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Avoid 3 Awkward Webcasting Moments

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Originally posted on EXPO by Marie Griffin.

Online video is a cost-effective and engaging tool, but speakers and presenters must be properly prepared.

There are many reasons event managers use live webcasting--to enable more people to experience speakers or educational sessions as they are happening; to convey breaking news or deliver important information in real time; to provide interactivity during a training session or demonstration, and more.

Eric Vidal is director of product marketing at InterCall, which acquired the Unisfair virtual event and webcasting platform in 2011.

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How Low-Carbon Meeting Design Can (Still) Save Live Events

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Originally posted on The Content Roundtable by Mitchell Beer

If you rely on live events for education, marketing, professional networking, or organizational development, you might need a quick primer in low-carbon meeting design to weather the next economic and energy crunch.

That's right--the next crunch. It may be coming sooner than you think, and most organizations are entirely unprepared for the impact on face-to-face meeting programs that may be essential to their success.

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Federal Demand for Virtual Meetings on the Rise

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Originally posted by Jena Tesse Fox on International Meetings Review

The recent promotion of "virtual meetings" as an alternative to spending federal tax dollars on government travel seems to be having a positive effect on businesses specializing in video and teleconferencing.

According to the Washington Post, providers of virtual-meeting technology have noticed an increase in federal demand for their services, and expect it to increase as budgets continue to tighten.

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