AboutJohn Gordon Expertise Stuck for ideas? I can help with ideas on theming, entertainment and anything creative. I specialise in the unusual and have created party experiences for small gatherings right up to large international corporations. I have a great original idea that is totally flexible and personalises the party in a way that touches people.
Experience I have been involved with Corporate and Private Events for many years. I both organise and provide entertainment at a wide range from house parties, anniversaries, celebrations, fun days, conferences, seminars, workshops and street parties.
Expert: John Gordon Date: 10/6/2007 Subject: PArty planning
Question Hello there again
Well you must be really good at the stuff and i am so glad i have somebody finally agreeing with me that the event management business is hard work and need a lot of experience. Well like i said the business is still very knew in Botswana and i want to take it by storm.
Well, i will be coming to the uk for some time and may be if yu dont mind i can get some kind of experiential learning from your office because i really think i can learn a lot from you.
THank you.
THElma
Answer Hi Thelma
I've been involved with events for many many years ... and of course the experience tells (so long as you make a point of learning from each and every occasion and situation).
You say that the business is very new there but surely people have organised events since the beginning of time. Perhaps it's doing it as a consultant that's new ... but I bet that in the 'up market' areas it has been around too. Wealthy people, politicians, royalty, busy people simply don't do it all themselves. People have always celebrated and organised meetings etc and on some level 'outsource' help from specialists in different areas whether that's catering or venues or decor or entertainment or production etc etc.
I don't have an office ... I am a consultant and work from home. However, the UK has thousands of events all the time and it would be beneficial for you to visit some and see the preparation and production process and perhaps meet some of the companies who organise them. I'd strongly recommend a publication called 'The White Book' which is a dervices directory that is published each year.
