Event managers are forced to wear many different hats. The amount of different responsibilities is often what attracts event managers to the profession. However, it’s also a main cause of stress. One second an event manager may be dealing with the stresses of a designing a complex room lay out and the next is spent worrying about whether or not the caterer has two vegan meal options. Staying level-headed and learning how to properly manage stress is one of the most important jobs of any event manager. Today, we put together some helpful ways to better manage the stress in your life.

There’s no question that managing an event takes a lot of work. There are so many different moving pieces involved; things could get hectic very quickly. No event is perfect; there are going to be things that go wrong. The goal is to ensure your attendees don’t realize it when that curve ball is thrown and the situation is taken care of as soon as possible. Things will happen, but we want to make sure you don’t commit any unforced errors that could have been avoided. Here are a few of the most common mistakes event organizers make:

As with most things in business, first impressions are very important. The registration process is usually the first time attendees interact with your event. If the process is seamless and simple, this is usually a good sign that the organizers know what they’re doing and will deliver an engaging and informative time. So then the question becomes what does an optimal event registration process look like? Let’s examine this for a minute.

Planning and organizing an event can be a stressful process – especially when there are many different people involved. During the initial phases of planning an event, the team is usually pretty small. But as things start to get settled on and the event gets closer, the team tends to grow. This makes having the right strategy for collaboration all the more important. Too many cooks in the kitchen doing their own thing will only create confusion and mistakes.

Everyone has a budget where they will have to make difficult decisions to get the most value for their buck. We’ve all heard the phrase “you get what you pay for,” but is there a way to get quality and not go broke doing it? This is a concern every venue has when it comes to purchasing event management  software.