Attending a company party sounds exciting after a grueling month of work. You have been working overtime and sometimes you’re still at it past your bedtime. Evidently, rest can be overlooked by workhorses, especially if they are after a promotion.
To make a proper invitation, imagine this. Your boss suddenly hands out something that closely resembles a scratch paper with nicely printed fonts. Moments later, you realize that it is actually an invitation to your company’s upcoming event. The invitation looks shabby and somehow gives an impression that the entire event lacks the necessary preparations.
Upon seeing the invitation, you don’t feel like attending the event, but your boss will be terribly disappointed if you were not present. You have to do something about it. You have to teach your boss how to properly make an invitation.
That very moment, you walk over to your boss’ workspace and calmly approach him. You tell him how uninviting his invitation is in a very nice way. Fortunately, your boss has the patience of a saint and actually takes time to read books on etiquette and proper table manners.
He listens and eventually agrees. You bring out the rather unappealing invitation and prop it beside his scattered set of paperwork. Amazingly, the office documents look more like real invitations alongside the actual invitation. Your boss says, “Okay, I see your point. So where do we start from here?”
Making An Effective Invitation - Your Template
You tell him that the first thing to remember when making an invitation is that it should fit the theme of the whole event. A sports event should have a sports-themed invitation; a white wedding should have an invitation that slightly resembles the bride’s wedding dress.
Ideally, the layout of an effective invitation must be a bit striking to catch the attention of its recipients. Using makeshift objects as designs on the invitation is advisable, especially if the event is prestigious.
Party Invitation Wording
The main point of an invitation is to inform and to make the event look appealing. It’s just like coming up with a catchy and tasteful commercial that everyone will remember. The important invite wording includes the who, what, where, when, why of the celebration.
Your boss is impressed with what you tell him. In fact, he was writing down notes and sample diagrams in his planner. You then tell him that the only things that are not customizable in an invitation are the specifics aimed to inform the recipient about the event.
Those specifics usually indicate the name of the event, the date and time, the venue, the dress code, the theme, and in some cases, the schedule of activities. Obviously, an invitation’s set of specifics is a guest’s primary survival guide in getting to the event and how to go through the event without looking like a lost tourist.
At this point, your boss is quite satisfied with what he has heard. He thanks you and promises that he will work on it during his free time. Five hours after your conversation, he passes by your workstation and hands you another shabby envelope. You feel disappointed. “Sigh! He is one of those old dogs that can never learn new tricks,” you exclaimed. All of a sudden, you receive an e-mail from your boss. It reads, “Inside is your raise.”