Event Age by Swapcard

APRIL 26, 2022

Virtual Sapiens’ Rachel Cossar delivers her four top tips for maximum engagement that speakers and organizers at hybrid events won’t want to miss. From workplace arrangements to events, ‘hybrid’ is the mot du jour. Here are the main things you need to be aware of to run the most engaging hybrid event.

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Expo Pass

MAY 10, 2022

“I love seeing speakers that change the way we think […] They are experts, they have thought about something, they bring their own view of the world – to you – and it changes how you think about the world.”. Innovation Women also works to create more diversity at events, and remake the “all-male, pale, and stale” panels we so often see.

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Event Marketer

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Insights on leveraging technology to elevate live and virtual main stage presentations. The general stage experience is a moment in a show that sets the tone for the event, that spotlights leadership rock stars and conveys messaging that leaves attendees with a clear roadmap for the event and the brand.

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PCMA Convene

JANUARY 27, 2023

1 had no choice but to cancel its in-person event. Fortunately, this association had already planned a digital version of the conference to be held four weeks after the in-person event. Due to flight cancellations, the opening general session speakers were not able to arrive in time. It served as a very successful plan B.

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GEVME

JANUARY 18, 2019

To run an event successfully, you need to prepare a good event program and an event speaker’s agenda—a schedule or protocol for speakers about what they will say and how they will act on the stage, etc. About an event schedule/agenda. Reasons to create an agenda for event speakers.

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PCMA Convene

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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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Diane is a keynote speaker on curiosity and innovation and a New York Times Bestselling author. The event planning industry is one of immense creativity, innovation, and personal touches. Ready to harness the potential of this tool for your own events? This is a guest post by Diana Kander.

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Bizzabo

MAY 5, 2021

Setting up your speakers for success will further your partnership and ensure you host a high-value virtual event. Preparation is the key to putting on a successful, well-run event. The same rule applies to virtual events. We can’t expect our speakers to be tech experts. Here are our tips for preparing them.

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Endless Events

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The Event Tech Podcast is back with its third and final installment on the best virtual speaker gear. One of the main takeaways from the 2021 Event Trends is that expectations towards virtual presenters are slowly, but surely rising. All this and more on today’s Event Tech Podcast. Who is your audience?

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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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Eventmobi

JANUARY 17, 2019

A base station would pick up the votes and feed them into the speaker’s laptop, where a plugin for PowerPoint would compile them and display them on the main screen. A simple call out on a slide to draw attention to a poll or event survey will help increase adoption. Today, only a USB dongle is required to collect the votes.

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GEVME

APRIL 12, 2021

With all physical events coming to a stand-still, the year 2020 was all about survival or nothing. All these years, we have been so used to having physical events, and the success it brought with it every time, hosting Virtual Events , keeping aside virtual one was out of the question. We have come on a long journey since then.

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Event Industry News

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

EventLAB, Hire Space’s event industry showcase, has announced its 2021 speaker line-up , with Shonali Devereaux of Diverse Speaker Bureau as MC, and leading figures including Mark Bannister, Technical Director of COP26, Mike Kershaw, Founder of Kershaw Partners, and Kuba Wieczorek, Co-Founder of eve sleep, among the keynote speakers. .

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Conference education sessions have long been considered the main course of the event, yet typically they reek of status quo. A Track Leader: Acts as a bridge between the audience, the content and the speaker(s). Now is the time to take a fresh approach to modernizing and refreshing the main course of your conference.

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Event Industry News

MARCH 3, 2020

Director of Performing Artistes, Lauralee Whyte, shares her experience of getting the most from a keynote speaker. Usually the brief we’re given is brimming with buzzwords such as ‘Disruption’, ‘Inspiration’, ‘Leadership’, ‘Innovation’, all of which glean little insight into what you (the end client or event planner) are actually looking for.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Research professor and author Brené Brown is one of the most-searched TED Talk speakers of all time, according to VBQ Speakers. One way of determining the speakers who have the broadest and most enduring appeal comes from a U.K.-based Why do viewers continue searching for these particular speakers? Randal Ford photo).

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SpotMe Blog

MAY 11, 2023

On the hunt for the top medical communications companies to help you run better life science events? Planning and running successful events in the pharma industry involves managing multiple vendors, overseeing details, and executing a plan that’s cost-efficient and produces tangible results.

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PCMA Convene

JULY 8, 2020

In March, like many other event organizers, Bonnie Stetz, director of conference content design for the National Association of Realtors (NAR), found herself in the position of having to convert a live event to virtual in a very short period of time — five-and-a-half weeks, to be exact. The event is held each year over six days in D.C.

