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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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JANUARY 25, 2021

Several planners and tech companies already see hybrid as the certain future of our industry. Speaker Training: Bigger & Better. Planners can’t continue to expect speakers to just figure everything out for themselves. How can planners prepare for and make sure they meet these demands in a post-COVID world?

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MARCH 10, 2020

. “Whether that’s independent small business owners, women, association planners, we’ve created these individual communities within the umbrella of MPI. What we found is that it really does us no good to source the speakers more than six months out because something will come up then they’re not able to do it.

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APRIL 28, 2020

Even though virtual events are set to become the new normal, not many planners have experience with this paradigm. Because planners and companies aren’t sure which way is North right now, it’s easy to disregard the things that could make or break the virtual experience for everyone involved. 5 Choosing The Wrong Platform.

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MAY 22, 2020

With countries shutting down and social distancing measures put in place, virtual experiences are the only choice planners have to stay afloat. This platform is the place through which you, your attendees, your speakers, the sponsors, and the entertainment will connect. It can train your speakers and arm them with best practices.

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Endless Events

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Can you feel that, event planner? Event planners often try to save on event AV costs by keeping the number of cameras as low as possible. A common misconception is that two cameras are enough to achieve production success, a shot of the speaker from head-to-toe and a tight shot from the chest up. So, which one will prevail?

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Smart Meetings

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The skills and lessons learned by these experts in intelligence can be fascinating—and useful in the nonespionage world—and now many of these specialists from the CIA, FBI, KGB and Mossad are for hire for your next meeting or training session for keynotes, corporate training and team development.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

rose above 300 in 2018, prompting event planners to reevaluate their physical security strategies. More: 3 Things Every Planner Should Know About Security. Additionally, connect with the human resources team to evaluate training for security guards. In fact, the number of mass shootings in the U.S.

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Endless Events

AUGUST 18, 2020

Back when the novelty of the pandemic was hitting the industry, it was more than excusable for planners to pivot their events to virtual in a very small amount of time. Pre-recorded content takes place and calls with the speakers are arranged in order to prep them. And now, here we are. The Mourning Period Is Over. So…now what?

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Endless Events

MARCH 21, 2022

The competition among event platforms is stiff these days, so event planners must understand what makes a certain platform stand out from the rest. How do the floor plans work and how does an event planner get started? ” Before the pandemic, they planned an annual two-day training event for the entire state of Nevada.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 31, 2022

After an almost two-year hiatus, planners and event organizers who have moved ahead with physical-only events have been disappointed with attendance. Either way, meeting planners need to organize with both online and physical attendees in mind. Continue to train staff on hybrid meeting planning. Leverage meeting analytics.

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MARCH 17, 2020

With the threat of COVID-19 planners are facing mandates and calls to cancel events globally. 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. Live Virtual Events . Make it Hybrid .

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Endless Events

MAY 16, 2022

They claim that event planners should take note. Peloton’s various instructors have strong personalities – as should event speakers. What matters is how the speaker relates to the audience,” says Brandt. And a lot of event planners should take note of that. And it’s not an afterthought.

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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? We’ll talk more about ROI in a minute, but first let’s answer planners’ top questions about hybrid events.

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Endless Events

JANUARY 19, 2021

“We are organizers of events, but as you’re talking to your speakers, you’re looking for speakers who understand this principle that you, as the speaker are not the guru. “We had a speaker who spoke for us two years in a row. And he was one of our top-rated speakers the first year.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Whether you’re a planner, a student, or a CEO, this all-in-one collaboration hub is here to make your life easier. It combines a 55” touchscreen with a fantastic 4K display that activates meetings, training sessions, and presentations. Vibe’s interactive whiteboard offers a myriad of possibilities.

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Endless Events

JULY 5, 2018

You’ll be thrilled to hear there’s a whole lot of benefits for event goers, presenters and planners too. We’ll discover: The reality of virtual speakers at events. Allow virtual speakers to take the stage. Are you planning an event and the perfect speaker can’t manage to get to your venue at the right time? Nearly half!

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 10, 2024

Amtrak cancelled dozens of trains across the mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, several of which were in major areas like New York City, Boston and Philadelphia. Read More : How Meeting Planners Can Pre-plan for Event Crisis Management The storm is expected to make its way north into Canada with wind gusts of up to 95 mph.

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APRIL 30, 2024

A former event planner himself, he is a 2023 Smart Meetings Top Speaker. Resilience “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘Don’t quit. Tony Hawk Event planners need to operate with fearlessness on a day-to-day basis. There are two areas where fearlessness really comes into play for planners.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Planners looking for a unique space that checks the appropriate boxes but also offers attendees a different experience may want to explore their local movie theater as a possible location. SM How can planners use Galaxy Theatres Grandscape to create a standout experience for their guests? SM How customizable is the experience?

