If it feels like everywhere you turn, you see an invite to a virtual event or an ad for an upcoming virtual gathering, you’re not wrong! These remote events are more popular than ever as we adapt to a whole new way of living and working in 2020. But how can you make YOUR virtual event stand out from the crowd and get the higher virtual attendance you’ve been hoping for?
Today, we’re going to tell you how!
In-person events used to rule industries of all kinds as there’s nothing quite like face to face interaction in creating relationships and connections. Now that things have forever changed, virtual events are taking the lead. So how exactly do you make your virtual event stand out?
There are hundreds of virtual events taking place, and they’re all doing everything they can to grab the attention of their target audiences.
While virtual events are becoming more and more saturated, the great thing is that they are mostly uncharted waters. There’s plenty of opportunities to get creative and create a memorable and exciting experience for those who attend your virtual events.
If you need to move an event online at the last minute, you can check out our tips for doing so here.
There’s no denying things have changed due to COVID-19. And with that change comes new ways of doing things – including getting virtual event sponsorships!
Virtual event sponsorship is something that becomes a little more difficult to execute as the usual methods aren’t available. Sponsored banners, branded signage, face-to-face meetings, and individually named spaces are a lot harder to implement without the valuable in-person element.
Luckily, there are ways to now bring your events into the virtual space without losing current sponsorship opportunities. The online environment provides tons of ways to shift your current sponsorships and even develop new virtual event sponsorship opportunities.
Virtual Event Speakers and Hosts: 7 Questions to Include in Your Virtual Post-Event Survey
You’ve done it–you were successful in pulling off your first booking of a virtual speaker.! But your job isn’t entirely done. Now it’s time to create a virtual post-event survey to hear from your audience.
Whether for in-person or virtual events, post-event surveys are an incredibly valuable tool to have as a virtual speaker, host or other event stakeholder .
Since post-event surveys are taken by people who’ve actually attended your event, they’re an extremely reliable source of information for all your future virtual event speakers planning activities, in all respects. They provide you with critical feedback about what worked in your event and what didn’t. That way, you can use this information to improve your next event, and so on and so on.
Whether it’s in terms of the parts that worked best, areas that could be improved, or even some additions that could be a part of your future events, you can gain a ton of helpful tips from post-event surveys, especially after your first event as a host hiring online speakers.
But if you want your virtual post-event surveys to really be effective, you need to ask the right virtual event speaker survey questions. That’s why today we’re going to share seven survey questions for virtual meetings that can be invaluable in terms of gauging your audience’s opinion.
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When you hear “attendee avatars” do blue creatures from a major film come to mind? Or do you picture the audience at your next virtual event? For today’s post, let’s stick to the latter.
Now more than ever, it’s important for your virtual event to stand out. In a world where you can expect your event to be just one of many your attendees will experience in a given month, you want your event to be remembered for the right reasons.
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So you’ve been asked to moderate a virtual event. Great!
Do you know what to do next?
There are so many benefits to moderating a virtual event, from endless networking opportunities to the social media oomph, to the elevated exposure. It’s a chance to really put your best face forward and show the world (or a limited audience) what you’re really made of.
So jumped at the opportunity—good for you.
Here’s a rundown of what a virtual event moderator does, and a few tips to do the best job you can possibly do.
6 Questions to Ask A Keynote Speaker Before A Next Virtual Event
Do you know the right questions to ask a keynote speaker before you book them?
As every event planner knows, the wrong keynote speaker can sink an otherwise impeccably executed virtual event.
Picture this: Your theme is just right, the platform is on point, and your side presenters and events are on par with everything you want to achieve with your event. But at the moment when everyone takes a seat to watch the highlight of the whole event, the keynote speech, you find that your keynote speaker has the wrong tone and the message has fallen flat. And all your hard work will end on a sour note.
If you’re like every other event planner in the world right now, you’re scrambling to think of more and better virtual event ideas every day. Online event hosting has become the new normal, whether you were ready for it or not—COVID-19 has turned the events industry (along with pretty much every other industry in the world) on its head. So where have you landed?
Event planning is a competitive business. And every busy event planner knows, you have to stay ahead of the curve to keep landing those contracts. You are expected to knock every event out of the park with innovative new ideas and impressive results. And to do it all with lower and lower budgets.
