We are all so used to gathering digitally at online meetings, events, conferences and workshops, we’ve participated in so many over the past 2 years. But what tools can you use to connect people at online events? Read on as we dive into a range of tips and tricks that can help your audience feel like they’ve taken part and not just watched.
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Every time there is a global shift – the financial crash of 2008, the fallout from 9/11, the pandemic of 2020, there is an opportunity as humanity evaluates what’s important, where should we be focusing? What’s important to me, my workplace, my business, my family, my people? Our perspective can shift, a little or a lot. What does this mean for events in the future?
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We’ve all experienced Zoom fatigue, back to back meetings with colleagues, clients, suppliers and even friends. How can you still connect with people at online events when you’re being forced into breakout rooms not of your own choosing? (Actually Zoom has changed this now and you can select which breakout rooms – but only if the organisers let you!) As an organiser and producer of live events we have really seen the need to think carefully about the delegate journey. Connecting with people at online events doesn’t happen by accident.
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One of the key tools in any event producer’s toolbox is the ability to plan. Consider all the possibilities, take action and make decisions to put a thoughtfully crafted, detailed plan into action. We’re sure we are not alone when we say one of the biggest impacts of Covid-19 is that the ability to plan has been stolen from us. Let’s explore your options for future event planning. …
Future event planning – what does this look like now?Read More »
Events have been cancelled across the globe, from MWC in Barcelona to SxSW. TED has been delayed and TEDx events postponed across the world. How we respond now and have responded as event producers will set us apart from those who were slow to pivot. You have to seize this moment of change.
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Organising an event is pretty easy right? We’ve all hosted a party or two, got some mates together for a drink or organised a birthday celebration meal. We may have even organised our own wedding – stress free and easy right?
Sometimes. Sometimes it’s not so straightforward.
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“Make sure you sign your radio in and out each day” used to be a phrase I would use all the time in my event briefings. There has been the occasional last minute panic when we thought we’d forgotten to order radios – just to clarify though – it never happened. But that just highlights how critical event comms are! Let’s explore how WhatsApp has revolutionised event comms. WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world. You can read more about other apps here.
Can you imagine not being able to communicate quickly and discreetly with the whole event team?
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Last week we delivered the Binary Festival 2018, a creative, digital and tech conference. We gathered together communities of people in those industries building and making something incredible in Liverpool, the city region and across the North of England. …
The best part of the event is build up. This is the day before the event. Christmas Eve Eve if you like. Everything starts to happen tomorrow, the tech guys will turn up at Hinterlands and will build the stage, install the lighting and make everything sound amazing. There will be final badge making, setting up registration and the inevitable requests of “Can I change my gathering?”. I will take all this in my stride, because we are onsite. …
It’s just a little over 2 weeks until the Liverpool Binary Festival takes place.
It’s the second time we have delivered this event and I absolutely LOVE producing this one. It enables me to connect with people – some I’ve known for years and others I’m just meeting for the first time. …
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