MeetingsNet

APRIL 19, 2021

Communication-skills specialist Kerri Garbis explains how to prepare speakers to present effectively for both virtual and in-person attendees. As a result, Ovation cemented a deal this month to be Meeting Professionals International’s exclusive speaker-training partner. Strong eye contact at close range is king. “One

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Endless Events

JANUARY 14, 2021

If you’re an avid reader of Endless, you might recall that one of those mistakes was foregoing rehearsals. Yes, today, we’ll be explaining exactly why virtual event rehearsals should be a non-negotiable. If there’s something 2020 has taught it’s that we can never be too prepared.

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Eventtia

OCTOBER 9, 2023

What should you do when your key speaker suddenly cancels five days before the event? For example, if you’re launching a grand opening of a flagship store in a major city, expecting a footfall of over 1,000 customers, it’s wise to start preparations at least four months ahead. Prepare for your speakers’ arrival.

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Endless Events

APRIL 1, 2020

Keep the hype alive by sending out relevant information about the event – who are the speakers? Hire The Right Speakers – And Coach Them! Speakers are always the shining star of any event. Additionally, make sure you connect your speakers to the production company you’re working with. Prepare For Everything.

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Endless Events

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Like the stage and stuff is going to happen in this room and we’re going to put it in here and load in happens at this time, rehearsals happen at this time over here. All of that kind of stuff to anticipate the arrival of attendees and guest speakers and any of that, that all kind of gets put on there. Technical rehearsals.

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Endless Events

APRIL 12, 2019

If your room is exceptionally large the back row might need “delayed” speakers to provide additional sound. For example, if you have a surprise musical performance taking place let your AV company know so they can suggest the best speakers possible for the experience. As an extra precaution, schedule a rehearsal with your AV company.

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Social Tables

JUNE 29, 2023

From online community awareness campaigns to out-of-the-box nonprofit event planning ideas, thoughtful preparation can help increase the success of fundraising activities. Host a pre-event preparatory meeting As the event date approaches, host a rehearsal session. Reiterate the event date, location, and time.

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Bizzaboo

JUNE 26, 2023

☐ Speakers: Decide on Keynotes, Sessions, and Entertainment Figure out which speakers will impact your event most by engaging and captivating attendees. Don’t forget to cast a wide net for diverse and lesser-known speakers to ensure your event meets attendee expectations and that attendees feel represented.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ensuring an event is successful starts with preparation — and a lot of it. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Create a backup technology plan for video, streaming, and speakers. Attendee, Speaker, Sponsors, and Partner Prep Checklist ☐ Determine sponsorship opportunities for your event.

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Eventtia

JANUARY 11, 2022

Rehearse and test the content over and over again. Rehearsals are essential for hybrid events since both the live and especially virtual aspects of the events are prone to many potential issues, especially technical glitches. Rehearse and test your event’s content thoroughly, both physically and virtually.

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Meeting Tomorrow

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Audiences want speakers to do well, connect with them and deliver strong presentations that are not only rich with information, but full of takeaways that can later be shared with their associates, peers, business leaders or employees. Be prepared. Repetition is key as you prepare. The momentum is on the presenter’s side.

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Bizzaboo

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ensuring an event is successful starts with preparation — and a lot of it. ☐ Send invitations and calendar blocks for event rehearsals. ☐ Create a backup technology plan for video, streaming, and speakers. Attendee, Speaker, Sponsors, and Partner Prep Checklist ☐ Determine sponsorship opportunities for your event.

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Alcor Mice

JANUARY 26, 2021

PREPARATION. Speakers: Don’t forget to include the fees for any speakers or guests you are inviting to your event. Depending on the type of event you are creating, it would be a good idea to invite speakers from different backgrounds & areas of expertise to create a wider perspective for your attendees to learn from.

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Eventtia

MARCH 14, 2022

Also, you are constrained by geographical limitations both in terms of the potential attendees to target and speakers/talents you can invite. It’s crucial to have presenters and speakers that know how to keep the virtual attendees engaged without alienating the in-person audience. Virtual Event: Lower Cost and Broader Reach.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They know which speaker always runs late for rehearsals, which executive likes to make last-minute changes onsite, and what your CEO’s major show-flow pet peeves are. Each venue and crew is different, so it’s tough for our clients to know exactly how to prepare and how involved they need to be.

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Smart Meetings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Here are some of the top tips for hosting the best Fortune 500 investor meetings: Preparation Before the Event Get marketing involved in investor meetings. In the weeks leading up to the event, have at least one technical rehearsal to review the order of events, workflow and technical needs. Speaker timing is everything.

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Tembusu Events and Communications

APRIL 28, 2021

Pre-event preparation. Connectivity is the crux of a successful live stream event as it is the primary mode of delivery to the audience, performing a full ‘dress’ rehearsal with the actual production crew and actual equipment at the designated location should be part of the prep work.

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Meeting Tomorrow

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

They know which speaker always runs late for rehearsals, which executive likes to make last-minute changes onsite, and what your CEO’s major show-flow pet peeves are. Each venue and crew is different, so it’s tough for our clients to know exactly how to prepare and how involved they need to be.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 14, 2019

“Is this going to be where you’re putting top-end speakers from your company, is your CEO going to be talking in these breakouts and having small panels? But an audiovisual technician versus having management who can prepare that audiovisual technician is just game-changing” Labor In AV Team Management.

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Endless Events

APRIL 10, 2020

The best thing you can do to start this journey off with the right foot is to be prepared. But first, consider the following: Do you want someone to train your presenters and manage rehearsals? Your speakers and presenters have a tough job.

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Conferences that Work

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Speaker recruiting? Preparation. Mostly because my panelists are tech people and not always the best speakers????. Lots of rehearsals too. Love asking panel members (or speakers) to change their backgrounds when you want to shift the energy or when you go to live Q&A, etc. Capture these on a shared doc (Slido).

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Social Tables

MAY 16, 2019

Book your rehearsal and rehearsal-dinner venues. In addition to sharing a meal with friends and family, couples use the rehearsal dinner to host informal toasts and play ice breaker games so people can get to know each other before the big day. Send your photographer, readers, and speakers any last minute updates or requests.

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Endless Events

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Prepare to have your mind blown by this week’s discussion of tablets and events! So going on those site visits and being able to chicken scratch notes and then easily translate that into physical typed text was huge” Rehearsals. Just recently, we launched an episode about hardware in the world of events.

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Endless Events

MARCH 25, 2021

. “In the case of hard of hearing, virtual has gone exponentially better for them and way more inclusive because now, they don’t have to rely on the AAV company designing the speaker system in the right way.” They sent out this detailed information of preparing to be in that virtual conference.”

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MeetingsNet

OCTOBER 8, 2020

These backgrounds can simulate a different location or display a logo, image, or video behind the speaker. A speaker is filmed against a physical backdrop of a solid color different from their dress (typically green or blue), and that color is then replaced with a virtual background.

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