Virtual Event Success

I want to thank VAnetworking.com for inviting me to present a brand new topic called How to Manage a Multi-Speaker, Multi-Series Virtual Event. It was the first time I presented that topic and the close to 50 virtual assistants who showed up gave me alot of great feedback.

On the virtual event, I said that I would have a review of Maestro Conference and Instant Teleseminar. Well, I went one step further. I also reviewed GoToWebinar and VereConference as well. I won’t have these reviews up until after August 12th once the 10 Day to Produce a Better Virtual Event ends. So stay tuned until then.

My definition of virtual event is:

“A learning occurrence conducted over the phone or online.”

Now, that defines virtual events, but how does it differ from a definition of virtual trade show, virtual job fair, webcast or virtual meeting?

I was on the Virtual Edge blog and found a wonderful list of definitions for the a variety of learning occurrences conducted over the phone or online. For example, I love the definition provided for virtual trade show:

“A combination of some of the most successful elements of a live trade show collected and translated into a multimedia file format and broadcasted or transmitted on the Internet. Virtual trade shows allow the exhibitors and sponsors to reach their target audience round the clock. Some are run over a short time period (1-3 days usually) and others are open for months.”

There were additional learning occurrences that I wasn’t aware of, such as bannercast and slidecast. Visit the Virtual Edge wiki to view the list of definitions so you can get up to speed on the many learning occurrences you can host virtually.