications.

 

[cherry123]

I think they have some agencies running trainings as regards to becoming a skillful event planning expert, then you also need to develop your listening skills, because you will often be working with people's opinions or specifications.

I agree with yiu you listening skills is very important you would be able to give the customer what they wanted if you listen well.

 

[rubesh]

1. Excellent organizational skills

2. Communication skills

3. Negotiation skills

4. Marketing skill

5. Financial skills

6. Creativity

7. Problem-solving skills

8. Time management skills

 

[freelancermaria]

Planners need a way to examine the past and consider the future of their event. They should be capable of standing back and make an unbiased assessment of the event's successes and areas for growth. They need to have the ability to communicate with both their customers and their colleagues. Understanding how to evaluate anything is indispensable.

 

[Niyi Briggs]

You must have good networking skills to be able to pull vendors to come together and work on an event. You also need to have financial management skills because some clients are on a tight budget.

 

[IB D]

Like you rightly mentioned, multi tasking is one of the attributes that a good event planner has to possess. That's because he needs to do different things all at once to make the event okay.

 

[Etini Willie]

You would need to have a fair Knowledge of media and catering. You must be excellent in your ability to estimate. You must be able to communicate well with your clients.

 

[Stardom22]

This job is very simple and it needs only the basic skills for the event planning like: effective listening and speaking skills, competency languages in the required event planning set up among others.

 

[Suba]

If you want to become an event planner, of course a lot of skills are needed, you and your team must also be able to make the event program run smoothly according to plan and budget for each event. Apart from the skills you have mentioned, event planners must also have meticulous and sensitive skills, creativity, experience and education etc.

 

[eldavis]

A simple organisational skills is required because you'll be able to organise things neatly and more effectively if you want to do such business.

Oh well said, any business that is not organized, it is only a matter of time before it falls. Organization matters a lot in every business. When things are in order, it makes it a lot easier for everyone to carry out their duties.

 

[Magnus2022]

Some skills like organizational skills, good communication skills, ability to work under pressure, excellent customer relations and ability to manage resources at his disposal is very crucial for event planning business

 

[cherry123]

Become a good event planner, needs one that pays attention to details. skills are needed here you have to be meticulous. You need sensitive skills, creativity and learn very fast

 

[eldavis]

An event planner must have the following skills - Organizational skills, communication, multitasking, problem solving and good communication skills.

Nice one, your ability to multitask would definitely play a major role, cause there would be times where you would have to sort out multiple things at the same time just to make sure you do it on time.

 

[Niyi Briggs]

Above all, an event planner must be very creative. Creativity here might imply the ability to improvise and get things fixed. It requires that such a person naturally has a knack for excellence.

 

[AruneBend]

Event planning sounds not so hard but it's not easy at all you need to have skills like friendly patient good looking etc you also need to pay attension to small things to make the event really good

 

[Smalto]

Yea, very correct, all these are essential skills needed to successfully run an event planning business, in addition I think one still has to arm his or her self with top notch decorating skills so as to stay abreast of the latest trend in the industry.

Event planning is a booming business now. But you need to have the right skills like Communication skills, a Basic Understanding of Events.Problemsolving, Multitasking. What other skills are needed.

 

[Heatman]

Event planning is a booming business now. But you need to have the right skills like Communication skills, a Basic Understanding of Events.Problemsolving, Multitasking. What other skills are needed.

You should also be very open to anything that comes to events planned because that is the only way you will be able to get the knowledge on how to plan any kind of event that comes up.

 

[cherry123]

Yes new business like event planning needs the right skills. Most business now needs soills like Communication skills, You need a Basic Understanding of the job or Events. you don't have to Problem solving,

 

[Authenticity101]

Event planning is a very good skill that pays well these days. One of the most important skill that an event planner should have is great networking skills. That way, you will always get connected to available events. Then you should have all the products that an event may need such as tents, decorations, sound systems and chairs.

 

[cherry123]

Event planning jobs is in high demand now but you need some skills that an event planner should have which includes the networking skills. This is to help you interact better with people