Almost Anything is Possible: How Virtual Opens the Door to New Ways to Engage
Does virtual mean boring? We're finding that technology is actually driving interactivity with audiences which in turn encourages more meaningful, livelier, and relevant discussions when clients know what it is they want to achieve.
Preparation, Rehearsal and Variety: Drawing on Stand-up in Presentations
Neil Mullarkey explains how presenters can rehearse a presentation without sounding like a robot by observing stand-up comedians and turning a focused set of ideas into an engaging presentation.
Building Engaging Meeting Experiences in the Hybrid World
Our Technical Event Director James Templeman discusses the importance of making meeting experiences engaging, whether they are in a physical, virtual, or hybrid setting. As event organisers define hybrid events, we need to prevent them from becoming a boring 'add-on'.
How Safe is Your Space? Navigating Compliance for Physical Meetings
Returning to physical or hybrid events means organisations have to think more carefully about event compliance. Venues are putting protocols in place, but there are also considerations for organisers – and even in the virtual world, compliance is becoming an increasingly pressing issue.
Going With the Flow: How the Spontaneity of Improv Translates to Business
Neil Mullarkey is back with another excellent guest blog about how the skills needed for improvisation on stage translate powerfully into the business world, including for physical and virtual events.
Mind Mapping and Engagement in the Virtual Meeting World
Illustrator and live scribe Amber Anderson has observed a wide range of events. Here she discusses what has changed and what has stayed the same in virtual settings - and the impact of innovative, interactive experiences.
Investing in the Future: Why Companies Must Boost their Budget for Hybrid Meetings
Open Audience's Technical Event Director James Templeman explains why preparing for an engaging virtual or hybrid event can be as time-consuming and resource-intensive as preparing for a physical event, and how companies should approach them accordingly for more successful outcomes.
Musical Chairs: Putting the Fun into Learning and Engagement
Learning and development coach Lucy Philip discusses why making learning and training experiences fun is so important – whether they are face-to-face or virtual – and the difference it makes to have an expert technology partner.
Is Anybody Out there? Measuring Effectiveness in Physical and Virtual Meetings
How do you measure the success of an event? And how do you know if your audience was engaged? One of Open Audience’s differentiators is that we can give organisers insights they might not otherwise have, whether their event is physical, virtual, or a hybrid.
Kitted Out: Why Equipping Your Staff with Good Tech is Crucial for Engagement
Over the past year we have all experienced bad video conferencing. Unfortunately, even now too many companies have not really given thought to the home working environment of their staff. Our Technical Event Director James Templeman discusses why this is important for successful, engaging events.