THE EVENT HORIZON. What Happens Next?
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Is it too early to try and imagine what events will be like after the shelter-at-home orders have been lifted?
Probably. We re hoping that question doesn t age like milk. But there s no harm in doing a bit of informed speculation. What else is going on right? So, here s what we know:
1. We know that Los Angeles has extended shelter-at-home orders through May 15th as did the state of Vermont. Chicago and its home state of Illinois are poised to do so as well. The CDC s recommendation of no live events with more than 50 people stands until May 15th as well. We strongly doubt an April 30th reopening is happening for most of the country. So basically, don t expect live events of any size to happen before June.
2. We also know that the CDC also recommends anyone with pre-existing conditions making them more vulnerable to COVID-19 should avoid mass gatherings. This remains true even after stay-at-home orders are lifted. Some have suggested that any future gatherings this summer should be limited to locals from within a certain radius since traveling to and from events is a great way to kick-off new outbreaks and stay-at-home 2.0.
3. Public health experts across the world are also anticipating future waves of COVID-19, and while strict stay-at-home orders and expanding medical infrastructure now will prevent things from getting this bad a second time, we should all be prepared for spontaneous cancellations or postponements of events based on localized outbreaks until a vaccine is widely available.
So broadly, these are the circumstances under which events this summer could take place.
Let s say we can get small scale, local events that incorporate a significant virtual component going this summer. Anthony Fauci seems optimistic. We ve linked to this already, but here are the CDC s mass gatherings guidelines that would frame any summer events. We recommend that anyone planning an event, or planning to attend an event this summer read them in full.
OK, sidebar. I fully understand the gravity of what is being stated here, and I appreciate the lengths the CDC has gone to guide the events community but, for real, doesn t the following sound like it was written by a robot trying to live among us and gain insider knowledge for the inevitable future robot uprising?
Handshakes and high-fives are often exchanged at meetings and sporting events, and these can be ways in which COVID-19 can be transmitted from person to person. As a way of decreasing the social pressure to engage in these common behaviors, consider displaying signs (physical and/or electronic) that discourage these actions during the gathering.
While the clinical description of high-fiving situations made me suspicious, the physical and/or electronic parenthetical is a dead giveaway. Nice try robots! Be careful guys. The robots know we like to high-five and are susceptible to COVID-19.
Anyway, back to it.
Now, along with the CDC recommendations for safe conduct at mass gatherings, there are a number of recommendations here for event planners. These include flexible sick-leave policies, refund policies for sick attendees, frequent sanitizing of surfaces, making sterile masks available, and enforcing social distance. Additionally, the CDC recommends that event planners maintain active communication with local public health officials and remain prepared to alter or postpone an event at a moment s notice based on community health conditions. Any events management company worth its weight in 15-minute rapid tests needs to be on top of all of this for events in 2020, which is why Decibel has started working with a medical director and we will work in concert with their recommendations to protect the health of our staff and event attendees.
As of right now the CDC is not recommending temperature checks at gatherings. Nevertheless, Disney has publicly stated that checks with infrared thermometers are being considered to enter their parks. We also suspect this will become a mandatory entrance requirement to attend professional sporting events should those resume this summer as well. While we know that at least 25{04d9822e7d95da125d508d8e1efbcf2edc79acd8aec1f0bbdcbd6a6f684f9bb3} of COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic, it stands to reason that measures like temperature checks will at least prevent some people from exposure to active cases and allow attendees to feel more at ease.
We wish we could offer you clearer conclusions, dates and confidence but we are still some time away from a national reopening and new normal. We will inevitably have to address additional nuanced CDC recommendations and health requirements as the pandemic wanes but the big takeaway here is that we re seeing a lot of reasons to be optimistic and enough information to begin preparing for what comes next.
As always, reach out to us today if you d like to begin planning what comes next.
Music Licensing for Live Events
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and the Decibel December Mix Tape
It should go without saying that music is an important part of any event. It quite literally sets the tone. You know for example, not to throw on a Slayer mixtape at a silent auction unless it s on the unlikely occasion you re trying to move some Metal-Memorabilia. But the issue with music that we d like to address today isn t about what is appropriate to play, but rather what is legally allowed.
We re going to hazard a guess and assume you may not be an expert in the exciting field of music licensing. That s ok, don t feel bad, you still have a lot of other great qualities and we have done our part to bone up on the subject. At this point in the article, we should stress that we are not lawyers (please consult with your lawyer, they love this stuff), but we can tell you what you need to know to make legal arrangements for music at your next event.
