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When Mother Nature Is an Unwanted Attendee at Your Meeting or Event

Smart Meetings

Of course, this goes for your keynote speakers, caterers, audiovisual support, and the weather, too. In addition, forming solid relationships with your venue hosts and maintaining good communication with them will benefit you if an emergency arises and you need to make changes on short notice.

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Virtual Event and Webinar Speaker Management and Prep: 7 Tips For Building Better Relationships

Bizzaboo

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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6 Tips for Keeping Attendees Tuned In During Your Online Events

Smart Meetings

While event organizers are getting good at planning in-person, hybrid and online events, booking the right speakers and keeping attendees engaged are still some of the biggest challenges. That’s why securing an exciting, engaging speaker and creating a compelling, concise agenda is even more critical than for in-person events.

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Language Interpretation Is the Next Wave in Virtual Meetings

Smart Meetings

The capabilities of Remote Simultaneous Interpretation ( RSI ) have reached new heights, elevating the events industry and the experiences it creates for attendees. The software creates a platform from which real-time multilingual speakers interpret what’s being said at the event, for attendees.

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Could Wearables Solve In-person Data Dilemma?

Smart Meetings

Event technology company CadmiumCD built lead retrieval into its conference website technology, allowing attendee-to-attendee networking, downloading of speaker presentations and badge scanning using an existing Android or iOS phone. Bizzabo’s OneKlik Touchpoint eliminates the need for standard URLs or shipping and printing.

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Understanding Hybrid Event Models: An Endless Events Guide

Endless Events

Rather than equally prioritizing both audiences, the old hybrid event simply offers one-way communication from your event to participants that view the event remotely. Hybrid events offer the opportunity to expand an event’s reach, engagement, and return on investment for speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors.

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8 Engagement Tips for Your Next Hybrid Event

Smart Meetings

Hybrid events—whether they are conferences, expos or training courses—are meetings that can be accessed in person at a physical location, or remotely via an online platform. In the virtual space, this could involve XR avatars “meeting” in virtual breakout rooms, or communicating through a multi-participant instant messenger or video chat.