Studio Session #7: Smart tips to improve audio quality

You’ve spent days compiling the content, building visually stimulating slides and writing your script. But none of that preparation will matter if your audio is unintelligible. Before you deliver your next amazing presentation, it’s well worth investing time testing and, if needed, improving audio quality. Audio quality is determined by a number of factors, including […]

10 tips for running successful hybrid company town hall meetings

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Company town halls, or all-staff meetings, have been a staple of business life for years. And during quarantine, many organizations began hosting virtual events to keep the lines of communication between leadership and staff open and strong. Now that many are moving toward hybrid events, with some staff returning to the office and others staying […]

Studio Session #6: Tips for effective virtual poster sessions

A staple of professional conferences, the poster session is a tried and true method of exchanging ideas and sharing research with peers. They’re also easily adapted to any event where knowledge and/or materials from multiple sources need to be shared with a large group of people. Poster sessions may be more informal than an hours-long […]

Studio Session #5: Using chat to improve conference audience engagement

Audience engagement is a top priority for every meeting host. For webinar hosts, it can feel elusive and challenging, with no body language or facial expressions to read. Webinar hosts, then, often rely on polls/surveys to encourage participation and gather feedback. But sometimes the simplest tools are the best; let’s consider the humble chat feature. […]

Making the most of hybrid work events (Part 2)

Hybrid events come in all shapes and sizes. What will work best for a large annual conference won’t ideally suit a new hire orientation. Today we start to look at how all types of meetings can adapt to this new hybrid model. Internal teams Working with a team spread across different locations isn’t new. Most […]

Making the most of hybrid work events (Part 1)

Now more than ever, producing engaging and impactful hybrid events – conferences and meetings with in-person and remote attendees – should be a high priority within the context of your organizational communication strategy. Hybrid work events have become critical in terms of retaining cohesive teams and exchanging information on a global scale. Because many people […]

Studio Session #4: Virtual backgrounds and video presentation tips

Web conference presenters have embraced virtual backgrounds over the past year – whether as the “latest and greatest” or to simply to mask the realities of working from home. But are they beneficial or detrimental to the messages you’re trying to convey in your meetings? Depending on the image you want to project, the subject […]

Studio Session #3: Tips for video conference presenters

With Intellor’s experience in managing over 10,000 virtual conference calls and events over the past year alone, we’re well aware of the reality of “web cam fatigue.” Let’s face it, we’ve all gotten pretty tired of looking at each other’s faces framed by computer screens. However, since we all know that video meetings and calls […]

Studio Session #2: Continuing the conversation when the conference ends

Webinars and teleconferences are a significant investment of time and money. Posting the recordings online and sharing the slides are useful, but to see the greatest returns, organizations should look at this content through new lenses. Conference recordings can help amplify your message and engage current and future audiences long after your event host thanks […]

Studio Session #1: Think of your webinar audience like your toddler

Mere minutes. That is likely all the time you’ll have with an audience of active listeners before their minds wander and you’ll need to recapture their attention. This is not, of course, new information. Public speakers have been grappling with this issue for generations.  But it is certainly more challenging with virtual meetings. Not being […]