Significance Of Networking Process In Event Management And Business Management

Importance of Interpersonal Communication in Event Management

In a higher academic level, I have achieved a degree on event management course. In order to develop my personal and professional skills, I have conducted a self-evaluation process for the future study. If I want to become a full-fledged event organizer, I require gathering sufficient information with a detailed analysis. Therefore, I have structured this study to identify the significance of establishing the networking process with the outer world. Furthermore, I am looking forward to share experiences on the method of dealing with the crucial scenario while attending any interview session.

• Effectiveness of the Networking process to gather ideas about the industry

Firstly, I need to be skilled enough in developing my interpersonal attributes to make myself commercially competent. Development of the interpersonal skills is the most important segment in event management (Jin, Liu and Austin 2014). It is quite necessary for an event professional to develop the knowledge about the effective networking process in the field program. The adequate knowledge regarding the entire process would help in arranging a successful event program. With the help of effective interpersonal communication efficiency, it becomes easier to attract more audience, sponsors, and community (leaders Sin and Amaral 2017). It is essential to establish the proficient communication with the people who belong to diverse cultural background. The effective verbal and non-verbal communication process helps in overcoming the lingual barrier (Seys et al. 2013). Gaining the effective time management skill, managerial efficiency, and decision-making attributes would be much helpful in this context.

This event management coursework has been much experiencing for me to develop my communication and interpersonal attributes. When I was required communicating with the people visiting the event, this interpersonal communication was my weapon to win their attentions. I attended two of the events, one was based on the tourism event and the other was an event held for launching a new book. I was appointed as the event manager and was associated with 35 people were working on that event. I needed to arrange a well-organized event with appropriate venue, arrangements, facilities, and necessary instruments. People from diverse background were present in that event that helped me in communicating with them and develop my interpersonal skills. The adequate knowledge regarding the entire process would help in arranging a successful event program. With the help of effective interpersonal communication efficiency, it becomes easier to attract more audience, sponsors, and community. The event was quite experiencing for me as I got to learn different skills. In that book launching event, I was associated as one of the coordinators. It was my responsibility to provide the spectators the significance of the book that was launched. I can say that this experience was quite promising for me as I needed to gain excellent interpersonal skills to convince the audience.

Learning Outcomes Assessed

Effectiveness of Business Management

Business management is a part of building future of an individual. It is essential to gather the insightful ideas on this area to make a proficient approach towards any specific subject area (Jackson 2015). Effective decision making is the most necessary attribute that one needs to learn while visualizing about the career in management field (Patti et al. 2016). In addition to this, the individuals require gaining efficiency in technological competency, time management, and strategic planning skills as well. The business management study helps in fulfilling the gaps faced by the executive while convincing the spectators.

I have selected event management as my primary coursework in spite of acquiring degree in two different subjects. I have specialized on leadership and effective communication process. Majority of the problems I have faced in making effective decision as I was quite burdened with extra works. Moreover, I needed more improvements in developing my communication skills to overcome the language barriers that I may while developing my career by working in international ground.  I need to make improvements in my skill proficiency parameter. It is essential to establish the proficient communication with the people who belong to diverse cultural background (Deery and Muskat 2014). The linguistic inefficiency is mostly the concern in such context.  

Planning for acquiring the professional attributes to deal with the interview

I have appeared for many interviews and I have gathered the sufficient knowledge regarding the business professionals. I have realized that we all need to be more skilled to impress the interviewers. Academic qualification is not enough to develop the professional skills. The job applicant needs to gather the adequate knowledge about the professional attributes that would help for the betterment of the future. Degrees in two specialized courses were quite impressive for the HR department during the interview. Decision making skills and leadership skills are the major components for an employee that would lead in overcoming the considerable barriers Gerken, Beausaert and Segers 2016). If I am ever sent to work in a regional area, the development of the communicational skills would be helpful.

Discussion of the Job Specification

Recently, I joined one event I which I am performing the responsibility of an event coordinator. It is my duty to identify the right place for arranging the event and communicate or deal with the people attending the event. It was even my duty to communicate with the internal stakeholders if I do not take the active participation on the event. In order to make it a practice, I was present on that event and tried strengthening my analytical skills.

Effectiveness of Business Management

Necessary skills and the demonstration of the LinkedIn profile

The study reveals the tactics I have used to deal with the HR department in the interview session. Therefore, my LinkedIn profile is now highlighting the tow diverse professional course that I have acquired in my academic session.

Q.1: Do you have any experience for being a part of event?
S (Situation)	I attended an event on tourism in which I have learnt about the different tourist spots and the cultural differences. It helped me in gathering knowledge about this sector and generated me the ideas about dealing with it if I get a chance in future.
T (Task)	I was appointed as an event manager on that event
A (Action)	It was my responsibility to select the right location and decorators for arranging the event.
R (Result)	People attended the event appreciated my arrangements and the entire event.

Q.2: What are the necessary skills required for making an event successful?
S (Situation)	I was present in a spectator event for the launch of a new book
T (Task)	I was a responsible coordinator working under my event manager. I was interacting with the people attending the event and tried provide them enough knowledge about significance of the book.
A (Action)	When I was interacting with the spectators, I realized that I face considerable lingual barriers while communicating. It is my drawback that I cannot take the quick decisions that is right for the situation.  I need to make the improvements in these attributes.
R (Result)	However, I received the positive behaviour from the attendees.

Q.3: What are the learning outcome you gathered from the events?
S (Situation)	During the book launching event I have gathered insightful ideas about some of the concerned area of improvement in my personality traits. It is essential to build my communication level and decision making process.
T (Task)	I need to learn more about the interpersonal communication process to deal efficiently with the linguistic barrier
A (Action)	I started taking advices and opted for a communication course to develop my interpersonal skills
R (Result)	I think I am now capable enough to deal with the people who are coming from the various parts of the world.

 

The entire journey of this learning session has been promising for me. When I could gather the adequate knowledge about the employability and personal skills, I have also faced challenges accordingly. The adequate knowledge regarding the entire process would help in arranging a successful event program.  The journey helped me in identifying the most helpful procedures of developing my personal and personal attributes. In fact, when I would look forward to grow on the international ground, I need to make improvements in my skill proficiency parameter. It is essential to establish the proficient communication with the people who belong to diverse cultural background. People from diverse background were present in that event that helped me in communicating with them and develop my interpersonal skills. The adequate knowledge regarding the entire process would help in arranging a successful event program. With the help of effective interpersonal communication efficiency, it becomes easier to attract more audience, sponsors, and community The event was quite experiencing for me as I got to learn different skills. The effective verbal and non-verbal communication process helps in overcoming the lingual barrier. I needed more improvements in developing my communication skills to overcome the language barriers that I may while developing my career by working in international landscape.

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