Archives "May 2009"

It’s so important when investigating how Web Broadcasting can benefit your organization. Here are the key ones: • Enhance your attendee experience with online presentation catalogs • Reach a wider audience, making presentations available to those not able to attend • Brand your presentations using your logos, colors and messages • Capture multiple proceedings in different locations •...


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I know that choosing a webcast provider can sometimes be a daunting task. There are so many areas about the technology that need to be addressed. Look for a webcast provider that makes the technology transparent to your presenters and allows them to present as they typically do. The webcast provider you select should be able to tap into existing audio-visual and video feeds already being sent...


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As a marketing and branding tool, video can be used in a variety of different ways. It can be used to promote your event to future sponsors, and if you are an independent planner, to promote your company by showcasing your capabilities. The demand for video in meetings and special events is rising as budgets are shrinking. Planning cycles are getting shorter and at the same time, your audience is demanding...


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We live in a world of instantaneous message relays, multimedia PDAs, cell phones and iPods. The attention span of audiences today is nearly half of what it was just a generation ago. No matter where you look, it seems you are bombarded by messages and fast-paced imagery – for example, watch any sporting event or local news broadcast. The amount of money being spent on graphics and the use of video...


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Here are 8 Power Points for great presentations: 1. Rehearse, Rehearse, and Rehearse. So many executives wing their presentations or prepare them on the plane. This leads to reading the slides and not truly engaging the audience. 2. Presentation slides are not speaker notes! If you read the slides to your audience, you might as well give them the hand outs and send them to go play golf. 3....


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Another option with video is using what is known as IMAG (Image Magnification), which allows you to use video cameras to present via screens a “live feed” of what is happening on the stage. This can be expensive, so let’s take a look at when you should use it. Remember though that not using it can sometimes also be a very expensive mistake. With IMAG, there are certain rules of thumb; however...


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