Virtual Unconferences + Why They Are More Engaging for Attendees
Video Conferencing | Virtual Collaboration | Virtual Event | VoiceVoice | Web Conferencing

Virtual Unconferences + Why They Are More Engaging for Attendees

Picture this—you’re in a conference room filled with attendees. You attend a boring introductory speech and panel discussions where speakers are more focused on listening to each other than interacting with the audience. Presentations that either confuse or don’t add anything new. Sound familiar? (Do you even remember when we attended conferences in-person?!?) If you…

We Surveyed 500+ Zoom Breakout Users – Want To Know Their Top Frustrations?
New Features | Video Conferencing | Virtual Event | VoiceVoice | Web Conferencing

We Surveyed 500+ Zoom Breakout Users – Want To Know Their Top Frustrations?

We recently reached out to friends and facilitators who use zoom breakouts and asked them a couple open-ended questions: What do you like/dislike about zoom breakouts? What are your biggest frustrations, what do you find lacking about them (as either a host and/or participant)? We received 100+ survey responses (and counting- folks are still sharing their input if…

Taxonomy of Virtual Event Formats
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Taxonomy of Virtual Event Formats

Which types of events have been moving to virtual environments? As soon as COVID forced the world to socially distance, every live event format that was previously being done in person pivoted (or at least attempted) to being fully virtual. Facilitators, event planners, field marketers, trainers, grassroots mobilizers and activists, educators- every role, industry, profession, community-…

Virtual Onboarding: 5 Tips for Onboarding New Employees in the #NewNormal
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Virtual Onboarding: 5 Tips for Onboarding New Employees in the #NewNormal

Gone are the days of office tours and meet-and-greets – in is the age of remote working, and all the things that used to go into onboarding have moved to the virtual space as well. And as anyone who’s ever onboarded a new employee knows, this doesn’t make things any easier. First-day jitters, social anxiety,…

New Enhancements on MaestroConference (Summer 2019)
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New Enhancements on MaestroConference (Summer 2019)

We know it’s been awhile since our last update about MaestroConference- rest assured, we’re still continuing to enhance the platform based on your valuable feedback. Check out some of the new MaestroConference enhancements below.

9 Tips for Highly Interactive Teleseminars and Webinars
Customer Stories | Virtual Collaboration | Web Conferencing | Webinar | webinar software | Webinar Success Tips

9 Tips for Highly Interactive Teleseminars and Webinars

Eight or nine years ago, I gave up teaching teleseminars. People talking over each other, me as a talking head. Yuck. In 2012 I won the Silver Stevie Award for Best New Product or Service – Media for my teleseminar-based Bring Your Book to Life® Program. You may ask, what changed? Why did I return…