It’s a challenge to balance online event content with how long each segment should be to keep the attendee engaged. Say, for example, you are asking a keynote speaker to participate in the event. How long do you ask for them to speak? Is 15 minutes good? Is the standard 45 minutes too long? HowContinue reading “How Long is Too Long?”
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The Right Tool For The Job
Have you ever cut open a box with a pen? Tried to get spinach out of your teeth with a straw? Attempted to make a word doc function as a spreadsheet? Of course you have. How well did any of those things work out? Maybe they did, maybe they didn’t, but they would have workedContinue reading “The Right Tool For The Job”
We Interrupt This Programming…
Delays. Power outages. Disabled networks. Sick staff. Online events are not immune to being sidetracked by a myriad of situations. How you handle these situations will speak volumes to the attendees. It will convey your level of preparedness. It can express your leadership skills. It may even deter attendees from coming back to future events.Continue reading “We Interrupt This Programming…”
Check, Double-Check & Triple-Check
When creating watch pages for the website of an online event, you will soon discover the vast number of buttons, videos, downloads, and links that need to be checked. To provide the attendee with the best experience possible, every one of those must work. Therefore, you must check, double-check, and triple-check each one. It’s notContinue reading “Check, Double-Check & Triple-Check”
Pick-a-little, Talk-a-little
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”