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.

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.