Blog #27: Senior Project Reflection.

1. Positive Statement

Two-Hour: I am really proud of the room decoration and activity. The winter formal decorations really helped set the mood of an actual event and it really helped having that wow factor into my presentation. Also my activity had great feedback from the students that were in my presentation they really enjoyed being able to have a hands-on experience planning an event. I am just proud that people enjoyed being in my presentation because that was my goal I didn't want to let anyone down, and hopefully I didn't.

Senior Project:I am just proud go my senior project overall, I did my senior project on a toic that was not easy at all. It was a topic that no one has really done it so I really didn't have anyone else's senior project to guide me, so I had to start from scratch. It was a struggle to find service learning and I only had a month to meet the 50 hour requirements forcing me to do 9 hour days at Colette's at the Meridian Club working like all the other employees, but I finish my hours on time and I feel it shows all the hard work I had to put in in order to finish everything on time. I really made my senior project a priority and never did i miss a deadline and I really do feel all my hard work was done with above and beyond work and I am really proud of my final product.

2.

Two-Hour: I feel as all my work that went to my two hour would be AE material, but I feel as if I had trouble really going into detail with event planning being my topic. So I feel I deserve at least a P+  because I am aware that I did have repeat myself a bit and I struggle with the time (BUT I met it) but I did work really hard with my topic since my EQ was talking about steps and event planner has to take in order to plan a successful event its really straight forward.  Besides that I really think I went above and beyond with the room creativity and the activities, I got really great feedback about the activities so I am really pleased with that. ALSO I feel I was prepared on time and just prepared overall because Pang really comment on my speaking skills and how I was confident and that was a great compliment. So I did struggle a bit meeting time but I did it and people enjoyed it so I am happy with the outcome.

Senior Project: AE, without a doubt. I think it shows that I really put my senior project as a priority always doing above and beyond work and turning everything on time. I really took my time doing every component that was for my senior project knowing that it will affect my grade overall. I never let myself lag it on my senior project because it was such an important part of my senior year, and it was also something that I really enjoy doing and I dint feel obligated.  I really hope all the teachers go over every thing I did this year from my blog, to independent components, service learning and research because it really shows I worked really hard.

3.
What worked for me was being able to contact so many great and successful people in the event planning industry. They really did help me on gaining knowledge and on getting a better understanding of the industry. They were all willing to help me out and I was really shocked they were but I am really thankful to had met them because they really did help make my senior project a success.

4.
This one s hard, because I truly do feel the whole senior project worked for me. The WB, three column,towers, research, interviews, service learning and independent components all played a huge role and they all helped me come up with my answers and product in every aspect, so I really do feel everything worked for me.

5.
Senior project has really opened many doors in the event planning industry so I am taking with me the knowledge and the experience I gained at Colette's that could possibly be a job opportunity in the future. Event planning has just become something that I would like to keep doing after my senior year.

Blog #26: 2hr Presentation Lesson Plan.

2 hour Lesson Plan - Rough Draft.

Blog #22: Answer 3

EQ: What is most important on planning a successful social market event?

Q: What is one answer to your essential question? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.
A: Envisioning your event and creating the bigger picture with how the event will follow the five senses is important to make the event successful.

[Know your guests' taste, Entertainment and food are the key factors,The event should look, feel, sound, smell and taste GREAT!]

Q: What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A: 

• When selecting the food and entertainment one needs to take under consideration the taste of their guests in order to have a successful event with satisfied guests
•  The key factors for having a successful event are good entertainment to have the guests be part of the event and the food for everyone to be satisfied.
• All five senses working together will give one a well-rounded, well-thought out and a successful event, the guests will enjoy.
•  Envisioning the event being planned is one of the key steps in order for its success. Always thinking about the bigger picture in one planning will take you far.

Q: What sources did you find this evidence and/or answer?
A: 

• Event Planning Made Easy by Wolf, Paulette, Jodi Wolf, and Donielle Levine
• Third interview: Natalie Octa
• Fourth interview: April Nixon

Blog #20: Room Creativity.

Q: How do you plan to address the room creativity expectation?
A: Ever since I knew my senior project will be on Event Planning, I knew I was going to go all out on the decorations; I plan to use winter formal decorations. Using the centerpieces and lanterns will help me give my room the environment of an actual event.

examples of set up:

Q: What activity ideas do you have for answer one & two?
A:
answer one: Planning with the end in mind.
activity one: Having each table come up with an event and do the five w's and how, like it is suggested to do in the event planning industry.
- who are your guests?
- what is your event?
- when is your event?
- where is your event?
- why is this event happening?
- how much money is in the budget?

answer two: Creating a timeline 6 months prior to the event.
activity two: This idea was given to me by my third interviewee, Natalie Octa. Each group will create a timeline for the event they outlined on the first activity.

