Write an article based on this "Recruit friends Find someone to take care of advertising and graphic design. Hire a team to help with hair and makeup for the event. Recruit an emcee to do the music and announcements. Designate someone to be in charge of the lighting for the event. Ask for volunteers to help as wardrobe specialists the day of the event. Assemble a group devoted to setup and cleanup tasks. Have an initial meeting"
, family, or professionals to help with your event. Whatever tasks or duties you don't assign to someone else will fall to you, and assembling a team to help with various tasks will make the planning process and event production much more enjoyable and rewarding for everyone involved. If you are a student, you can find other students to help with the show. If you are putting on a fundraiser, have others from your organization volunteer their time. This person (or these people) will be in charge of creating fliers and graphics for the event. They will promote the event on social media, with the newspapers in the area, and will visit local businesses to hang signs for the event. They will be integral in helping with ticket sales. Advertising is something that needs to be planned in advance, so recruit this person as soon as possible. Students from a local beauty school may be willing to donate their time for free in exchange for the practice or photos for their portfolios. If you have 10 models, have at least 5 individuals to help with hair and makeup. If you are working with children's fashion, ask their parents to help out the day of the show to make sure the kids are comfortable. If you don't know a friend or professional who is willing to donate their time, this may be where you end up spending a little more money, but having a good emcee is an essential part of putting on a fun fashion show. The emcee is in charge of announcing the designers and outfits, keeping the energy of the crowd up, and moving the show along at the right speed. Look online or talk to people who have planned fashion shows in the past to get referrals for a quality emcee. If you are doing a fundraiser fashion show, make sure to ask if you can get a discount on services. Your emcee might be able to do this task, but if they can't you'll need to find someone else. Someone who has experience running the lights for plays or music events is an ideal candidate. Because fashion shows are so fast-paced, your models will need help getting in and out of their various outfits. Having a team designated to help them and keep the outfits in order will help your event run smoothly and prevent last-minute wardrobe emergencies. Choose individuals who have good organizational skills, as there will be a lot going on backstage and a lot to keep track of. Handling seating, creating makeshift wardrobe rooms, putting up decorations, handing out programs, and many other tasks the day of the event need to be delegated to a team of individuals. This is a great way for friends and family or other students to get involved if they want to be but don't have much time to commit. Find at least 5 people who can commit to this role. These individuals need to be available the entire day of the event to help with preparations and with clean up once the show is over. with your team to delegate tasks. Getting everyone on the same page is essential to planning an event that will run smoothly. Before the meeting, think about what tasks you will need to delegate to the members of your team. Create an agenda for the meeting with details written out so everyone can reference the plans and knows what the expectations and deadlines are. For example, on the agenda you could write each person's name and their responsibilities, along with the various tasks they will need to complete, like "Mark Smith, advertising, in charge of social media promotions and creating and hanging fliers in local businesses."