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AUGUST 4, 2021

The last thing event planners want is their attendees getting lost. ” Kyle shares some invaluable advice to all the event planners listening out there. “If you want to integrate an audience response system and use it through your event process, provide training to your speakers much further in advance.”

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APRIL 9, 2021

After more than a year of helping planners navigate the complex world of virtual events, we learned a thing or two about pain points. Project Management & Strategy: Includes trainings, meetings, reviewing content, post-event debrief, and more. Creative Services: Talent management, storyboarding, speaker coaching.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Gary Hernbroth, Keynote Speaker. Gary Hernbroth, Keynote Speaker. It’s vital for suppliers and planners to make the most of every second by truly engaging each other, emphasized industry veteran Gary Hernbroth in a keynote at Smart Meeting South Central National in New Orleans on Tuesday.

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JUNE 15, 2024

“It’s gonna create an ‘easy button’ that you can click, and boom, it will analyze years of unwieldy data, build an event based on those insights with suggested locations, amount of space, speakers, content, length of time for sessions and all the marketing materials you need to promote it. All of these things that take time goes away.”

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

But what if we told you that a little movement goes a long way even before or during speaker presentations? “Then, I moved into personal training. Then, they’d sit back down and be able to get their full focus and attention to the speaker because that’s what movement does to you,” she says.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Not only is it a valuable study tool, but a study group is a community of planners who support one another through the process of earning an ambitious designation and share the passion for events that inspires a person to pursue it. In addition to being a meeting planner, Jakob is also a nurse. Sitting for the exam is a long process.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

Encore’s quarterly Planner Pulse survey shows that the number of in-person events has increased exponentially in the last year and is now at 60% of all events. Now a menu of choices includes streaming, hologram speakers and microphones on each table. In response, Encore is getting creative on training staff and clients. “We

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The speakers shared their own definitions of wellness. Cliffe holds extensive experience in many areas of wellness, with training in inner child healing, hypnotherapy, channeled visualization and energy healing. The speakers all established the common understanding that meeting professionals must take care of themselves.

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JULY 17, 2020

As event planners learn how to transition into the hybrid model , they must acknowledge it comes with its own set of challenges. This meant that planners everywhere had to re-learn everything they knew about audience engagemen t and networking. Networking for hybrid events represents a challenge for planners. Conclusions.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

We encourage every event planner to mark their calendars for the following 35 events and conferences in 2020. Besides access to great networking opportunities and innovative content, the following 35 events will also provide attendees with great speaker lineups and the chance to travel to amazing locations! The Event Planner Expo 2020.

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MARCH 12, 2021

David Whelan is the CEO of Immersive VR Education , which sells a VR training and collaboration platform called Engage. It’s a safe, exciting, and cost-saving alternative (in some ways) that can very well represent the next ‘new normal’ for the industry. Amazing Examples Of VR For Virtual Events.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

There, she began working closely with the event planner. “As In the app, participants build their schedules, check in to sessions, complete surveys and connect with speakers, sponsors and one another. Advances in personalization and data analytics help planners tailor experiences and deliver meaningful content like never before.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

And speaker sessions are the biggest component here. And in the midst of this immense boom, many event planners took a shot at it themselves. Perhaps one of the most blatant pros of live is the fact that the speakers can engage with the audience in real-time. Speakers might prefer it. These are pretty common questions.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Most planners are now scrambling to figure out how to replicate the in-person experience in a virtual environment. But first, consider the following: Do you want someone to train your presenters and manage rehearsals? Your speakers and presenters have a tough job. So hiring the best in the field is a big step towards success.

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JULY 6, 2021

But the problem is that anytime that you can train a machine to start to recognize these things, we can train ourselves to get around it. They could put their camera on to recognize the data and push that data back to speakers and the platform.” ” And what’s so problematic about that, you might be wondering?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Here are three approaches event planners can use to build AI into conferences: 1. Look for speakers with business growth expertise first who can apply AI as an accelerator, not self-proclaimed AI gurus. Include customer touch points like registration, abstract submission, speaker management, customer service, or exhibit sales.

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MAY 3, 2023

Security, training and follow-through crown best efforts of meeting producers The five-star Royal Lancaster London will welcome a number of VIP guests for the Coronation of King Charles III. Following are some lessons from the preparations that could inform any special event planner. The same protocol applies to all delegations.

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