The Essential Event Planning Kit (Paperback)

by Godfrey Harris (Author) "Creating a major event is fairly easy; it only seems more daunting than it actually is..." (more)
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Product Description
A step-by-step system to help anyone organize and manage a memorable event of any size or complexity-meetings, dinners, visits, exhibits, funerals, conferences, seminars, receptions, parties-by providing reproduceable forms and easy-to-follow instructions on how to itemize every activity, visualize every interaction, and plan every detail.

About the Author
GODFREY HARRIS has been a public policy consultant based in Los Angeles, California, since 1968. He began consulting after periods as a university lecturer, U.S. Army intelligence officer, foreign service officer with the Department of State, and organizational specialist in the President's Executive Office. As President of Harris/Ragan Management Group, he has been called upon to organize meetings, dinners, trips, exhibits, funerals, conferences, seminars, receptions, parties, and other diplomatic and commercial events requiring the coordination of dozens of colleagues, multiple outside contractors, and hundreds of guests. This is the 29th book he has written or co-authored. He holds degrees from Stanford University and the University of California, Los Angeles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 54 pages
• Publisher: Americas Group; 5th edition (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935047360
• ISBN-13: 978-0935047363
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,835 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A book of worksheets..., November 2, 2003

By	Jill Snodgrass (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book does NOT teach you how to organize an event. It is less than 55 pages (big print and mostly forms). This event planner does not agree with the author's advice to write your goal statement at the very end of the planning process. I believe the purpose statement and objectives shape how your meeting or event is organized.

While this booklet does have a number of forms/worksheets you can photocopy and use, they are not very detail oriented and their small size makes them impractical for use in your actual event notebook (you'll most likely want to recreate them on your computer). There may be better resources available but because this booklet is offered for (...), you should get at least that amount of value from it.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars This book sucks!, November 2, 2003

By A Customer

You know I bought this book because I mistakingly saw the Amazon reviews..but what I read was the published reviews (which must get a kiok back or something). Anyone, and I mean, ANYONE could write this book, because there is NO WRITING. It's a book of forms, lame ones at that. Like a To Do List? Date - What to do - Who do you need help to Get it Done - Done checkmark.

Wow! That was deeeeeep insight.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. Go out to lunch instead and spend the $6-$8. I would rate this book a zero star if I could.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Professional Planners BEWARE, August 4, 2003

By	Dani (Gastonia, NC United States) - See all my reviews

I was highly disappointed in this book. This is hardly an event planners tool kit. I have no idea where my book is to date. Professionals back away. Amateurs there are other books worth your purchase. Save your money.