As an emcee and keynote speaker with a background in events, it's safe to say I've seen and learned alot - and I also understand all sides of an event. How valuable the AV and production team is, why a Run of Show is vital, how to keep sponsors happy, and how to help support my fellow speakers - for the good of the audience, the success of the event and the general good vibes it creates for everyone!

As an emcee and keynote speaker with a background in events, it's safe to say I've seen and learned alot - and I also understand all sides of an event. How valuable the AV and production team is, why a Run of Show is vital, how to keep sponsors happy, and how to help support my fellow speakers - for the good of the audience, the success of the event and the general good vibes it creates for everyone!

The days of boring white tablecloth tradeshow booths may be dead, but expos, tradeshows and vendor showcases aren't. Here's a quick tip to get sponsors excited to take part in your next in-person, virtual or hybrid event.

Virtual audiences are prime audiences today, and making sure to connect and engage with them in new and exciting ways is more important than ever. Here are my top 10 tried-and-true engagement and emotionally connective strategies to use before, during and after the event.

Our words matter, and our events have an impact on people. Whether it’s changing your language, asking for pronouns or not making cultural assumptions or jokes, inclusive language can make all the difference in creating an event, conference or annual meeting that builds a strong relationship with your audience.

Events make an impact. The question is - what lasting impact will you design and create for them? From attendee-focused questions to success signals, here are 3 key areas I’ve found most important when needing to make a difference to many.

Hybrid and virtual event platforms have a lot of different options, challenges and opportunities for annual conferences, sales meetings, summits and more. But how can you create a hybrid event that not only engages the virtual audience but connects them with on-site attendees and vice versa? Here’s 5 ways.

Virtual backgrounds and green screens are cool technology and Zoom has the capability to use them - but should you use them? Keynote speaker and virtual event emcee Rachel shares her perspective after being part of over 130+ conferences and association events.

Corny jokes. Inappropriate stories. Calling people by the wrong names, wrong pronouns and wrong titles. These are some the things that have attendees cringing and meeting planners fuming when bad Emcee’s take the conference stage - or the screen. With more events going virtual and hybrid, it’s more important than ever to have an all-star virtual emcee to make your online event memorable. Below I’ll break down five of the most important reasons why.

After delivering over 50 virtual workshops, sales trainings, keynotes, webinars and Emcee gigs these past 9 weeks, I have learned so much about what does and doesn’t translate over screens, signals of quality and the things that separate many engaging leaders on screen from the seen of Zoom zombies.

We’ve evolved over millennia to react to the unknown with anxiety. The problem with this response is that it is almost never helpful. Fear is only useful if you’re in the wild, about to be eaten by a bear. But feeling afraid when you’re home alone and unsure of what to do next is expected but not advisable. So how can you best face your fears? Many turn to religion or science for salvation. But there is a third option - astrology.

Picture it: You’re cruising along delivering a hilarious and motivational webinar about embracing change and boosting creativity in the face of challenges and then - DARKNESS. That’s right - the power has completely gone out. But this isn’t just a dream - it’s my life. Or it was a few weeks ago thanks to spring storms! And with webinars, training, emcee gigs and virtual keynotes happening almost daily for clients, no power is NO GOOD.