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Maximizing Rehearsal Time: Help Your Speakers Make the Most of AV Support Welcome to Part 2 of our three-part series.  This one is created to help your conference speakers arrive prepared, polished, and presentation-ready, with a special focus today on those delivering keynotes, featured talks, or general session presentations. In Part 1, we shared howRead more

Captioning: Not Just for the General Session Anymore! I don’t know if it’s my age (or just my love for clarity), but at some point, I turned on captioning for all my streaming services—and I’m never going back. Now, whenever captions aren’t an option, I feel like I’m missing something. Turns out, I’m not alone.Read more

Picture This: A perfectly orchestrated event where every element harmonizes like a well-conducted symphony. As the event planner, you’re the composer, crafting the event’s vision and structure. Your AV production manager is the conductor, guiding the AV team onsite. But their role doesn’t start when the event begins.  Your production manager can offer valuable insightsRead more

Light It Up: Creating Unforgettable Events on a Budget with Smart Lighting “You’ve always had the power, dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.” When it comes to adding some interest and excitement to your event, this classic Wizard of Oz quote rings true.  We help a lot of association clients with theirRead more

Moment of Honesty: Budgets matter. We prefer not to talk about it; nobody wants to be the killjoy that brings up budget concerns when everyone else in the meeting is letting their creative juices flow. But “creative juices” get expensive and there’s a lot to consider about events outside of creative expression. We need toRead more

Even with in-person events on the rise, registration numbers — both early and otherwise — are leaving much to the imagination, and flexibility is at the forefront of every planner’s mind. Here are three key strategies to help you make the most of your event-planning efforts right now.   Consider the Context: How Are PeopleRead more

Laura Palmer, Global Project Manager at ConferenceDirect®, and I recently had the opportunity to collaborate on a large scale, in-person event. Here, we reflect on key takeaways as in-person events are on the rise — but not as we anticipated two years ago.     The Highs There is a general air of positivity aroundRead more

I recently read an article from Event MB about the new world of venue contract negotiations as we (*hopefully*) emerge from the pandemic.  What was already a complicated process has even more considerations, on top of the fear of signing a venue contract after spending the last 2 years trying to move meeting dates andRead more

In spite of what you might think, hybrid events—live events with both in-person and remote audiences—have been around for some time, long before the pandemic and the rise of virtual meetings. But until recently, hybrid events were far from the norm. Pre-pandemic, the model was usually reserved for large tech companies with seemingly unlimited resources,Read more

As an event planner, delivering an unforgettable experience for your attendees is a top priority. When your attendees are fully engaged, they stay tuned, take action, and become loyal followers, if not raving fans. Two years ago, when the world suddenly had to pivot to online events, the novelty of zoom and other platforms allowedRead more