First let s consider the difference between public and personal listening. Whether you buy a track from iTunes, stream from a service like Spotify or Pandora, or own physical media (wow!), you are in the clear to play that stuff for personal use, but not public performance. Public Performance covers pretty much any kind of corporate event, meeting or conference even if it is an internal meeting and no tickets are sold. As you might imagine, any circumstances in which you are selling tickets, livestreaming, or broadcasting an event publicly, fall outside the legal spectrum of personal use.
In short, you need a license.
SPOTIFY:
While we re on the subject, hop on over to our Spotify December Doors Mix Tape and make personal use out of the most recent mix we used for one of our corporate events. You can t use this for public performance (as you now know), but you can still put it on blast as you digest the steps needed for proper licensing below.
So, who do you have to deal with to make sure you re in the clear? In the US there are three main groups that manage the licensing of music. You ve likely heard of ASCAP and BMI, but the third is SESAC. We could get into the minutia of the differences between each group but the bottom line is that you ll want to go ahead and get blanket licenses for all three. Why? Music licensing is messy. Sure, a songwriter might be attached to ASCAP, but the producers and various performers also involved on a track may well be attached to other organizations. Play it safe and cover all your bases.
But this isn t as bad as it sounds. The costs are actually pretty reasonable all things considered. Blanket licenses as described above are based on a per attendee basis. Expect to pay a minimum fee as low as $35, or a per-attendee fee as low $0.05 each. There are different levels of what is allowed and under what circumstances, and there are nuances to how each of the three groups approach public performance licensing rights, so the best thing you can do is work with each group to get a clearer idea of actual costs.
As event managers, we handle a lot of organizational details, but we cannot contract this for our clients. Licensing groups require clients contract directly. Check within your own organization before going down the licensing rabbit hole though! We ve found more often than not, there is already an existing agreement for other uses like commercials, videos, or music for retail locations that may well apply to your event.
We hope this primer showed you that this isn t a daunting process. This is totally doable. Check out our additional links and resources to determine licensing costs below!
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON REVEALS OFFICIAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE RECIPE ?
FOOD & CATERING, TIPS & TRICKS
For those of you concerned you re not putting on enough weight over these past few weeks, we offer some exciting news:
Our team at Decibel Events had the awesome privilege to be one of the experiential event producers on the DoubleTree by Hilton Cookie CAREavan, and Little Things tours a few years back. Last week we posted a Throwback Thursday photo on our Instagram which included the following quote: Hilton, I think the world is gonna need another cookie after this. What do you say?
Well, yesterday, they just made public their official chocolate chip cookie recipe!
We re not saying you need to thank us, but it sure is quite a coincidence, don t you think? You can download the recipe here:
We ll share a little fun fact we picked up while on tour: We fielded a lot of questions about why the choice to include walnuts, especially with the potential allergy issues. Apparently, they actually absorb some butter and fats which makes a difference in the structure of the final product.
Mobile and Experiential Event Outlook
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As we get to the end of the year, many of our clients are in 2020 and beyond planning mode. Looking at what is new and different in the industry, staying ahead of trends, looking for new products and services that are available and just how to do things a bit differently. We suggest that all of our clients take that bigger picture view, to step back from the laser focus of their specific event plans and really look at what is happening in the industry as a whole.
I had the pleasure of having this exact conversation recently with one of our long term partners, Bill Kurinsky of CGS Premier. They handle much of our fabrication for mobile tours, experiential builds, and vehicle sourcing at Decibel Events, and are one of our longest vendor-partners. When they talk about industry trends, we listen.
What s New:
The first insight that we have both noticed over the last 24 months is in the tour format itself. We have noticed a move away from traditional touring. Brands are not spending against longer-format marketing tours. It looks like this has been replaced with shorter term/single location activations. We are seeing 1-3 day activations take the lead for a lot of brands that used to have longer programs.
These brands are going for higher dollar spends on build out to maximize their footprint- so instead of keeping a truck on the road for weeks or months, the budget is compressed for a larger presence at a festival or sponsored event.
We are also seeing larger footprint requests, and builds that can roll up in a trailer, but not look like a trailer. The refinement is important and finished product is becoming more important as social and photography continue to grow in importance and influence.
