My Event Course

The course

Plan Like a Pro: Build Your Event’s Operating System

A complete video course that teaches the system professional event planners use, one step at a time, with a real-world worked example.

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Curriculum

Six steps. Seventeen modules.

The course follows the Event Operating System in order, so you build your own event plan as you go. Each module has video lessons and a workbook exercise.
Think
Prepare
Deliver & learn
  • 1.1  Why this course follows the Event Operating System
  • 1.2  Define the event purpose
  • 1.3  Know your audience
  • 2.1  Shape the concept and format
  • 2.2  Scope it realistically
  • 3.1  Build the master plan
  • 3.2  Budget in detail
  • 3.3  Plan for risk
  • 3.4  Supplier and stakeholder plan
  • 4.1  Book and confirm
  • 4.2  Promote the event
  • 4.3  Set up ticketing and registration
  • 4.4  Brief your team
  • 5.1  Manage risk and safety live
  • 5.2  Run the event day
  • 6.1  Evaluate and capture lessons
  • 6.2  Bring it together

What’s included

Everything you need to run your next event properly

Video lessons

17 modules across the six steps.

10 templates

The 7 Starter Kit templates plus 3 course-only: Audience Map, Site Plan and Operations Plan.

Worked example

The Sounds for Shelter fundraising gig, walked through in every module.

Workbook

A downloadable workbook to fill in as you go.

Certificate

A certificate of completion when you finish.

Lifetime access

Watch the lessons as many times as you like.

Email support

Ask Mark questions as you work through the course.

Self-paced

Most people finish in 4–8 weeks, around their day job.

Outcomes

After this course, you’ll be able to…

  • Plan events without panic or overwhelm
  • Coordinate suppliers, team and timeline confidently
  • Anticipate and prevent common event-day problems
  • Use templates that save hours of planning
  • Know if you’re on track before the event happens

Worked example · fictional event

Sounds for Shelter

When

Saturday in March

Doors

7pm–11pm

Venue

250 capacity

Line-up

Three local bands

Admit one

$12

For charity

The worked example

Follow Jess’s journey planning a 250-person fundraising gig

See every step of the system in a realistic example. By module 3, you’ll have watched Jess build a complete event plan from scratch, and you’ll have built your own alongside her.
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Who this is for

Built for planners stepping up

First-time event planners

stepping into a lead role

Mid-level coordinators

who feel overwhelmed

Anyone planning

their first major event

Starter Kit owners

who want to master each step

Delegate feedback

What delegates say

Feedback from delegates on Mark’s in-person training.
“
As a newbie to events, I thought this course was incredibly helpful and insightful. Mark provided an engaging and enjoyable course which made the materials easy to digest and absorb.
Delegate
Marketing agency
“
Exceptionally well delivered, clear, engaging, and highly valuable. Very relevant to our industry.
Delegate
Trivandi

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Questions

Course FAQ

It’s self-paced. Most people finish in 4–8 weeks, working through it alongside a real event.
Yes. All 10 templates are included to download and keep.
You can email Mark directly with questions as you go.
No. The course is designed for event planners, not tech experts. If you can use a word processor and a spreadsheet, you’re set.
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Your tutor

Taught by Mark Norman

25+ years in events, 15 years teaching event management at university, IOSH accredited. The course is based on university event management teaching.
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