Make technology your friend. Make you and your business digitally advanced. The future is all digital and the events are going to be hybrid. What’s hybrid you ask? Hybrid is the baby of live events and virtual events. The wider reach that businesses have received in the past few months is unbelievable. Hence, the growth of virtual is unstoppable. But this raises quite an important question: How to engage both virtual and in-person audiences? Here are 3 bulletproof ways in which hybrid events can elevate attendee experiences using a hybrid event platform. 1. Design content thoughtfully Content is and always will rule the event. Engagement and networking features will come and go, fade in fade out but the content is evergreen. Think for both the audiences carefully while designing the agenda for the hybrid event. Use the on-demand content feature on hybrid event software and make it available for people who are in different time zones or for some reason couldn’t attend your session. Make it live with an exceptional UI powered with some live interactions such as live polls and QnA. 2. AV is essential Is AV just the need for an in-person event? That’s not true. With the rise of virtual, AV companies also pivoted to the virtual and now power up hybrid events well. Get an event AV production company to partner up & integrate with your virtual conference platform to enhance the quality of the video, backgrounds, music, etc. To the in-person audience maybe it won’t matter much, but to keep both audiences engaged, the camera, speaker’s readiness, their video background, audio connection are valuable. 3. Addressing both the audiencesWhat’s the 2 major things attendees come to an event for? One is content and the other is networking. Planning event engagement strategy using a hybrid conference software in mind can amplify things up. Live surveys, polls, QnA, live collab, and much more not just for your live in-person audience but also for remote attendees. Using gamification practices, adding a leader board, etc can help you achieve maximum engagement. With the engagement being taken care of, do not forget to calculate the metrics and improve those numbers in your next upcoming event. Get your analytics from a hybrid event platform and make the most out of it.
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3 Ways to Enhance Speaker Experience [Apart From Selecting the Best Virtual Event Platform]10/15/2020 Once you have chosen the best virtual event platform for your upcoming conference, it is important that you take some fundamental actions to support your virtual speakers. This will ensure they get a seamless experience and are able to deliver good quality sessions at your event. Here are 3 things that you can do: 1. Prepare a speaker kit In the speaker kit, include a platform demo link and a step-by-step guide on how to enter the virtual stage and take the subsequent steps – starting from how to access the virtual conference platform, to how to view the speaker profiles, how to start and join sessions, how to connect audio and video and also how to screen share. Similarly, include another document with suggestions on how to set up for the event. This can include pointers on lighting, camera positioning, microphone setting, network testing, document preparedness, attire tips and also clearing up the background, so that they are clearly visible on screen. You can also share presentation templates and branded virtual conference backgrounds that they can use when presenting. 2. Include session moderators Moderators are critical for the success of your event. They are the main link between speakers and attendees, on the online conference platform. Other than ensuring presentations remain relevant and engaging, they provide a huge support to speakers. They are responsible for setting the stage for them (such as lining up the presentation decks and giving speaker introductions), coordinating the order of presentations, keeping track of presentation timings, ensuring discussions do not go off topic and also giving them the right exposure by selecting relevant questions from attendees, for them to answer. 3. Market your speakers Take a moment to consider what value do speakers seek from events.
Speakers attend conferences to share knowledge and ideas, network, develop connections and build their profiles. Therefore, you must make sure you address the visibility factor through interesting ways. Publicize your speakers on your event website and social media accounts, and give them a chance to showcase their experience through individual speaker profiles that attendees can view (and send chat messages and meeting requests to). Also send out timely push notifications to inform attendees about upcoming sessions and who will be speaking at them. Don’t forget, speakers are the backbone of your event! The best virtual event platform will provide you the right tools to deliver value to your virtual speakers. |
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