The Why:
It also looks like many of the brands want their target consumers to interact with the brand, and to have a great experience, feel great interacting in the space, and to have that connection. From where we sit we see it less transactional (gathering emails for lists, etc) and providing that experience. Now the social and digital connections may happen on the front end (to get into the vip experience, or to get on the list), but it seems that this exchange is migrating so its not necessarily a barrier to entry. It s more a push to provide an experience the guest WANTS to share, rather than a pull to extract their info.
The What:
CGS Structure for Verizon
This is the space where Decibel Events loves to execute. We are seeing a move to more structures and refined spaces at these events. Brands have done the rental tents, they have done the food trucks and mobile trailers, they have done the fold down stages, and we are seeing saturation with the containers- it s been done. We are looking at multi-level enclosed and branded extrusion structures move to the forefront of the activation space.
Currently, these can usually be done with about a 2-day setup in ideal conditions and the right ground prep. In the next 6 months, look to some new construction methods to be able to get these built within 24 hours. The next goal is to travel this with a trailer that unfolds for the floor and the extrusion above. That will also streamline permits as this would be a truck/trailer rather than full building construction as well.
CGS Setup for Structure
In terms of costs, these start solidly in the $350k+ range for a short term rental based on options. It is definitely a budget line item, but is a great statement piece for any event. Smaller box options and open air options are a much lower price point and accessible for brands that need a smaller footprint. Photos are from the install and event from a recent CGS event build.
CGS Structure for Verizon
Additional Thoughts:
While these structures seem to be the way some of the trendsetting brands are going, there are still a lot of requests for more traditional builds like Airstreams and other style vehicles. They are coming with additional and more intricate fabrication requests and quicker turn times every season.
It also seems that fabrication and build complexity is going up. More connectivity, more software and hardware integration and customization, and with that more power needs. That is always something to consider- there always seems to be a larger power need at the end of a project than what is spec d at the beginning, so something to consider.
One last thought- a few years back both Decibel Events and CGS Premier were involved with the DoubleTree By Hilton team on their mobile activations. This week, they took their chocolate chip cookie to space. It s so incredible to see where on earth (and outside of earth) they have taken the project! Turns out, it will be the first food baked in space.
With that, good luck on your 2020 activations, and reach out if you have questions or need support!
5 Virtual Events to Watch this April
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Federal authorities and most states have extended their social distancing or shelter-at-home order through April 30th, which means we have at least another full month of witnessing the virtual events industry transform and develop. That s called silver lining, everyone.
So, this week we present to you 5 virtual events that we re looking forward to in April. Now, there are three important things about these events to note before we get started:
- Each of these events are completely free and open to the public.
- Each of these events performs a public service or provide an opportunity for personal enrichment. If you re organizing your own virtual event from the ground up, strongly consider executing something that reflects the needs of your audience as a way to foster brand engagement. In the case of these 5 events, they each provide much needed distractions and ways to make the shelter-at-home experience fun.
- Virtual Events don t necessarily have to be analogous to live events (ex: a web conference to replace a live conference). We re seeing the nature of events and gatherings being completely redefined on a daily basis and entirely new forms of events are emerging.
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Amazon Prime s SXSW Film Festival
(Late April)
From the ashes of last month s canceled SXSW festival comes this special online film festival due in late April.
From the website:
Prime Video presents the SXSW 2020 Film Festival Collection offers filmmakers in the 2020 SXSW Film Festival lineup an invitation to opt in to take part in this online film festival, which will play exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S. for 10-days. The one-time event will be available in front of the Prime Video paywall and free to all audiences around the country, with or without an Amazon Prime membership, all that is needed is a free Amazon account.
The film festival will NOT include films from producers who have already secured distribution deals with Prime Video rivals like Netflix but you should still expect to watch a majority of SXSW s film festival entries from your couch.
All the filmmakers who opt-in to this film festival will receive a nice kick-back from Amazon for their participation and the added bonus of a much larger potential audience than anticipated. We re closely watching this special screening because if it does go off without a hitch, we expect to see more virtual festival events from major services like Prime Video in the future.
Red Hat Summit (April 28th-29th)
Cloud-computing and open-source software giants Red Hat were among the first companies to cancel their live event (March 4th) and spent the past month redeveloping their annual summit as a fully public, immersive online experience. All the special keynotes, discussions, and breakout sessions scheduled for the live event will now be taking place through Zoom and are completely free to the public.
