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Four Etiquette Rules for Remote Meetings
Business meetings held in virtual settings come with some familiar rules and some different ones. Be sure you follow them to maintain your professional polish—even if you're secretly wearing shorts.
A Return to Meetings: How Contact Tracing Works
As meeting professionals plan for future in-person meetings, they'll need to incorporate new technologies and processes to keep all participants safe. One tool to consider is digital contact tracing. Here's a look at what’s involved.
Weekly Now: CES Goes Virtual in 2021
The Consumer Technology Association expects 150,000 attendees at its all-digital CES this week. Also: the cool thing Google did that your organization may want to try.
How to Keep Your Virtual Attendees Tuned In
Although it can be difficult to keep virtual attendees engaged, it’s imperative that you do—and it must go beyond a chat feature. A look at some investments for associations to make to improve engagement.
How Print Can Help Anchor Your Next Virtual Event
When done right, print materials can help associations connect with their digital audiences and engage them on a deeper level.
Weekly Now: What We Unexpectedly Miss About In-Person Meetings
In any other year, swag is something we tend to have too much of—but in 2020, it’s just something we miss about meetings, a CVB explains. Also: What might be the perfect acronym to describe the current moment.
What Virtual Attendees Are Looking for in 2021
A look at three ways attendee expectations have evolved since the pandemic began, and what that means for associations as they plan for their 2021 virtual conference offerings.
Associations Tweak, Refine Early 2021 Virtual Event Offerings
With months of planning and executing virtual conferences behind them, associations are now looking at how to improve their event offerings in the new year. Consider these ideas from three associations.
What Twitch Streamers Can Teach You About Hosting Virtual Events
The gamer-oriented video-streaming network is having a moment in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, and its engaging users are a huge part of the reason why. It’s a strategy you could use for putting on your own virtual events.
Three Ways to Make Virtual Video Call Backgrounds a Part of Your Next Meeting
Whether as a conversation point or a way to set the tone, virtual backgrounds in apps like Zoom and Microsoft Teams can be more than a pretty picture. Here’s how to make them effective tools for meetings.
