The Theatrics of Event Planning - Susan Chebookjian - Speaking of Events - Episode # 009

Speaking of Events

Susan Chebookjian is an Event Professional. Her and Kerri go back all the way to the days of Kerri helping her with a Christmas play. Susan has a passion for theater and event planning, which shows throughout her conversation. She joins host Kerri Garbis to talk about some of the tips she has when it comes to event planning. Takeaways Events are not like planning a birthday party. It is complex and there are tight deadlines that can not be pushed back. Some elements are the same from one event to another, but there are so many different things to consider as well, such as the audience and the kind of content you deliver. Theater and event planning are a little similar. In both of them you are putting on a production and there is a lot of planning, preparation and rehearsals that go into both. When planning for an event, you want to plan for a year ahead at minimum. It gives you more time to get everything into place. Transitioning from in person events to virtual events can be difficult. You need to have contingency plans and strong communication with all members of your team. There is a difference between the speaker point of view and the speaker trainer point of view. In a hybrid event, it creates a decoupled audience where you are bringing together two different audiences. Quote of the Show 4:19 “It's not like planning a birthday party. It's far more complex. Um, and we are timeline driven and those timelines can't be pushed out like any other project. It is what it is. And you have to stick to your timelines.” Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schebookjian/ Ways to Tune In: Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/a158d222-4beb-4c72-9569-0916e79a80f4/speaking-of-events Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speaking-of-events/id1611059542 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/699re9JSEnwNXnrNLGLUkz Google Play - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3BlYWtpbmdvZmV2ZW50cy5jb20vZmVlZC54bWw?sa=X&ved=0CAMQ4aUDahcKEwiI6PWe2o73AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ&hl=en YouTube - https://youtu.be/Lda6O9mJaF0