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Moderating Online Panels — Ideas and Resources

Conferences that Work

Last week I immensely enjoyed participating in a two-hour Zoom brain trust on moderating online panels. 30 mins: Is panel prep different in the virtual world? Speaker recruiting? This includes getting to know them, moderator education, defining panel and panelist scope, discussing potential topics and issues.

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21 Creative Ideas for Corporate Stage Design

Endless Events

Life Sciences Trainers & Educators Network Annual Conference. For a corporate stage design reflective of conference themes, look no further than the Life Sciences Trainers and Educators Network Annual Conference. Layered backdrop elements like waved panels combined to create a representation of the Grand Canyon.

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IMEX Came Back Big Time

Smart Meetings

The mood in the room was upbeat as every member of the panel shared success stories and paid tribute to the resilience and adaptability of the global business events industry, as demonstrated at IMEX America by the sheer scale and scope of this year’s show after close to two years of industry shutdown.

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PCMA EduCon 2021: A Hybrid Event Done Right!

Endless Events

Will, Thuy, and Nick revisit PCMA EduCon 2021 and share three different perspectives: one of a co-host, one of a virtual attendee, and one of an educated outside observer. I couldn’t just turn off and start doing emails, even for the educational sessions. “The stunt casting of a speaker looks cool. They tell it all!

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Your Virtual Event Sucks: Here’s How To Make It Better

Endless Events

Education Is Your Friend. 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. Utilize them”, says Will.

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Six Effective Tips To Improve Audience Engagement At Live Events

Endless Events

The speaker drones on, reading from their notecards or plain white powerpoint slides. You can efficiently learn so much actually listening to the speaker. Even the most famous public speakers don’t just wing it. Whether it’s educational or entertaining. Speakers need to tailor the content to their audience.

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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Are Good for Your Meetings (and Business)

Smart Meetings

More importantly, those attending your event probably expect a certain level of diversity in their speakers. “If If I go to an event and all the speakers are the same, they look the same, they sound the same, they all have very similar backgrounds. The onus is somewhat on my shoulders to start learning more.”

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