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So many nuances to running online conferences.
If you& #39;re not super super comfortable with these online tools, you should consider hiring someone (me!) to help you plan and produce your next event.
If you& #39;re not super super comfortable with these online tools, you should consider hiring someone (me!) to help you plan and produce your next event.
Simple example: Screen management. How do you arrange your screen so you can see:
- The attendees& #39;s cameras
- Your own camera
- The chat
- The backchannel for organizers
- Your run of show
AND whatever you might be setting up on screen share?
Multi monitors are a must.
- The attendees& #39;s cameras
- Your own camera
- The chat
- The backchannel for organizers
- Your run of show
AND whatever you might be setting up on screen share?
Multi monitors are a must.
Who is in charge of emceeing? Who is in charge of setting up breakout rooms, changing camera views, and muting/unmuting speakers?
The emcee should not also have be the director. One& #39;s on stage, one is in the control room.
The emcee should not also have be the director. One& #39;s on stage, one is in the control room.
How do you easily find the speaker and un-mute them when their name is easily lost in a sea of attendees?
There are tricks to make this easier, but you must carefully practice & learn these features lest you learn in front of your whole audience in real time.
There are tricks to make this easier, but you must carefully practice & learn these features lest you learn in front of your whole audience in real time.
Did you know that when you pass Host powers to someone on your team, the other Co-Hosts retain their status but the original host goes back to being just a regular attendee?
So the new Host needs to immediately give back Co-Host powers.
Nuances.
So the new Host needs to immediately give back Co-Host powers.
Nuances.
Let& #39;s say I& #39;m co-hosting an event with another person. I have Polls and Breakout Rooms enabled in my Zoom account, but they do not.
When we start the meeting, are these features enabled or not?
Can it possibly be that it depends on who joins the meeting first?
When we start the meeting, are these features enabled or not?
Can it possibly be that it depends on who joins the meeting first?
Let& #39;s say you want to give a speaker remote access to your computer so they can advance slides you& #39;ve set up in advance.
I found out that granting mouse and keyboard access doesn& #39;t work if I& #39;m only sharing one window. I have to share the whole desktop.
I found out that granting mouse and keyboard access doesn& #39;t work if I& #39;m only sharing one window. I have to share the whole desktop.
How do you backchannel with you co-organizers and speakers once the event is live?
Zoom& #39;s chat feature doesn& #39;t cut it unless you upgrade to the more expensive versions.
Zoom& #39;s chat feature doesn& #39;t cut it unless you upgrade to the more expensive versions.
I have learned hundreds of nuances like these over the past few years and so many more just the past few weeks.
If you& #39;d like help planning your online event, check out my upcoming workshop:
http://nwc.co/crashcourse
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If you& #39;d like help planning your online event, check out my upcoming workshop:
http://nwc.co/crashcourse
I& #39;m">https://nwc.co/crashcour... also available for one-on-one consults.