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6 Tips for Keeping Attendees Tuned In During Your Online Events

Smart Meetings

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. With online events especially, attendees can get distracted by looking at their phones or trying to multitask during presentations.

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How AI is Revolutionizing Travel and Events

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This streamlines the property search process and helps make informed decisions. AI sifts through all the information you leave in your online chats, tour reviews, and behavior and then compiles a comprehensive picture of your travel hopes and dreams from this data. SM How is AI involved in this process?

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Holograms Beam into Events

Smart Meetings

Hologram technology can increase engagement and attract hard-to-get speakers Meetings may be a mostly in-person experience but—as we learned during Covid, with the use of Zoom, Teams and other online video platforms—the use of communications technology has its place in the world of meetings and events. You can make it AI to search the web….

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How to start online meetings on time

Conferences that Work

Is it possible to routinely start online meetings on time? The reason that almost no scheduled meetings (in-person or online ) start on time is that we provide one single time for meetings to both open and start. If you arrive late for an in-person or online meeting, you may miss stuff. How to start online meetings on time.

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7 Ways to Recreate the In-Person Event Experience Online

Endless Events

To successfully recreate the in-person experience online, planners need to consider the following challenges. How to create serendipity and exciting spontaneity of in-person event experiences online? Make Your Online Audience Feel Seen. Make Online Networking as Easy as Possible. Data-informed networking.

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Moderating Online Panels — Ideas and Resources

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Last week I immensely enjoyed participating in a two-hour Zoom brain trust on moderating online panels. What are 1-2 of your online moderating pro tips? See How a Fishbowl Sandwich Can Really Get Your Attendees Talking for more information.]. Use an online poll to start the session. 20 mins: Breakouts (in groups of 4).

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Facilitating an online participation-rich workshop in Gatherly

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I decided to facilitate an online workshop in Gatherly that took full advantage of the platform. Gatherly’s best feature, in my opinion, is its user interface for online social interaction. So I was excited to see whether I could implement body voting online, something I’d never tried before. ” (run in trios).

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