Smart Meetings

APRIL 27, 2021

But the truth is, audiences were tuning out long before we ever started upgrading our work from home setups. I’ve interviewed enough people to know that corporate presentations are too often bloated, meandering content dumps on our audiences. Ask what moves your audience to action and build your presentation around that.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2018

Increasing audience engagement can be a challenge even for the best #eventprofs. In order to increase audience engagement, you need to first capture their attention. Speaking of top-notch AV, we’ve whipped up a free webinar to help you fulfill the five senses via AV so you can wow attendees right from the start.

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Endless Events

MARCH 30, 2018

But while you use those services a lot, do you really know how to engage your audience on social media? If you’re the type who wants to watch instead of reading below, jump into our free audience engagement webinar ! Further, incentivize the games with prizes and you’ll have your audience buzzing with excitement!

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Endless Events

MAY 1, 2020

Because everyone involved in the experience – you, the attendees, the speakers, the entertainment – will be attending the event remotely. But while it’s easier for planners to have control over their own connection and train the speakers in the same sense, it’s not quite as easy on the attendee side.

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Endless Events

MARCH 17, 2020

Make sure your virtual event covers everything they were coming to experience such as continuing education classes, the speakers they were looking forward to, networking opportunities, and product demos. Instead of banners or signage give sponsors virtual graphics that can go up before a speaker or session goes live.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2021

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. That’s why securing an exciting, engaging speaker and creating a compelling, concise agenda is even more critical than for in-person events.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Gaudini is also an advocate for shorter sessions and longer audience engagement periods. I have a 20/80 recommendation; I recommend speakers prepare 20 percent of the content, and leave the other 80 percent for peer-audience engagement— chat, Q&A, [etc.]—because Nor does she announce when the speaker is going to show.

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Endless Events

MARCH 24, 2022

We’ve outlined 77 event KPIs and divided them into eight major groups: general and attendee event KPIs , financial event KPIs , marketing KPIs , audience engagement KPIs , presenter KPIs , sponsorship and tradeshow KPIs , event networking KPIs , community KPIs. Event platforms have transformed how we measure audience engagement KPIs.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. Why asynchronous events? Each gets full, undivided attention.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The most successful webinars are specific, interesting, and engaging. But how do webinar organizers take an idea and transform it into an appealing virtual event? Which webinar best practices do the most successful virtual event planners and organizers follow? Plan better virtual events with these webinar best practices.

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Endless Events

MARCH 19, 2020

Let’s do a webinar. It’s not the AV company who says, “Hey, here’s a speaker, good luck. Yeah, you need this speaker and I’ll set it up for you,” and you have no idea how it works. “I think we’re about to see a revolution in remote speakers. And the solution they went with?

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Endless Events

APRIL 28, 2020

Keeping your audience engaged will be one of the hardest tasks associated with putting together a successful virtual event. Your content will be pivotal in assuring you hook the attention of the audience. Failing to take into consideration the technical aptitude of your audience is up there with the most common virtual event mistakes.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

It’s hard for the speaker to monitor the chat and answer Q&As while presenting. But money saved also means ROI lost: the champion of March 2020 does not deliver on audience engagement and valuable data insights – and these are essential for an event’s success. Enhanced virtual audience engagement.

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2020

In the process, you’ll also want to define your target audience clearly, since this is a stepping stone for many aspects of planning and execution. Do you just want a speaker talking to the audience? Do you want the audience to engage? Find Speakers. What are your marketing and financial goals? 2 Months Out.

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Endless Events

JULY 6, 2020

Now that a few months have passed, and virtual events have increased in popularity, dangers related to webinar fatigue are more real than ever. You can also get in touch with your audience before, and further develop that sense of community that is so paramount. But today, we’ll be jumping into the realm of marketing.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

So let’s give your audience what they want. Make sure you consider these high-ticket items at a minimum: Venue Speakers Food and beverage Furniture and equipment Staffing (event coordinators, clean up, security, etc.) What made your audience fall in love with your brand? Why does your audience want to attend this event?

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 8, 2022

Audiences will pay for quality content. With so many attendees used to free events, expectations are high for paid events. “They [online audiences] are far less captive and will have increasingly high expectations around the quality and value of these experiences. published by the Virtua Events Institute. Include a Virtual Emcee.

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Endless Events

MAY 16, 2022

After all, the world-famous exercise equipment company has managed to grow a strong community through its content delivery, social media presence, and audience engagement. The two audiences do not have the same experience, but they have an equal footing. ” “ The audience can do their audio mix ,” Will adds.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Not with enthusiasm, but with a sense of duty and obligation to ourselves, our industry, and our audiences. In the case of our industry, it translated into v irtual events being put together in a haze, an uneducated frenzy, a collective hallucination of Zoom webinars that led absolutely nowhere. We all held onto this feeling.

