Planning and operations

The best intentions will fail if you don't do things right. Professional production of virtual events will help make your event stand out in the crowd. Great experience should not be exclusive to face-to-face events, it matters at virtual events just as much.

Delivering extra info to event delegates through their smartphones is an excellent way to give that extra something they just might need. But is an “app for that” better than a link to your website? Read the pros and cons and decide which to choose, or both.

If anything can go wrong, it will. Audio is one of the most important parts of any presentation, without audio it wouldn't be a good presentation. We communicate by speech, and when your audio setup doesn't work as planned, you need to be prepared.

Question & answer sessions are an important part of any presentation. It gives audience a personal opportunity to interact with the speaker. However, Q&A can be daunting to audience members, so here are some tricks of the trade to coax greater participation.

Having so much food at your event that Oliver Twist wants to stay an orphan is great; but that equivalent of information will overload your attendees. Presentations need to be simple and to the point, otherwise message will not be delivered to the audience.

The numbers are in. The meetings industry has a tremendous impact on the U.S. economy. The coalition of 14 leading meetings industry membership organizations joined forces to figure out the real impact of face-to-face meetings on the economy.

Everyone knows weddings are expensive, but very few people actually know the true cost of a wedding knot. The infographic breaks down the cost of a wedding into various expenses, giving you a clear picture of what drives the price way up into the clouds.

Both virtual and traditional events require preparation, planning and a professional approach to a flawless execution. Here are top 10 tips that will help you plan a virtual event, be it a stand-alone event or virtual companion of a traditional event.

Cell phone go off during your speech? Don't worry, be happy. Turn it into a memorable part of your presentation & leave a good impression. It's all about the approach, taking control of the situation or, in some cases, an ad lib response to lighten the mood.

Practice does make it perfect. Sometimes, however, over-rehearsing your presentation kills the very sincerity of the message. Know when to stop & go with the flow.