Evaluation

After the event we handed out evaluation forms to gain feedback from the audience. It was fantastic to hear that people enjoyed the event, with 83% of people saying their experience was “Brilliant”. It was also interesting to see how we could have improved the event, with a number of people saying extra bar staff would have helped. We were really aiming for new audiences and although the number wasn’t as high as I’d hoped we did have 14% of first time visitors to Watershed. The majority of our audience were between the ages of 18 and 34 so we did managed to bring in a slightly younger crowd. I was so pleased with the positive feedback as it made all the time and effort worthwhile.

The feedback helped highlight to me areas that need to be considered when planning an event for instance, the correct number of staff/ushers can really make the difference to the smooth running of an event. On the whole though there wouldn’t be a huge amount I would change about the event.

I think I completed my role quite effectively. I managed to obtain all of the props and costumes we wanted within our budget. I had been worried previously that the rooms would look sparse but I thought they all worked very well. I was particularly pleased with our “Hotel Lobby” space in W3. After all of our planning it was fantastic to see it full of people and them enjoying their surroundings.

I have learnt so much from this project and know many aspects from this will help in my future work. At times working in a group had it’s difficulties but on the whole I think we worked excellently together and delegated tasks very efficiently. I have definitely learnt to be more confident in my abilities and would feel much happier in a leadership role in the future. I’ve learnt that remaining upbeat and enthusiastic is an important quality when leading as it keeps the rest of the team motivated.

Communication has been confusing at times due to the amount of people involved but other members of the group have introduced me to ways of making this easier for example doodle and google docs. These are definitely things I will continue to use. I feel I have become much more organised, which I have learnt is very much a necessity when planning an event.

I really liked how diverse our groups backgrounds were and feel I have learnt so much from each of them. It was useful to each have our different areas that we led on but still be able to work together on the whole and assist each other when we were having problems. I hope the other members of the team enjoyed working with me as much as I did with them.