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No More Boring Hybrid Speaker Panels

Smart Meetings

How to pivot gracefully when something happens to an expert on the way to the stage Youve curated the perfect speaker panel, confirmed your thought leaders and prepared for a dynamic discussionthen one of your panelists cancels. Redesign the agenda that accounts for a smaller panel. Rehearse the What Ifs. So what now?

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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? While I’m mentioning Kristin, the best resources I know on becoming a first-rate panel moderator are her panel-focused website and short but packed book Powerful Panels.

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Hybrid & Virtual Event Production: Elevating The Experience

Endless Events

facilitate rehearsals, and then run the show. Speaker rehearsals scheduling. Speaker Rehearsals. Technical rehearsals and final quality control tests. Speaker rehearsals. Moving Towards Virtual Event Production. Develop supporting production paperwork . What to expect: . Exhibitor/sponsor onboarding sessions.

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Welcome to the AV Audit

Endless Events

Does this labor include rehearsals? Also be sure to add important times like set-up, rehearsals, start-times, and breakdown. Let’s say for example you have 2-panel sessions back to back. The first panel has 4 speakers, the second panel has 4. Look at the Labor Details. Always look into labor details.

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AV Team Management: The Ins & Outs Of Navigating The Audiovisual Jungle

Endless Events

“Is this going to be where you’re putting top-end speakers from your company, is your CEO going to be talking in these breakouts and having small panels? rehearsal now you’re talking about seven hours off for the guys. So, staying out at overtime when you can, making the rehearsals useful.

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5 Tips for Planning Franchise Conventions

Endless Events

You can honor franchisees who have stood out within the corporation as experts on certain topics, and you can invite them to the main stage as part of a speaker series or a panel discussion. Schedule Presentation Rehearsals. Invite Franchisees to Share Content.

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Endless Events - Untitled Article

Endless Events

Are rehearsals included? Also be sure to add important times like set-up, rehearsals, start-times, and breakdown. Let’s say for example you have 2-panel sessions back to back. The first panel has 4 speakers, the second panel has 4. Look at the Labor Details. Always look into labor details.

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