Social Tables

JUNE 8, 2022

Audience engagement plays a significant role in the success of any event. Whether in-person or online, event organizers want attendees to pay attention and participate. In fact, more than 80% of marketing professionals believe that audience engagement is a key indicator of an event’s success. Understand your audience.

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Smart Meetings

JUNE 21, 2023

From an absence of diverse panel speakers to a lack of options for those visually or hearing impaired, events still aren’t catering to everyone. Lack of planning and understanding audience needs can hinder event attendances. But what can event organizers do today to make their events more open and accessible to all?

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Endless Events

JUNE 19, 2020

You’re either a planner eager to learn how you can set your virtual speaker up for success, or you’re a speaker looking to be trained in the art of virtual presentations. You might also just be a curious person, but for the sake of purpose, let’s assume you’re either a planner or a speaker.

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Endless Events

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Because much like event profs had to adapt to the new normal, so did presenters and attendees. Since we’ve been putting so much pressure on remote speakers and audiences, it’s time to wonder: what can we do? . I do not blame the organizers. A Smooth Virtual Experience For Attendees.

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Endless Events

MAY 18, 2023

A recently published Freeman report highlights a significant shift in the demographics of B2B event attendees. With this new generation of younger, more diverse, and more educated attendees emerging, the event industry must adapt to meet their evolving needs and expectations. Understanding your audience is a big deal.”

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Stova

JANUARY 18, 2024

Creating stellar attendee experiences is a goal of every event. High fives on the speakers and networking opportunities? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? Wouldn’t it be great if you could get instant audience feedback throughout your event? The good news?

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 16, 2024

There’s encouraging news in the Freeman Trends Report: 2024 Attendee Intent and Behavior , released Tuesday, Jan. When Holsinger previewed the report during the session, “First Look: Exclusive Data on Attendee Motivators,” at PCMA Convening Leaders 2024 on Jan. What motivates them, what drives them?”

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Convene by PCMA

MAY 3, 2024

“Diversity, Our Strength” — that’s the motto of the city of Toronto, and it does more than inspire the city’s nearly 3 million residents: It’s a big reason why massive events like the tech-focused Collision Conference — which attracted 36,000 attendees in 2023 — call the biggest city in Canada home.

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Convene by PCMA

APRIL 8, 2024

When Courtney Mesmer, CMP, DES, CES, became vice president, events, at the human resources organization WorldatWork®Total Rewards Association two years ago, her primary assignment was to modernize the organization’s annual meeting. This story is part of the March/April Convene cover and CMP Series on speaker coaching.

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Convene by PCMA

JUNE 12, 2023

Only 1 percent of respondents to a Freeman survey said they preferred celebrity speakers to those who had something relevant to say to their groups. Whatever Media Group) Event organizers who are considering straining their budgets to hire celebrity speakers — or who feel pressure to do so — may want to think again.

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Bizzaboo

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Are you struggling to find an outstanding speaker for your event? After all, the right conference speaker has the power to captivate, inspire, and educate your audience, making your event a memorable experience. Understand Your Audience Different events cater to different audiences. It’s a tall order.

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Convene by PCMA

JANUARY 22, 2024

Organizations have been shifting away from boycotting, banning, or canceling their events in controversial destinations, and shining a spotlight on the issues. These organizations are entering the fray in part because of a collective realization that travel boycotts, historically, have done little move to the needle politically.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 17, 2021

So, how can marketers create impactful hybrid events that resonate with physical and virtual attendees while delivering ROI for hosts, sponsors and exhibitors? The answer is to understand both your in-person and virtual audiences while creating powerful experiences for both. Without it, attendees lose interest and log out.

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Convene by PCMA

DECEMBER 30, 2021

After a promising but brief return to in-person-only events in the spring, the Delta and Omicron variants forced many event organizers to renavigate a hybrid event landscape to engage both digital and physical audiences. Even as their hybrid events remain a work in progress, many organizers now see their long-tail potential.

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Endless Events

JUNE 5, 2020

After you took the time to learn about mistakes to avoid , how to engage your audience , and sponsorship deals , we want you to think about how to entertain attendees. Just like you’ll have the speakers doing their thing from the comfort of their homes, you can have a bartender do the same! Yes, you read that right!

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MeetingsNet

JUNE 17, 2022

A recent article on Forbes.com picks the brains of interesting players in the meetings and events world: talent agencies and speaker bureaus. Speakers must be skilled enough to make their sessions more of a discussion than a one-way presentation.

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Stova

MARCH 28, 2024

What’s the most effective way to anticipate the wants and needs of your audience? Pre-event evaluation questions can cover everything from logistics to topics to keynote speakers. This valuable feedback will help you plan around your crowd and show your attendees that you are organized and responsive.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 2, 2023

As an event organizer, it can be disheartening when your efforts to increase event engagement fail to meet your goal or when your carefully planned conference falls short of delivering the audience experience you envisioned. Keep reading to learn exciting event engagement ideas that can leave a lasting impression on your attendees.

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Bizzaboo

MAY 10, 2023

The industry’s best event marketers create a 365-day event experience for attendees, who expect personalized communication and on-demand content once an event is over. It’s a simple, polite, professional way to ensure attendees feel appreciated and that their contributions are valued.

