Intro to Event Planning & Management (with Google Sheets)

[@JeffSu]

Would you believe me if I told you I used this template to plan my birthday parties? 🎁 😉 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Similarities between different types of events 00:53 My experience planning and managing events 01:36 Who is this course for? 01:59 Snippet from Skillshare Course 04:58 Access the Google Sheets template

[@anjumanalam]

I'm a part of an org on campus that hosts events for students and have been looking for a way to improve out management. Perfect timing as always Jeff!

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it!! 😁

[@w.w.sakbeh571]

So you're an angel who parties like a gangster at high end clubs but you're a peasant. You need Event Management just to keep up with your many roles... To be serious, though, I loved the video. Thanks Jeff!

[@JeffSu]

That...sounds about right 😉

[@Jeeyune]

Seriously we all need some planning and structure for different events in life and at work. This video is so underrated! Keep up the good work Jeff, I see that you've invested a lot in this course by filling in all the details in this template :D

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha glad that someone FINALLY noticed 😁, thanks Joyce!

[@DemetriPanici]

I had never thought of using Google sheets for this!

[@JeffSu]

It's really great with all the collaboration features 😁

[@AUEL2008]

@@JeffSu yes, looks nice. Just the thing I need now

[@JeffSu]

@@AUEL2008 Awesome! Let me know if you end up using it Troy 😁

[@saacid1645]

Man, how do you have a video for everything?!! You’re a legend!!

[@JeffSu]

Because my viewers deserve to have the best of everything 😉. Thanks buddy!

[@imperialthreat]

Thank you! This is just what I was looking for!! I am so grateful for your content! Your videos are super helpful!!

[@JeffSu]

No problem my friend 😁

[@kateyoung4021]

This is great! Just switched from being venue based to a marketing event role and am excited for this content!

[@JeffSu]

Nice!!! Let me know how it goes Kate 😁

[@Aritul]

This is gold! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us and making it free.

[@JeffSu]

No problem!

[@AngeliRamirez-MCM]

Hi Jeff, this is really helpful! Hoping to have more videos like this, event planning and management

[@JeffSu]

Will do!

[@rudrajaiswara9851]

Yeah jeff back so the edge video is coming out this month can't wait the video is awesome btw love it

[@JeffSu]

So much pressure 😅

[@rudrajaiswara9851]

Lol

[@msjoycetan8]

Heeey, awesome video again! Said that several times by now. I really appreciate that you put together a course and share resources. I'll definitely free up time to take it.

[@JeffSu]

Awesome to hear Joyce! Let me know how you find it 😁

[@DinoRodriguez]

Unbelievably thorough, fantastic job Jeff!

[@JeffSu]

Thank you Dino! Hope you found this helpful!

[@skybeh5330]

This is an awesome video, yThat really make my life more organized ! Thanks my angel Jeff Su 😇🙆‍♂️

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it my friend 😁! You're welcome!

[@Sam10X]

Tim Cook will be queuing up for you to plan his next birthday party 🎁😂 love the structure of the spreadsheet Jeff 👌

[@JeffSu]

I'm pretty expensive, not sure if Tim can afford me tbh

[@AndreaBeltran]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The template is beautiful and has a lot of great formatting and formulas I didn't even know you could use like the "Days until event" - genius!

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it Andrea! Happy to hear you found the course helpful 😁

[@jerichodahilan]

Thanks for this dude! I'm learning from you weekly!

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome Jericho! Happy to hear that!! 😁

[@yourcalling]

This is freaking GOLD! Thank you!

[@JeffSu]

You're welcome 😁

[@ushnishchakravarty]

Heyy Jeff, this video was absolutely nice!! The way of keeping a track of things has been exceptional from your end. I have a slight problem here. Since I m a 3rd year bachelor's student learning computer science, we aren't familiarised with this event management concepts nor we have any prior experience. Hence it looks totally new to us. It would have been better if you could explain a bit more deep to the freshers who are learning or those people who have taken a turn towards Event Management. Frankly speaking, these things really went like bouncers on the top of my head. I hope you understand!! Thanks and have a good day!!! Cheers!!!

[@JeffSu]

That's a great point, thanks for the feedback! I might do like a super beginner tutorial down the line if people are interested in that 😁

[@noahhefford3057]

Love your content!

[@JeffSu]

Thank you Noah!!!

[@TheGeekSquid]

Just discovered your channel, auto subscribe, love your personality and quality of your content. Keep it up 👌

[@JeffSu]

Glad to have you here Miguel! Huge welcome 😁😁

[@Ms.AnnaMarieDunne]

I love this! Thank you! So informative

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome! 😁

[@LuisjmGil]

Another great video. And yes, you are an Angel!

[@JeffSu]

Haha thank you so much Luís Gil 😁😁

[@LuisjmGil]

@@JeffSu No, thank you. You can motivate me to do my degree. Miss videos with Notion btw 😅

[@sekoukwame]

Thank you

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome!

