3 recommendations for efficient hybrid public engagements during online meetings
For federal, state, and local government or civic groups, public engagement is critical. Whether the rationale is community building, collecting input, or even legally mandated, entities must find simple, equitable methods to engage citizens and other stakeholders – especially now during online meetings – in the business of governance. Today, many government entities employ hybrid […]
Is teleconferencing past its prime?
With multiple providers suspending service in 2022, teleconferencing may seem like a technology whose heyday is past. Yet enterprise organizations, government agencies and NGOs have scrambled to replace exiting vendors with reliable, high-quality, global teleconferencing solutions. Why? Because with certain situations or audiences, teleconferencing is still the most efficient, reliable, flexible, or inclusive communication method. Here […]
Managed conferencing: IT’s answer to the business ask
Digital Transformation. UCaaS. CCaaS. Hybrid Workforces. While IT has bigger priorities than conferencing, conferencing remains an absolute business requirement. But with teleconferencing vendors exiting the market and video-web conferencing platforms that don’t always ‘just work’ for every user, conferencing is now straining many IT staffs. Having signed up for deployment, user and version management, IT […]
Intellorisms #6: Changing conferencing platforms without changing invite links
Picture this: you are organizing an important webinar for multiple audiences in various locations. You schedule your Zoom Webinar, send out your invitations…and then learn that a crucial partner can’t access the Zoom platform. Is your partner out of luck? Can you retract and replace your invitations? Will you lose attendees? Credibility? Last minute conferencing […]
Evaluating prospective audio conferencing partners? Don’t forget these 5 ‘must-haves.’
For the past few years, vendors, government, and corporations have been focused on video conferencing – its acquisition, expansion, and adoption – as the solution to remote and hybrid work. In the background, operator assisted audio conferencing has carried on, unnoticed and, seemingly, unchanged. But as telecommunications companies have recalibrated for the years to come, […]
Virtual meeting tips: 6 ideas for effective breakout sessions
Just as they do in physical conference setting, virtual breakout sessions can encourage valuable feedback and foster a deeper level of engagement among conference participants. Many conferencing platforms provide the ability to conduct breakout sessions to address topics of interest in smaller groups. But how can meeting organizers get the most out of these technologies […]
22 years – and counting – answering the call for operator assisted teleconferencing
In recent months, several telecommunications companies have announced divestitures or service limitations in their conferencing portfolios. Yet enterprise and government continue to require professionally managed teleconferencing to reach citizens, investors, employees, the media. We know the power of teleconferencing to reach stakeholders – across an organization and around the world – because this is what […]
There’s some “thing” about Intellor Event Producers
Intellor clients regularly provide post-conference feedback. Recently, we shared some particularly glowing comments about one of our Event Producers (EP) with him. His response? “I’m glad they felt it was exceptional service, but I’m just doing my thing.” So, what is that “thing” and what does it mean for Intellor customers? We asked our EP […]
Intellorisms: Stress-free management of pre-event communications
Marketers and external communicators rely on customer relationship management or marketing automation systems to simplify critical tasks around conference registration and scheduling management. As an internal communicator, do you have a simple answer to managing schedules, invitations, registrations, and pre- or post-event emails? Intellor can automate and optimize these tasks, freeing you to focus on […]
Simplify your virtual town hall meeting
If your organization is hosting a CXO virtual town hall meeting, that CXO’s priority is message. If you are the organizer of that meeting, you need to be sure the conferencing technology enables that message and employee engagement. That means: Assessing your available conferencing platforms to select the best fit Configuring the meeting and invitations […]