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Social Tables

OCTOBER 7, 2021

With the power to influence, energize, ignite, and even empower an audience, an impactful keynote speech has the potential to make or break an event’s success. But what is a keynote speaker, exactly, and how do you go about finding the right one? What is a keynote speaker? What is the role of a keynote speaker? .

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Will this improve the quality of the event you’re organizing? It would be like a presenter throwing a CatchBox mic into the audience, without telling them why or how to use it. Event gamification comes in many forms and has the power to transform your event into one that delights your audience. But, does this really work?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 11, 2023

Whereas, when you have content specifically created for remote audiences, you can repurpose your message, which makes it easier to get people to view that content later on.” It features transitions, well-rehearsed speakers and is short enough to keep people engaged. They simply can’t provide the same experience.

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Smart Meetings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The venue was perfect and the speakers top-notch. Speakers want to present remotely, and attendees and sponsors are starting to drop off. What if travel policies change, and speakers, attendees and sponsors start to cancel? Know your audience. Make sure it stays true to audience needs.

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Endless Events

APRIL 8, 2022

What makes a hybrid event synchronous is that both hybrid audiences experience the same event, at the same time. But this is no easy feat; research shows that 46% of event organizers say that speakers struggle to simultaneously engage a virtual and in-person audience. What Are Asynchronous Hybrid Events?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 3, 2021

Event planners surmised that audiences had gotten so comfy in fuzzy slippers that they would not want to leave their houses. My company, Go Leeward Agency, worked with a 10,000-attendee event that utilized dozens of speakers. It went hybrid for one year and the organizers said, “Never again.” Bottom Line.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

As in-person events gain momentum, attendee expectations are higher than ever. IMEX Group worked with pc/nametag to manage registration for the 12,000 attendees who descended on Las Vegas for IMEX America in October. Read More : IMEX22 Welcomed Record Number of Attendees. Attendee Benefits. Organizer/Sponsor Benefits.

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Smart Meetings

MAY 23, 2022

Cut the Quality and You’ll Cut Your audience. In the early days of the pandemic, attendees were more accepting of bad camera angles, awkward transitions between segments, or video that looked grainy. Food is another way to keep the audience in front of your presentation, instead of getting up to go to the fridge.

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Eventtia

JUNE 2, 2023

Event planning and organizing a fairly small meeting involving just five participants can be quite a challenge, especially if this is your first time. Then, imagine planning a massive concert with a big-name DJ as the headliner and 100,000 attendees. Planning an event is difficult. Can you imagine the headache?

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 28, 2023

But to mesmerize your audience with something they haven’t seen before, meeting planners should invest time developing a productive relationship with an AV partner. Read More : 10 Questions to Ask a Potential Event Vendor Your AV provider’s technicians will be interacting with your staff, your presenters and your audience. we may ask.

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Skift Meetings

JUNE 5, 2022

What do you do if your speaker goes off the rails? Let’s say the speaker goes off script and says things that don’t align with your company? What questions do you ask of the speaker to prevent this from happening? The speaker was very famous. Clarify Why You Want To Hire a Keynote Speaker. See Them Speak.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Attendees can watch the panel and interact in the live chat, but there’s very little two-way communication available. It’s hard for the speaker to monitor the chat and answer Q&As while presenting. The bottom line is this: attendees in a Zoom call lack agency. Enhanced virtual audience engagement.

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Smart Meetings

MARCH 15, 2024

In addition to bringing Positive Psychology of Play speaker Jeff Harry to help attendees reach a non-judgmental play state, event organizers offered a rainbow of options for playing and networking. From pickleball and golf to painting and tasting, attendees explored their definition of enjoyment.

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Smart Meetings

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The challenge is designing events that speak to the needs of an audience that changed over the last three years. When considering audiences who historically couldn’t physically or financially attend, the idea of a hybrid event comes into play again. Ask and Deliver: “Ask your audience what they prefer,” said O’Grady. “You

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Smart Meetings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Following the events of George Floyd’s tragic death in 2020, meetings industry organizations have been actively seeking to engage in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) discussion. Your Clients and Attendees Probably Like Diversity Rhonda Monet Knowing your clientele is important.

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Smart Meetings

JULY 12, 2022

However, while some meeting professionals are itching to get back to in-person events, some organizations have grown quite fond of the reach and data-enabled by virtual meeting experiences­­. One of the root causes for virtual attendees feeling a loss of connection and interest is a lack of physical participation throughout the experience.

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Bizzaboo

JULY 25, 2022

You’ve built an all-star lineup of virtual speakers for your next event. It’s time to tackle speaker management for your event. . of event organizers find it easier to enlist outstanding speakers for virtual events than in-person gatherings. 5 Benefits of Creating and Maintaining Incredible Speaker Relationships.

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Smart Meetings

DECEMBER 9, 2022

But even in the hybrid setting, organizers need to be mindful of how they are engaging their attendees. One hill for event planners to climb during the pandemic was trying to engage online attendees in a way that avoided the FOMO (fear of missing out) of being a digital participant. Read for more engaging ideas.

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