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Can I Control Your Mind? The Process of Event Facilitation and The Equation for Success Imagine this: there's a young woman (or man) that you're trying to impress. You ask them to come to your house for dinner. Before they come, you clean the house, play some mellow music, dim the lights, burn incense, doing everything you can to set the mood and make a good impression. You do all of the things to sway the person into seeing you in the image that you want to put across. Events are similar in that aspect. The main goal of any type of an event is to bring about a certain vibe that will resonate with each and every person attending. Whether it be a large party, fashion show, or a pop-up shop, in order for the event to be a success, the atmosphere must be infectious. The job of an Event Facilitator is to plan, gather resources, and produce the ambiance that is most effective for the task. In this article, we will break down creating an event into three steps: outlining the
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Event Facilitator My Sophomore year of college, I had a very tough school year. I came to school on a full ride track scholarship, but I had gotten a season-ending injury before the season had really started. It was a difficult change at first, but with time I realized that it became a blessing in disguise.  With my new found free-time, I started throwing small parties for me and my colleagues. Eventually, small parties turned into bigger parties and bigger parties turned into large scale mansion-sized events.  With every party, came new responsibilities that were presented with each event. No one event was the same (which I pride myself on) which meant that every event had its separate challenges, benefits, and overall attributes. My Job as an event facilitator is to make sure that the event runs as smoothly as possible, and neutralize any challenges that may occur in the process. The event facilitator has to make sure that all of the employees are doing their job effecti