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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

So do everything you can to recognize the attendees as they join: say their names, ask them to share where they’re from, have an interesting icebreaker , play music—whatever makes them feel welcomed and human, not just a square box there to receive a lecture. . Launch a poll, ask for feedback, switch speakers, turn off the slides.

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What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

The MatrixFiles

BeSpeake clients have: Paid closer attention to the content and slides. Worked with their speakers to add interactive elements, from polls to contests. I’ve been to countless conferences at the Gaylord Resort in Maryland and every time, I get lost. Polls and contests to add sparkle to a session or break.

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

As SA’s Volunteer Coordinator, I was fortunate to keep working full-time from home, where I ramped up a new way of volunteering remotely, finding additional volunteers, and training a mixed group of new and longtime volunteers to help host these programs on Zoom. Interestingly, a follow up poll gave the event relatively low marks.

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Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event

AccelEvents

Polls and Q&As. Polls and Q&As are not new virtual event ideas but they are highly effective for getting the audience to think about the content presented. of virtual event organizers use polls to increase interactions. Polls and Q&A force attendees to pay attention to each session. . Real-time Illustrations.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you didn't have a chance to participate, you'll find the slides, resource materials, and an archived recording over at the webinar wiki. However, some webinar platforms have a real-time polling feature, the virtual equivalent of asking people to raise their hands if. What: The art of social instructional design.

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Reflections on Extension 2.0 Webinar

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

And, there were times when situations happened that I had not anticipated. Like the time I was doing a session in an artists loft and the phone jack was 150 feet away and my phone cord was only 125 feet. And, after spending some time rearranging the room, the long cord wrecked havoc on the Internet connection. No problem.

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[VIDEO] The Early Bird Guide to Epic End of Year Fundraising

Bloomerang

It’s time. I just want to let you know that we are recording the session, and we’ll be sending out the recording as well as the slides later on today. Rachel, you can pull up your slides, and then the floor will be yours. . You can grab today’s slides. So type your questions in any time today.

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