Let’s talk chat. Having a chat feed running up the side of your online event screen can be a great tool to engage your audience. Interacting with each other, with the speakers, or with the host can add so much to the attendee experience when done well. It can also be a distraction when doneContinue reading “Pick-a-little, Talk-a-little”
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4 Tibits For Online Tradeshows
The in-person, 3-day conference our organization normally hosts each year contains a full tradeshow. When we transitioned to an online experience, we wondered, “How in the world do you take (150) 10×10 booths and move them online?” We had a vision. We found an online platform provider who could take that vision and make itContinue reading “4 Tibits For Online Tradeshows”
Can’t Let Your Guard Down
Just because your event is online doesn’t mean you can forget the fundamentals of event planning. Even more so, I think, you need to be prepared with a formal contingency plan. Online events are not without technical difficulties; dropped internet, power outages, or a pesky cable-unplugging gremlin. Being ready in advance with a contingency planContinue reading “Can’t Let Your Guard Down”
If You Build It, Will They Come?
You have the most amazing website. It’s dazzling. It’s simple. It was expensive to achieve. Your event contains innovative and inspiring content by some of the industry’s leading speakers who were also a premium to get. Your schedule is well-timed and not over crowded. Done. Now sit back and wait for the masses to pourContinue reading “If You Build It, Will They Come?”
Take It to The Next Level
If you haven’t read my blog post “Watch What You’re Watching” you may want to go back and read it first. This post gives you a peek into next level thinking when it comes to continuity of the visuals for an online event. I recently project managed a 3-day online event. Some of the contentContinue reading “Take It to The Next Level”