Want to learn more about all the digital architecture behind the latest innovations in cloud tech? Want to find other people who have as strong feelings about Linux as you do? We ll definitely be in attendance if even just to admire the operation of this virtual summit, but if this content strikes your fancy you can view the complete schedule right here.
Harvard Graduate School of Design s April Events Series
(Multiple Dates in April)
From the website:
Harvard Graduate School of Design has organized a series of virtual public lectures across the month of April, an effort toward sharing and stoking design discourse amid today s almost-entirely digital context. GSD faculty including Dan D Oca, Oana St nescu, Jenny French, and David Moreno Mateos will offer looks into their ongoing and upcoming design preoccupations, while voices from outside the school bring welcomed insights and dialogue. The GSD s series of talks and webinars will be broadcast to our audiences via Zoom and live-streamed to the GSD s Facebook page.
Doesn t that sound fancy? There are a whole host of online design festivals going on this Spring including this one by De Zeen, but the one that stuck out to us the most was this event series. Lectures and Q&A s on urban planning, office planning, ecosystem management, and the famed American architect Bruce Goff are just a few of the events slated for this month. And what s more, think about the self-satisfaction you ll get from telling people you spent the day casually enjoying a Harvard lecture series like it s no big deal. Pants optional.
The Late Show s #indoorappreciationmonth
(Every Day in April on Social Media)
Sometimes its worth thinking about planning a virtual event like you re creating a social phenomenon. While this is a social media campaign, it s a little bit different then just expecting a bunch of people to tweet about how much they like frozen pizza. We see #indoorappreciationmonth as an event because it fosters organized social participation, discussion, and congregation around a particular area of interest or cause. The major ambition of this month-long virtual event is to lead or frame an already extant popular conversation online. This is clever. Take notes.
What better way to make shelter-at-home orders bearable than to make them into a special event of only-at-home activities. This event phenomenon succeeds because its crowd-driven, it reflects the current circumstances of its target audience, it inspires a sense of togetherness, and it provides some much-needed structure for the month. You can observe or participate in the experience on any of your social media accounts by following the hashtag.
New England Aquarium Virtual Visits
(Every Day in April)
As a Chicago native, I had a lot of hometown pride when I watched The Shedd Aquarium s penguin outings at the end of last month. In case you missed it, The Shedd Aquarium employees took videos of their penguins visiting all the different areas of the museum after it was closed to the public. I mean come on, penguins are charismatic, inquisitive, and clumsy on stairs. There was no way that idea was going to fail. What s not to love about that?
New England Aquarium now has daily streaming events series (11 a.m. Eastern) to showcase all the exciting aquarium goings-on that you never get to see. Yeah sure, you ll see some standard cool stuff like shark feedings, but there are also really adorable moments you d never expect. Did you know it s some guy s job to brush seal teeth? Did you know there s an on-site sea turtle hospital for turtle check-ups? In the case of the New England Aquarium, treating virtual audiences to a VIP backstage pass is a compelling way to maintain interest and visibility.
Now is the time to think outside the box and develop brand new virtual event concepts. Need some help? Get in touch with us today!
Press Coverage: 2019 National Book Festival
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Press Coverage for the 2019 National Book Festival
New York Times
I Am on My Way to Being Very Well, Justice Ginsburg Tells Thousands of Fans
WRC-TV (NBC)
19th Annual National Book Festival Draws Tens of Thousands of Book Lovers
C-SPAN *VIDEO*
My Own Words Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg recounted her life and time on the High Court.
The Georgetowner
Record-Setting Crowd for RBG at National Book Festival (photos)
Give Your Next Livestream Presentation Some Professional Flair.
TIPS & TRICKS
We ve got a cool article today expanding on last week s topic of pulling off a professional-looking livestream. While last week we gave you a broad overview of all the variables you should account for in your Zoom presentations, this week we re taking a more focused look on the subject of lighting and backdrops and how these can help you show off your best online self at any time day or night.
Lighting is a pretty key part of your presentations. If you re noticing that a lot of your livestreams or those of your colleagues are coming out grainy, even despite having a lamp in the room, that s due to poor lighting. On the other side, the reason your colleague appears to have an office that opens up to a bright tropical sun isn t because they re in Trinidad, it s because of their lighting.
