Improving digital learning and amplifying conference content to a larger audience is a high priority for most conference organizers. With the advent of DIY solutions, business models that include sponsorship and the ability to reach a global audience, we’re seeing an increased focus on expanding the impact of virtual events. Tagoras, an adviser to associations and businesses that offer adult lifelong learning, continuing education and professional development, freely shares quite a bit of … [Read more...]
Helping Your Remote Virtual Attendees Succeed As Participants
Our time is valuable. Many of us see our time as money, a resource that we don't want to waste. Asking people to commit 30-, 45- or even 60-minutes of their time to attend your Webinar is asking a lot. It's critical that your digital event provide tremendous value and ROI or you'll lose your attendees' trust. Establish Expectations And Responsibilities As digital event presenter, it's your responsibility to make sure that everyone that participates succeeds. You need to provide enough … [Read more...]
Six TV News Techniques To Use With Your Digital Events
The art of delivering presentations to remote audiences is anything but new. Radio and television have been doing it for decades. Broadcast Professionals Share The Same Challenges Radio and TV personalities face many of the same challenges that digital event organizers and presenters face. They present to remote, invisible and silent audiences. They can't see or hear their audience's reactions. They can't look them in the eye or watch their facial expressions. They can't see their body … [Read more...]
Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events
Lower costs of conducting digital and hybrid events is making it easier for competitors to reach your market and their wallets. Here is the PPT from the presentation that Dave Lutz and I did for ASAE11 on improving member loyalty. Improving Member Loyalty Via Digital Events View more presentations from Jeff Hurt. What are your experiences, good or bad, with digital events? What other questions or strategies would you add to the six we have identified in these slides? … [Read more...]
Speaker Tips When Using A Live Stream, Backchannel And Face To Face Experience
In the past two weeks, I've done three live streamed presentations. It's more work than a traditional presentation. With a few tweaks to my traditional face to face presentation, everyone benefits. The rewards of the extra work are worth it! Presenting To Three Audiences At Once The challenge when presenting for a hybrid event is juggling three audiences. The face to face audience in the room. The remote audience following the live stream online, sometimes within a hybrid or virtual … [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...]
Virtual Event Strategies for 2011
This post is written by Dave Lutz. I’m a believer in Hybrid Events and the benefits of extending reach through that strategy. Associations that go down the hybrid road, and make it financially attractive, are putting their profession ahead of profit. AND they will reap long-term benefits. Why I Am Not There On Pure Virtual Events Yet However, I’m not there yet on pure virtual events. Here are my personal reasons why: Attendees value the content not the commerce. They tend to attract … [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...]