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Endless Events

MAY 22, 2020

This platform is the place through which you, your attendees, your speakers, the sponsors, and the entertainment will connect. Others are more complex and allow you to include things like breakout rooms, polling, and chat rooms, all things that you should consider in order to further engage your audience. . Lighting experts?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Dasher, in addition to Nathan Chin, senior product manager for Cvent ; and Phil Saims, vice president of sales for Federal Conference , led the latest Smart Meetings webinar, “Designing Your Event Program for Diversity & Inclusion,” where they tackled the not-always-straightforward topic of DEI. Watch the entire webinar to learn more.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 25, 2021

In this chapter, you’ll learn about networking and engagement, how to cater to the virtual portion of a hybrid event, how to bridge the gap between audiences, what models you can adopt, along with many other aspects pertaining to hybrid events. Speaker Training: Bigger & Better. Better Production & Heightened Design.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Know your audience. Make sure it stays true to audience needs. Then along came Delta.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The challenge is designing events that speak to the needs of an audience that changed over the last three years. Watch the entire webinar here. When considering audiences who historically couldn’t physically or financially attend, the idea of a hybrid event comes into play again. In an exclusive Smart Chat Live! Joanna Pineda.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Now that virtual events are fairly normalized, it’s never been easier to access a global audience. People all over the world found themselves cooped up in their homes, combating webinar fatigue and stress. When translation for events is utilized, planners can reach a larger audience, far beyond their English-speaking customers.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 21, 2022

Depending on the venue and the size of in-person and virtual audiences , these experiences can take many forms. The rest of the audience tunes in virtually. For the last two years, virtual audience expectations have been consistently rising. You can have your speakers present against any kind of backdrop you can think of.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Fortunately, there are a number of ways to make online events more engaging, some based on tried-and-true methods for engaging in-person audiences. Poll responses can also help event speakers tailor their content to better fit and engage the audience. Tools for boosting online event engagement.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 28, 2022

Zoom Meetings vs. Webinars vs. Events . Now, with the options to host a regular meeting, a webinar, or a special event, it is easy to get confused about which platform is right for you. The best way to combat virtual fatigue is to engage your audience and create something exciting and interactive.

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Endless Events

JULY 15, 2021

“There are a few shows that I’ve attended which really understood their virtual audience and did their best really to give them content in a way that makes sense for that experience and not just set up a camera somewhere,” Nick adds. “The stunt casting of a speaker looks cool. Then, she praises the content.

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Endless Events

APRIL 22, 2020

This will include things like speaker fees, entertainment fees, event platforms , the technical and production costs, and so on. If your virtual event will offer ten hours, along with extra perks and state of the art speakers and trainers, you can charge double or more – $700 and above. This is, of course, a hypothetical example.

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Endless Events

APRIL 23, 2021

Think about it: you’re now going to great lengths to provide virtual and hybrid audiences with broadcast-quality videos. The highlights or the recap of the experience can easily be compiled and shared on your social media channels, within blog posts, landing pages, or even webinars. Well, you can do it too!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2022

“Re-imagine yourself as the directorial, experience-creating superhero of tomorrow,” Jade Simmons, classical concert pianist and lauded transformational speaker, urged planners in this week’s Smart Chat Live! webinar session: “Planning with Purpose: How to position yourself for a powerful year.”. That is how you deliver value.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

However, it does not focus on event management tools, registration , streaming software, or your average webinar platforms. A note to planners : Not the solution currently meant to manage onsite elements for your event, but offers the unique opportunity to incorporate Topia onsite at your event to connect the virtual audience. .

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Bizzaboo

JULY 25, 2022

You’ve built an all-star lineup of virtual speakers for your next event. It’s time to tackle speaker management for your event. . of event organizers find it easier to enlist outstanding speakers for virtual events than in-person gatherings. 5 Benefits of Creating and Maintaining Incredible Speaker Relationships.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Both types of audiences can talk to each other.” Think through the transitions for the different speakers and Q&A. “We’re used to doing that for our webinars and we definitely recommend that to all of our customers when it comes to executing sessions virtually. Socio is set up really well.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

When does a webinar cross the line into an experience? The day-long presentation mixed content from three in-person hubs—San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and London—along with thousands making up the remote audience from around the world. How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Personalized Responses.

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Smart Meetings

APRIL 1, 2022

When does a webinar cross the line into an experience? The day-long presentation mixed content from three in-person hubs—San Francisco Bay Area, New York City and London—along with thousands making up the remote audience from around the world. How do you make virtual meetings immersive? Personalized Responses.

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