Lighting isn t just turning on a lamp! Like many things we ve discussed in this blog, there s an art to lighting that requires some effort and some money in order to achieve optimal results.
Allow us to illuminate you on the subject. Yeah, I said it.
Here s 4 big things you need to think about with lighting: Diffusion, Color Temperature, Position, Room.
Diffusion
Diffusion refers to the spread coming from your light source. If you re using a traditional desk lamp, you ll likely have too focused of a light source leading to a glare and shadows. Choose a light source with high diffusion and more even spread like a paper lantern. Most entry level lighting rigs for live streaming allow you to dial in the intensity of focus, or come with clip on filters that allow light to spread more cleanly and evenly across the room resulting in a more professional look.
Color Temperature
Anyone with a blue light filter function on their personal devices knows the literal night-and-day difference between various color temperatures. Higher blue-shifted color temperatures, like those produced by your computer will give your livestream an eerie shadowy glow at night. Lower red-shifted temperatures will give viewers the impression you re livestreaming by candlelight, just like the pioneers. Any entry level lighting rig you buy will have color temperature controls. You ll want to stay roughly in the 5500k temperature range for optimal results.
Position
A poorly positioned expensive light will always look worse than a well-positioned cheap light. In an ideal world where you have endless cash and livestreaming is your passion, you d be implementing a 3-point light system to flatten the scene and reduce shadow. However, that s not absolutely necessary. This is where ring LEDs come in to the picture. The nice thing about ring lights is that they provide light from multiple angles by design. If you place these lights relatively close to your face and just above or behind your webcam then your lighting should look perfectly adequate.
Room
But Decibel , you say, Why can t I just set up my webcam next to my window? Isn t natural light the best light? No. This is one of those few times where humankind s hubris has improved significantly upon the natural world with no consequences. The LAST thing you want in any livestream is natural light coming from windows. Windows are the bane of livestreams. They re an uneven light source that will ultimately make the rest of your room appear darker and cause glare. If you re livestreaming during the day control your lighting. Closie your shades and avoid windows in your shot.
Do you need to buy the most expensive rig? Photographic equipment, much like audiophile gear is a market flooded with obscenely expensive snake oil and nonsense line graphs that late middle-aged dudes who retired early will gush about in online forums. For your sake, ignore all that noise and just expect to spend between $40-100 on set of equipment that contains an LED light with adjustable temperature and intensity, a desktop stand or mount, and a couple clip on filters if you re feeling extra fancy. That s it.
Here s just a couple kits we like that contain everything you could possibly need. As we stated above, Ring LEDs are the best for livestreaming and we think they offer great results without straining your eyes to boot:
Now, let s touch on backdrops. Yeah if you really wanted you could throw up a green screen and make all your employees think you re livestreaming from SeaLab or a lava planet. I suspect there are some managerial scenarios where that could come in handy, but for the rest of you this is why we think you ll want a more conventional backdrop.
We re not talking about setting a mood here we re talking about sending a message. If you re talking to investors, wouldn t you rather have your company logo in the background instead of your venetian blinds? This way you don t have to think about your set. You re really just bouncing warm light off of a nice non-distracting solid-colored backdrop. You ll look sharp.
For recommendations on lighting and getting your wildest custom backdrop dreams realized, drop us a line right here! We can sort that out for you today.
Decibel Combats Textile Waste by Upcycling
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Decibel is getting some love from the Trade Show News Network! Looking forward to seeing more reuse and upcycling in the industry. Especially after tradeshows, when we often see brand new prints end up in the landfill. We would much rather upcycle them into promotional items!
Tips on making your next online presentation professional and effective.
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If anyone here hasn t checked out our podcast yet, or doesn t know we have one then give a listen here! We just finished up Episode #2. We ve got a solid rhythm going with it, the pacing is great, and its full of big ideas for your online event contingencies. But that s not all!
Are your children driving you wild at home? Do you need to impose consequences for misbehavior? We strongly recommend forcing them to listen to this podcast. Think about it. You ll get 15 solid minutes of productive helpful suggestions about online event solutions, and they ll get what should feel like an eternity to reflect on their actions while enduring boring adult stuff. Were they extra bad? Make them write a report on it. Win-win.
As you might have noticed from these shameless plugs, we d like to promote this podcast and get that click counter clicking. We worked hard on it! But beyond that we thought it d be helpful to use this week s blog post to walk you through our planning, editing, and recording process as a guide to making an effective audio or visual presentation. If you re seeking out the best way to connect with your remote staff right now, you ll definitely want to give this list a read through.