[@ericjardine8210]

Not only did I learn about events but also about selling

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha that's what I love to hear!

[@lancelaube3233]

Thanks for the great video Jeff!

[@JeffSu]

You're welcome 😁

[@sir_dovaz]

Pretty DOPE my G.. You rock it!!

[@JeffSu]

Thank you my friend 😁

[@malachiomggames4706]

Thanks for the tips 😊

[@JeffSu]

You're welcome my friend!

[@solodyako]

Thank you mate, useful ☝️👍

[@JeffSu]

Glad to hear it Oleg 😁

[@ursulaandrea237]

your channel is GOD SENT

[@JeffSu]

Can't argue there 😉

[@prakharaug]

Thanks, Angel 😊😊

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome 😁😁

[@catwilkinson6882]

this was really well done - thanks for making such a cool and well detailed video!

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome Cat! Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@andrea_dong]

It’s interesting to know how broad marketing can be :o I used to be under the impression that marketing=sales (my first principles of marketing class quickly dispelled that thought though) but now I’m finding out how prevalent event planning can be in some marketing roles, pretty cool stuff :3 Thanks for the video!

[@JeffSu]

Sales and marketing are VERY different 😂, glad to hear that this video also cleared some of that confusion up! And within marketing there are many many differences as well, for example the responsibilities of a growth marketer are very different than those of a product marketer!

[@andrea_dong]

This is the first time I heard about growth marketers :o I did a quick Google search and by the looks of it, they’re almost the opposite of a product marketer 👀 I’m just remembering how you mentioned in a previous video that you liked seeing the impact you’re making 😆 considering how growth marketing has a longer time horizon and thus won’t give results as quickly, I can see why you didn’t go that route haha

[@Christiana-J]

I’m that person planning my company local EOY unofficial party for this year 😂😂 coming here to steal some process/structure ideas

[@JeffSu]

LOL good luck!

[@kahsengyoon2916]

Yes i do believe. you're an angel.

[@JeffSu]

Hahaha me too 😉

[@nidaicyer1814]

you are the best!!! I love it thank you!!

[@JeffSu]

You're very welcome 😁

[@beverlyyanuaria4150]

Big help! thanks for the template

[@JeffSu]

Have you checked out my job search playlist?

[@MeridithHenley-p5w]

This is great!! Great ideas.

[@JeffSu]

Thank you!!

[@erictsang789]

Jeff I joined your course in Skillshare and i want to know more on event management Hope you can enlighten me further Eric

[@JeffSu]

Sure Eric - what questions do you have?

[@ashwinbhat95]

Hi Jeff, nice to see you are on Skillshare. Do you think you'll be making productivity classes on there as well? That'd be lovely!

[@JeffSu]

Thanks so much for the feedback! That's something I've been thinking about. I think if I do, it'll still be around very "practical" concepts involving specific workflows instead of concepts :)

[@ashwinbhat95]

@@JeffSu That's precisely what I love about your videos. Very practical and actionable! Such a unique proposition from most of the other creators.

[@nagramps3601]

hi jeff! can i ask if you ever considered using notion for event planning? :0 and if you did, if you could share a template for that? context: my main concern right now is figuring out the timeline for event preparations, and i found that using notion really helped me visualize work timelines and deliverables as well as create filter views for separate departments to look at. however, after watching this video, i realized that there's a lot more information that i should be making available to my team & wondered if i could replicate what you did on googlesheets to notion just as effectively. thanks for making such great videos & tutorials! 🎉

[@JeffSu]

I do use Notion for small-scale planning sometimes but honestly Google Sheets is easier for project management

[@nagramps3601]

@@JeffSu very interesting! i hope to try out both and i'll see what's effective for my team :D thank you for your input!

[@pugerwinnie]

Wow soooo useful !!!

[@JeffSu]

Glad you think so Winnie!!

[@raybutchmahinay2583]

Wow thanks! ♥️

[@JeffSu]

You're welcome! 😁

[@حسين-س9ن9ظ]

Well, I have a diploma in event management, and I was aspiring to something systematic. Perhaps I could learn from someone who would not have long experience in this field, like you.

[@JeffSu]

Wow you have a diploma in this? I feel like I can learn from you! 😂

[@حسين-س9ن9ظ]

@@JeffSu Oh! I thought you had a degree too! This might surprise me😅... Yes, I have a diploma in event management and I took it from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia... but I want to learn more about it.

[@drdarshanbm]

Hi, just recently discovered your channel and found it very useful. Thanks for all the work and tips. Can you make more videos on constructing an outstanding resume / CV would be very helpful. Any tips would be a blessing.

[@JeffSu]

Hi Darshan! Thanks so much for the kind words. Have you checked out my resume and cover letter videos already? :)

[@drdarshanbm]

@@JeffSu Yes, I have found it very helpful but i don’t know how to showcase the work I have done over the years without using the cliche terms and language. Using such vocabulary has become unavoidable and I feel that would not make my CV stand out. Any inputs are welcome.

