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We’ve all attended a boring virtual event of some sorts over the past few months. Maybe you learned something, but did you really have an enjoyable experience? Will you really want to attend the event next year? Probably not. Or at least you won’t be very excited about it.
The main reason most people attend events is to ENGAGE. Just because you are turning your event virtual doesn’t mean you should ignore that part. You have to give the people what they want and expect: an engaging event.
Here are 3 ways to actually make your virtual event engaging:
- Make Time for Networking
This is honestly one of the main reasons people attend conferences and events in general. That doesn’t change just because the event goes virtual. People still want to make those connections and have conversations. Whether it involves breakout rooms, chat rooms, or a gamified networking platform like Yotribe (https://www.yotribe.com/), scheduling in time for people to make connections and have meaningful conversations is so important. Quick tip: Make sure you encourage attendees to exchange contact info with whoever they are networking with first thing in case time runs out. You could even create a google form that attendees fill out their contact info into and then give attendees access to the document at the…
