Fast Forward Season 1, Episode 1 In the first-ever episode of the Fast Forward podcast, host Logan Pratt sits down

In March 2020, the meetings and events world was hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, with thousands of meetings, events, conventions and tradeshows

The thought of having to add

Editor's note: This article, provided by the Event Leadership Institute, was part of an eHandbook collaboration between Meetings Today and ELI.

No one can understate the effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the meetings and events industry. But outside of the massive disruption in the

Some of your attendees will multitask while at the event.  A few will eat a meal during the event.  Others will reassure their

The pandemic didn’t create hybrid events—but it made them more valuable.  This new wave of dynamic, interactive, accessible events isn’t part

I am very happy to see the perception of hybrid meetings shifting from “what are they” to “why do I need them?” I feel like

Hybrid meetings will kill attendance at your live event. Hybrid meetings will grow your attendance at face meetings and add impressive revenues to

Meeting planners are masters of so many things. From seating charts and food flow to strategic meeting management, meeting planners are the Swiss

Midori Connolly’s top things to take into consideration when planning a hybrid meeting.        

There are more distractions to take a virtual audience member’s attention away from your session than an in-person audience member. On top

COVID-19 has upended the meetings industry in many ways, but perhaps one of the most significant shifts is in how we use virtual technology to do

Untitled Document The National Speakers Association (NSA) took its annual meeting, Perform 2014, into the hybrid world earlier this year. The

Congratulations…your session has been chosen to be live streamed and you get to connect with the virtual audience! That means that you will

Any speaker who addresses an audience has a commitment to create a connection with that audience. It is easiest to create that

Congratulations…your session has been chosen to be live streamed and you get to connect with the virtual audience! That means that you will

Any speaker who addresses an audience has a commitment to create a connection with that audience. It is easiest to create that

Many meeting and event professionals agree that hybrid meetings will be part of the new normal as the industry recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic

Without the right expertise, hybrid events can look like a two-ring circus.  But when they work, they can feel like a dazzling, seamless show