[@drdarshanbm]

One last request- could you also tell us how are you so energetic in all your videos. How do you stay motivated to be productive. Love the vibes and the energy you give out. Thank you.

[@JeffSu]

@@drdarshanbm Stick with actual results and contributions and you'll naturally avoid the cliches and buzzwords :)

[@JeffSu]

@@drdarshanbm Might need to ask my parents about my natural charisma there 😂

[@HighTechFan_Geek]

This is sooo helpful, clear, detailed, pertinent info.. I really like how professional you are. Is it possible to connect at linkedin? I'm working for EDA company, Cadence. Bertrand G.

[@JeffSu]

Sure, hit me up

[@sessionsunderthesun3042]

Great content, Jeff! What program interface would you recommend for customer registration for let’s say a training program event?

[@JeffSu]

Depends on budget, amount of people, format etc. Can't beat Google Forms + Google Sheets if you're looking for a free option

[@ladys6431]

Amazing

[@JeffSu]

Thanks 😁

[@jimmyllano5340]

I know this video was 2 years ago but hopefully you will respond to my comment. By any chance, do you have a video where you elaborate more every sheets of the google sheets? Also, can we edit the survey form based on our event and how.

[@jumaayoob5382]

COOOOL

[@JeffSu]

THANKSSSSSS 😁

[@hoting666]

Would’ve come in handy planning those Monster Hunter events disguised as karaokes

[@JeffSu]

Hahahaha true that AK!

[@dnewman20]

Great video. You got me to watch your entire lesson on skillshare. It should be very helpful as we move forward with a small conference of 40-50 people. I wonder if you have any suggestions for logistical in-person event stuff like badges, arrival and hotel booking, and stuff like that. We are also looking for a very simple conference app solution that can have a brochure, schedule, speaker bios, local info, and in-app messaging. Any suggestions would be splashing! Thanks again for your content. I would keep my skill share account if there were more deep dives from you on it. peace.

[@JeffSu]

Wow that's great to hear Daniel, hope it was helpful! To be very honest when it comes to event execution, I highly recommend hiring an event agency (they're usually very affordable, even for SMBs) since they already have the tools and processes in place for running the entire event from beginning to end. Conference app would be a bit more complicated (and expensive) so I honestly recommend creating the agenda online (using Google Docs or Notion)

[@dnewman20]

@@JeffSu Thanks. Have you ever considered remaking this template in Notion?

[@JeffSu]

@@dnewman20 Yup, but it would only be small-scale events. Notion functionality isn't ready for large-scale events just yet I think

[@aloemckenzie1689]

This video is really helpful, thank you! I tried to download the link to the event template but it doesn't seem to work. Are you able to share it with me please?

[@JeffSu]

Which link are you using

[@haleemamullabakhsh1445]

I think you're and angel 😇

[@JeffSu]

No arguments from me :)

[@aaronameen]

Great video, Jeff! Do you have a version of this file in Excel, or do you only work out of Google Sheets? It’s an incredible resource either way, just curious. Thanks!

[@JeffSu]

I primarily use Google Sheets!

[@JerinTabassum-o7l]

Hey Jeff, did you do a video oo how to do all this?

[@JeffSu]

Link in the description :)

[@Ren-gr1me]

Hi! 2 years later, are you still using google sheets? have you explored other project management softwares like asana and salesforce? how do you think they compare to your structure?

[@JeffSu]

I still use Google Sheets since I need something free and simple

[@andri248]

Ok let's dive 🤿

[@vinaychopra]

Hey I am looking for a Gantt Chart Planning Info. Have you created any content about that , can you share some insight!! Could a new video idea 💡

[@JeffSu]

Thanks for the idea Vinay! I'll note it down :)

[@Laz_jpg]

Hey jwff can u make a video on Microsoft edge pla

[@JeffSu]

It's in the works :)

[@Laz_jpg]

@@JeffSu thanks

[@gloriajimenez6160]

@jeffsu I am looking for a short intro video on someone's personal journey on how they became professional event planning for a free resource for high school students-- would you do one? I hope you consider!

[@JeffSu]

What exactly are you looking for?

[@gloriajimenez6160]

@@JeffSu I will add you on LinkedIn and message you. thank you!

[@aquarion9816]

Or get a year free with most library memberships...

[@JeffSu]

Wait how

[@piadelacruz2085]

who has the google sheet template>>??

[@JeffSu]

It's in the Skillshare course 😁

[@piadelacruz2085]

@@JeffSu I’ve taken your classes on Skillshare unfortunately haven’t been able to locate the sheets

[@JeffSu]

@@piadelacruz2085 It's in the description :)

[@chelseakingsford8634]

Hi, where can we get access to this google sheets template?

[@JeffSu]

Via the Skillshare course linked in the description 😁

[@jamainwhyce9522]

😖

[@JeffSu]

What's wrong Jamain?