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Eventmobi

AUGUST 9, 2022

Meeting Expectations specializes in designing and executing strategies to achieve event and association management goals. The Event Goal. For their annual ‘Spotlight on HR’ conference, the Meeting Expectations management team wanted to set a new record for member adoption and engagement on their Event App. The Back Story.

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Attendease

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Events are a critical channel for healthcare organizations to engage with their key audiences. From large-scale medical conferences to intimate seminars, events enable healthcare event planners to strengthen relationships, generate leads, and position their brands as thought leaders. What are your measurable goals?

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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Hubilo Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Why have a keynote speaker at your event? The sole idea of organizing any business event or a conference is to engage with your audience and build a strong brand by providing value by the means of sharing knowledge, insights or present compelling stories. This where you need keynote speakers at your event or conference.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

ShopTalk made headlines when it announced its 2020 conference would feature an all-women lineup of speakers. Shoptalk, the retail conference, made news this month when it announced that its next conference, to be held in Las Vegas in March 2020, would feature an all-women speaker lineup, including both track sessions and main stage keynotes.

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Attendease

AUGUST 7, 2020

The shift from in-person road shows and trade shows to online programming has presented several challenges for event management professionals: Finding the right technology to support digital event management. Keeping attendees, speakers and sponsors engaged. Not all brand representatives are strong speakers.

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Eventmobi

JULY 13, 2022

The widespread adoption of online events presents new revenue opportunities that associations can capitalize on as they return to meeting in person—even with very limited human resources. But how do you incorporate virtual components that will support your main event instead of distracting from it?

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Eventmobi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After a year of adapting to virtual-only formats, many within the events industry are eagerly predicting that 2021 will be the year of hybrid events. While hybrid events may seem like more familiar territory than strictly virtual formats, it is still too early to fall back on old models. Planning Hybrid Events in 2021.

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PCMA Convene

MARCH 27, 2024

For a sense of how the business events industry is — or isn’t — embracing sustainability, let’s take a look at three different surveys. Only 17 percent of 340 organizers, who plan corporate, nonprofit, academic, and other kinds of event, said they are featuring sustainability in their program content.

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Eventmobi

JANUARY 10, 2024

Without a doubt, conference apps are a must-have tool for any event organizer. In fact, an overwhelming 91% of event organizers claim event apps are crucial to their success. Even attendees themselves enjoy using event apps and consider this technology an integral part of their event experience.

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Eventsforce

MARCH 8, 2019

You’ve finally secured the speakers you want for your event. You’re excited about the presentations they’ve put together and sent them everything they need in the run-up to the event. Grill believes there are some things any speaker can do that will take them from being a good speaker to a great public speaker.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 21, 2021

I was excited to attend PCMA’s Omnichannel Convening Leaders event last week. The Great: Global Reach and Main-Stage Experiences. Applause to PCMA for engaging the global business events community and for the diversity of speakers and formats offered during CL. Those expectations were largely met. We in the U.S.

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GEVME

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

COVID-19 has already changed the face of everything concerning social events and gatherings. While many companies resort to software like zoom to have virtual conferences or meetings, how can one take an entire social group of thousands of people virtual, and how do you manage such an event?

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GEVME

APRIL 6, 2022

Embracing digitalisation in the events industry accelerated with the advent of the pandemic. Events had to continue, but in-person had to be put behind the curtain — leading to virtual coming into the spotlight. Event planners, thus, had to uptake a digital-first approach for their events.

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MeetingsNet

JULY 24, 2017

Everyone loses when speakers run long. Recently I watched a talented speaker (and friend) Patrick Henry deliver a fantastic presentation called “Be Re-memorable.” He was the fifth speaker that morning (way too many—right?), It’s easy to blame the speaker. sp We’re All in this Together Hosting events is a partnership.

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SpotMe Blog

JUNE 13, 2023

With so many logistics to handle and compliance regulations to consider when managing pharma events, working with expert pharma event management companies can help reduce stress and ensure you achieve your business goals more easily. You are probably lucky enough to have a great event management team that delivers exceptional events.

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Prestige Events Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

IET Venues have shared a new guide that highlights key considerations for addressing the wellbeing of public speakers, stipulating the differences between virtual, hybrid and in-person events. Speakers play an integral role in the success of an event.

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PCMA Convene

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

One of the main challenges with planning virtual and hybrid events is good communication. On this webinar, we’ll explore how to identify patterns of misunderstanding, follow the path of least resistance, and give speakers and attendees enough information to keep them satisfied while still in the planning stages.

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PCMA Convene

APRIL 6, 2024

True to her craft, speaker coach Hayley Foster has distilled 12 common mistakes speakers make in her book Don’t Tank Your TED Talk. Yes, your personality belongs in the mix, but as the catalyst for the message, not as the main attraction. A short talk refers only to the duration of the talk.

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