A Series of Unfortunate Virtual Events

Posted by BeaconLive

A person using a laptop having a problem during a virtual eventHas this ever been you during a webinar presentation? We recently experienced the frustration seen in this picture while waiting for a webinar presentation to begin (delivered by a different provider) that never actually happened. Though technology can have its hiccups from time to time, here are 6 ways you can avoid a series of unfortunate virtual events:

 

1. Your Speaker Fails to Show Up

... or connect at the scheduled time. Have your event's moderator connect with the speaker 30 minutes before the webinar begins to make sure your speaker is ready and that their audio is the right quality. If your speaker fails to connect at the agreed time, your moderator has enough time to try calling out to him/her and send a reminder Email.



2. Your Speaker's Call Drops Halfway Through the Presentation

This is one of the many ways in which having a fully managed virtual event comes really handy: your moderator can notify the attendees of the brief interruption while he/she dials out to the speaker and connects them back in. These feature is not offered by most DIY vendors.

 

3. Several People Report Audio Issues

A fully managed event monitor's the attendee's feedback during the presentation and acts quickly to resolve any issues, whereas DIY leaves you to figure it out yourself.

 

4. You Have to Cancel the Event Last Minute

Try to avoid canceling your event at all costs, but if you absolutely have to, make sure you have a canceling procedure in place first. Our moderators are trained to notify the registered attendees via Email and by placing an announcement in the webroom.



5. Your Speaker Forgets How to Use Some of the Webroom's Tools

... during his/her presentation. BeaconLive's moderators are with you every step of the way and can take control of the webroom if your presenter is struggling with the technology. The last thing you want is for people to see your presenter struggle for 10 minutes trying to figure out the survey/poll tool. Learn about BeaconLive's Effortless Control passing between presenters.



6. Half of Your Attendees Can't Access the Presentation

... because there is an app/software download required that is being blocked by their firewall. Most DIY providers have this requirement, causing many attendees to miss out on the content or arrive late. Use a fully managed virtual events provider like BeaconLive to avoid this issue. Besides, it looks and feels more professional when you don't force your users to crowd their computers with another app.



Webinar mistakes happen -but no matter what your technology 'hiccup' is, always make sure you have the human element on your side: it makes all the difference in the world when you have a person reach out to you with a solution, then when you receive an automatic Email reply with little information. Learn how BeaconLive handles these unfortunate scenarios. 


 

Topics: Speaker Best Practices, Virtual Events, Virtual Events: Best Practices

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