Once an event has been run it is important to evaluate what worked and of course what didn't work. Whilst you can do this on your own (especially if you are the person mainly responsible for coordinating the events) it can be beneficial to spend some time and debrief the entire team.

Everyone will have their own version of what happened and what worked and what didn't. What may have seemed like a major problem or issue during the event to you, another member of the team may not think it worth worrying over. Similarly they will have noticed things you didn't. So it is important to put everything into perspective before filing the event away.

Now bear in mind you should have gotten some feedback from the attendees, so this can be used as a starting point. But there are some other things and questions to consider:

From an organising perspective:

• Was everything in the right place?
• What was missing from the set up?
• How can you brief the event management staff better / differently next time?
• Was everyone in place at the right time? 
• Was the timing correct?
• Did the set up and break down work ok?
• Did everyone do their bit, or were there gaps in the team structure?
• Did the speaker perform as promised?
• What would you do differently next time?