Our clients and leading industry associations (for example, PCMA’s latest glimpse or our industry’s future, the business recovery dashboard) are turning their attention to future hybrid and face-to-face (f2f) events. While everyone keeps saying that hybrid is here to stay, most association event pros have limited bandwidth and budget to plan and execute robust in-person and digital events simultaneously. In part one of this post, I covered some of the significant risks our clients are facing … [Read more...]
Five Traits Of Outstanding Online Presentations
The trouble with the future is that it usually arrives before we are ready for it. ~ Arnold Glasgow The number of poor online presentations is rapidly growing. The number of poor virtual presenters is expanding even faster. Poorly designed webinars, boring online conferences, ineffective hybrid events and emotionless virtual meetings litter our digital landscape like plastic bags on roadsides. They are multiplying faster than zombies feasting on high density populations. Cyber … [Read more...]
Live Streaming: Hollywood Production Value Or Good Enough For Learning
It's the end of the (meetings) world as we know it. ~ Paraphrase, R.E.M. "This might be the beginning of the end...and the dawn of a new era in which people think recorded video as passé and demand live streaming of events," says Priya Ramesh on The Buzz Bin Blog. YouTube Going Live "With over 2 billion views a day, it's easy to think about YouTube as a place to watch videos recorded in the past. But you’ve told us you want more - and that includes events taking place right now," says … [Read more...]
What Is The Right Mix? Face-to-Face, Digital, Hybrid Events
Your meeting’s reach no longer stops at the conference room walls. Now technology makes it possible to reach people you never had access to before. The question is: How much should be live-only and how much shared with a remote audience? How do you create an environment that makes your remote attendees feel they are a part of what is happening on site? Here is the PPT from our recent presentation at the 7th Annual Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum on What Is The Right Mix? Dave Lutz … [Read more...]
Does Your Hybrid Event Have The It Factor?
Your heart races as your fingers type at lightning speed. You're running behind schedule and want to make sure that you catch the opening general session online. Due to budget and schedule conflicts, you couldn't attend that annual meeting. You didn't want to miss some of the content so you registered as a virtual attendee. You login successfully. The live stream starts. Your give your full attention to the stream. You wait for it. And wait for it. Two minutes later, you are still … [Read more...]
Toto, I Don’t Think We Are In The Meeting Venue Anymore
7 Tips For Successful Live Streaming Events This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s September edition of Convene. Recently we looked at the logistics needed for a successful hybrid event. That live streaming cheat sheet addressed the five types of hybrid events, provided a check list of what you need for live streaming an event, and provided nine questions to consider. So how do you create a … [Read more...]
Go Hybrid: A Live Streaming Cheat Sheet
This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s June edition of Convene. You've convinced your team that providing a hybrid event is good for your organization, your customers and your stakeholders. You’ve alleviated any fears about the virtual experience cannibalizing your face-to-face revenue. You’ve researched how other companies have used hybrid events successfully to serve their members and … [Read more...]
Engaging Attendees Today: How to Combine Virtual & Face-to-Face Meetings
Some of you asked for the slides from today's PCMA's Info On The Go Webinar on Engaging Attendees Today: How to Combine Virtual and Face-to-Face Meetings. Engaging Attendees Today: How to Combine Virtual and Face-to-Face Meetings View more presentations from Jeff Hurt. Read Michael McCurry's recap of the Webinar. The full recorded webinar will be available soon at PCMA's Online Learning Center. What questions do you have about virtual and hybrid events. What questions do you have about … [Read more...]
