ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Most event problems do not begin on-site. They begin much earlier, when expectations are misunderstood, important details are missed, or everyone leaves the same conversation with a different version of what was decided.
In this episode of Event Planner Confessions, Cara sits down with executive coach Evan Roth to explore the communication and leadership skills event professionals need when the pressure is high. Evan is also Cara’s business coach and helped her shape the original vision for the podcast.
Together, they break down why active listening requires more than staying quiet, how planners can create shared understanding across clients and vendors, and why clear follow-up can prevent small communication gaps from becoming major execution problems.
The conversation also explores emotional regulation, written communication, feedback, trust, and conflict debt, the unresolved tension that continues building when difficult conversations are avoided. Evan explains why emotions spread through teams, when a conversation should move away from email or chat, and how trust can take months to build but only seconds to damage. Cara connects each lesson directly to the event world, where one missed delivery, absent vendor, or off-script speaker can test an entire team.
In this episode, you will learn:
In this episode of Event Planner Confessions, Cara sits down with executive coach Evan Roth to explore the communication and leadership skills event professionals need when the pressure is high. Evan is also Cara’s business coach and helped her shape the original vision for the podcast.
Together, they break down why active listening requires more than staying quiet, how planners can create shared understanding across clients and vendors, and why clear follow-up can prevent small communication gaps from becoming major execution problems.
The conversation also explores emotional regulation, written communication, feedback, trust, and conflict debt, the unresolved tension that continues building when difficult conversations are avoided. Evan explains why emotions spread through teams, when a conversation should move away from email or chat, and how trust can take months to build but only seconds to damage. Cara connects each lesson directly to the event world, where one missed delivery, absent vendor, or off-script speaker can test an entire team.
In this episode, you will learn:
- Why listening failures create execution problems
- How to establish shared understanding
- When to move a conversation off email
- How emotions affect an event team
- Why unresolved conflict becomes conflict debt
- How trust helps teams recover from mistakes
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