So, let s talk about how Decibel produces its weekly podcast (which again, you can listen to here), and use that as the basis to describe how you should plan and execute any type of online presentation.
Get the Right Equipment
Sure, everyone s computer now comes standard with a microphone and webcam but there are relatively cheap ways you can improve this set up for significantly better results. If your presentation only requires you to sit at a desk, then your integrated webcam is likely fine. If you re using a real whiteboard or charts, you might want something with higher resolution so everyone can see the details. We recommend this guy right here:
Your microphone is a different story. Integrated computer microphones tend to pick up a great deal of room noise. So if you were attempting a Skype-based conference call in your bathroom and thought you were pulling a fast one, you weren t. Everyone could hear the echo on tiles and knew exactly what you were up to.
Try a nice external mic that cuts out a lot of the extraneous noise. You ll get a much warmer, crisp, and clear sound that makes listening significantly easier. Here s a couple entry level examples that will be more than enough to do the job:
Make a Road Map
I know exactly one person who can speak brilliantly and concisely off the cuff. They know exactly how long they re going to speak for, they know all the right notes to hit, their arguments make logical sense, and they never get tripped up. Everyone else I know starts out strong and gets lost in the weeds after 10 seconds. Like Joe Biden. It s a lot easier to stay on point when you ve written up a road map and it s a lot easier to listen to someone when they re organized. You ll want to include: 1) key points or topics in a logical order 2) benchmarks for length of time spent on each topic. You can check these off as you go along and keep track of your time to make sure you re nailing everything efficiently. Any virtual conferencing platform like Zoom or Adobe Connect or Gotomeeting has time keeping functions by default. This brings us to our next point.
Always Have a Dry Run
Before we record our Podcast, we typically carve out a half hour to freely chat and allow for some themes to emerge from the noise. While we have a rough idea of what we d like to record, these dry runs let us hone in on or flesh out particular key ideas, establish solid talking points, and get used to a conversational rhythm. We can t emphasize enough how valuable this is.
If you re recording or livestreaming a video there are additional things to consider here. What if your lighting is weird and the stream makes it look like you ve made a poor man s attempt at a film noir? It s distracting.
Have a dry run with your road map and review the video or audio. Make sure your audio and video are clear and professional. Identify the portions of your presentation where you re liable to trip and put in a little extra effort to structure for time and clarity. You may well notice there was something big you forgot to include in your road map. No big deal, you can address it.
Always Have a Backup
The beauty of online video and audio streaming services is the ease of recording and creating backups. As much as I can t stand the sound of my own voice, I always push through our rehearsal recordings to evaluate the quality of the sound and content. There s also always the possibility that your rehearsal produced some magic that might not have been present in your performance run. Download some free open source video editing software like OpenShot to weave together your best moments.
This is especially useful if you re planning to upload your streaming presentation as a VOD. Your remote employees may well be juggling a number of different responsibilities at the moment, and making a VOD available to them with all your greatest hits edited together will account for that need for flexibility. Record everything!
Get Interactive
Sitting and watching or listening to a live streamed presentation can be tough, especially when you re at home. You re surrounded by countless toys, distractions and other immediate responsibilities. In addition to making an efficient and well-produced presentation, consider a streaming platform that allows for interaction. Platforms like Zoom can allow for private channels, file sharing, polling, and text-based chats that allow everyone in the virtual room to be actively involved in the experience. After you ve prepped everything else. Find places in your presentation that allow for live feedback, or live reactions to specific content.
Since polling is among the easiest ways to do this, we thought we d direct you to Zoom s very own blog where they provide suggestions for how to integrate them into your next presentation.
For a great example of how these steps produce great results, I will again direct you to Decibel s Podcast. Did you know we had a podcast? And as always, reach out to Decibel to get any and all online event solutions moving today.
National Book Festival 2019: Parade of the States
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Follow this link for some great insight, tips and insider info for what to expect at the Parade of the States at the 2019 National Book Festival. And if you ever wonder why they call it the Parade of the States:
It s a parade, as in to exhibit ostentatiously or to flaunt. What the National Book Festival s Parade of the States is flaunting is the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Territories.
National Book Festival
The National Book Festival is on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Visit loc.gov/bookfest for full details.