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Advice please -Celebration dinner

Tlc

Hi

I am wondering if anyone could give me some advice for Saturday night.

I am a coordinator for some volunteers and the organisation is having a celebration dinner on Saturday (a big formal event). I have to attend.

The event will be a sit down meal, smart dress code with speakers and music (I may also be expected to speak).

There will be an expectation for me to be cheerful and social, mixing with people and selling the vision of our work to gain supporters and volunteers.

Although I love our work I am really worried I wont be able to function on the night. I am already feeling very anxious just thinking about it. 

Can anyone give me any tips please about how to stay calm in the busy/noisy strange atmosphere and any social expectations I may come across at this kind of event. Also how to start a conversation with strangers. Otherwise I am going to be stood against a wall on my own and not fullfilling what is expected of me as coordinator.

I haven't been to anything this formal before (I even missed my own graduation because I didn't know what to expect). I'm having a bit of a panic.

Thanks in advance.

T

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  • Hopefully it will all go well on the night. Sometimes when you are the organiser of something the adrenalin will be enough to get you through.

    I agree rolepay - acting the part is the answer, if you've time to develop the skill and try it out on lesser events. You could over play the role.

    What might work better, at short notice, is to organise yourself some respite periods. Do the main tasks, then talk to just one or two people, or get some private time in a side room, then move back in for the next bit. Even NTs can get wear and tear being the life and soul all the time.

    There may be some excuse you can make, like you need to check the arrangements in a side room. Maybe if you have some close associates they'll help you get this down time.

    If I have to attend a busy function sometimes I just volunteer to clear tables, do some washing up, or re-arrange furniture, just to give me time away from the action. That might not be so easy for you as the organiser, but there may be ways you can give yourself some room to breath.

    Good luck on the night. 

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  • Hopefully it will all go well on the night. Sometimes when you are the organiser of something the adrenalin will be enough to get you through.

    I agree rolepay - acting the part is the answer, if you've time to develop the skill and try it out on lesser events. You could over play the role.

    What might work better, at short notice, is to organise yourself some respite periods. Do the main tasks, then talk to just one or two people, or get some private time in a side room, then move back in for the next bit. Even NTs can get wear and tear being the life and soul all the time.

    There may be some excuse you can make, like you need to check the arrangements in a side room. Maybe if you have some close associates they'll help you get this down time.

    If I have to attend a busy function sometimes I just volunteer to clear tables, do some washing up, or re-arrange furniture, just to give me time away from the action. That might not be so easy for you as the organiser, but there may be ways you can give yourself some room to breath.

    Good luck on the night. 

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