Blog #19: Answer 2.

EQ: What is most important on being a successful event planner?

Q: What is one answer to your essential question? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.
A: In order to become a successful event planner one has to have hands on experience either in internships or volunteering with professional event planners.

[This will help one  learn how events are planned and learn the steps to making a successful event;following a timeline and set schedule. As well as to get contacts in the event planning industry and referrals and start a career on the right foot.]

Q: What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A: 

• "If I'm hiring someone to work for me as an event planner and I get two people both same age and one has a college degree in hospitality management with no experience, and the other one that has a college degree and has one or two experiences. I will hire the one with the experience. Clients will also look for personality but will go with experience most of the time." - Dr. Fawaz.
• "I will say if you have more experience clients tend to trust you more." - Natalie Octa
• "Having experience beforehand with a company will open many doors for you and put your name out there when you finally decide to open your own business. You get the feeling for actually working for an event planning business." - Natalie Octa
• "Intern first or get a part time job doing event planning to see if you really, really enjoy the job.  You need to enjoy doing event planning if you want to become a full time event planner." - Natalie Octa
• "The most important education for this type of job is experience." - Martina Wyatt

Q: What sources did you find this evidence and/or answer?
A: 

• First Interview- Dr.Fawaz Al-Mood
• Second Interview- Natalie Octa
• ARTCL: Wyatt, Martina. "Career Profile: Special Events Coordinator." 

Blog #13: Answer 1.

EQ: What is most important on being a successful event planner?

Q: What is one answer to your essential question? Be specific in your answer and write it like a thesis statement.
A: Coming to a consensus with a client while planning an event is important in order to be a successful event planner.

[patience, people skills, etc.]

Q: What possible evidence do you have to support this answer?
A:

• "The most important thing on being an event planner is figuring out what your customers want from you, and being able to provide them with the services they are looking for" - Dr. Fawaz.
• "Successful event planners must be able to effectively listen to what clients want." - "how to become an event planner & get paid."
• "If you're not very social and flexible then event management is not for you." - "career in event management."

Q: What sources did you find this evidence and/or answer?
A:

• First Interview- Dr.Fawaz Al-Mood
• ARTCL: How to Become an Event Planner and Get Paid.
• ARTCL: Career in Event Management.

Blog #4: Presentation Refelection.

Q: In what way did your first interview affect your presentation?
A: It affected by the way that my first interview with the professor of Hospitality and Management of Mt.Sac, Dr. Fawaz Al-Malood was mainly about being experienced in order to be successful in the event planning field. I talked about a personal experience that I planned an event. So I focus on the set up of my quinceanera. My interviewee made it clear that a person with a degree and no experience versus a person that has both will a a more successful career than the other one. So that is why Purther helped me come up with the idea of talking about my personal experience of this event in my life.

Q: What you say stood out about your presentation performance and why?
A: I will have to say that I spoke with experience. That I talked about something that had to deal with my topic and something that had happened to me. It wasn't all scripted, even though I was nervous about forgetting to mention something I was there that day so I did know what I was talking about.

Q: What was the most challenging to do and why?
A: Knowing what my 5 minute presentation will be about! I wanted to talk about what a wedding consist of , and talk about all the small details that an event planner has to be planned. I wasn't realistic enough to think that five minutes isn't enough to talk about what goes in a wedding. I have learned so much on my research that I wanted to tell the class about it. I was stressing about what I would talk for five minutes and was still stressing the day of the presentation.

Blog #3: Senior Project Presentation1.

5 Minute Presentation Rough Draft.

Objective:

• Give students a better understanding of the "behind the scenes" of planning a wedding.

Procedure:

1. Introduction

• Who in the room has attended a wedding recently?
• Call on 2-3 people and ask them; What are some of the details that go on in planning a wedding?   [ex: venue,cake, menu, etc.]

2. Talk about the different details about planning a wedding.

• theme
• budget selection
• date selection
• guest selection
• attire selection
• ceremony selection
• venue selection
• catering selection
• cake selection
• decoration selections
• entertainment selection

3. Explain the different aspects of selecting each of the different details of a wedding.

• The different type of selections that could be made.
• Selections being made to accommodate your wedding theme.

4. Conclusion

• In order to plan a successful wedding you need to be on top of your "to-do list" to make your clients have a successful wedding themselves. 

Check for Understanding:

• Ask students why they think planning each detail of a wedding is important?

Resources/Materials:

• Display board of pictures of all the selections that have to be made for a wedding