Virtual Event Success

I absolutely love hosting virtual events and Virtual Event Boom is no different. Why? Because I get to sit back and be a student as I listen to speaker after speaker share their gems and insights.

I’d like to share with you my big takeaways from Day 1 & Day 2 of Virtual Event Boom.

1. Milana Leshinsky shared her #1 tip on how you you can make your virtual event stand even when there’s so many out there (this gem was so good, I asked those listening not to tweet it out – and no one did).
2. Why using a hybrid event strategy will help you fill both your virtual and non-virtual events with ease (Maria Gamb, Kim Duke & Mary O’Brien).
3. Why it’s okay to use long sales as it creates safety for the person buying (Mark Silver).
4. Tina Forsyth and Cindy Greenway‘s favorite conference bridge line and webinar tool (even I was blown away by their choice).
5. Vocal exercises that will help you confidently tackle even the most intimidating guest in your virtual event series (Susan Bratton had me doing these which prompted an attendee to request a back up orchestra on Twitter).
6. I shared never before heard content from my 2nd book Multiple Streams of Virtual Event Income due out this Fall.
7. The only tool you’ll need to measure how well your virtual event is doing (Andrea Blackwood-Harriott).

Also, attendees received a conference bridge line & webinar platform comparison guide, daily action guides to help them implement what they’re learning and additional resources & handouts from the speakers.

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So, it’s been a few days since I’ve been home and thankfully, I won’t have to hop on a plane until February. While I loved attending 3 separate events in 4 weeks, I missed the predictability of my home-work schedule.

I was one of Ali Brown’s scholarship winners and attended her Shine event which took place in Las Vegas from Nov 5-7, 2009 at no cost. Well, to be exact, there was a cost because I had to shell out $500 for airfare, $230 for hotel (I shared my room) and about $150 for food, however, my registration fee of $1500 was waived.

I met tons of women over the 3 day event, took pictures, kissed babies, you know, the whole nine. In a room filled with 500 women and probably 5 men, I could feel a wave of anticipation in the air.

I soaked in the energy in the room and smiled at God for making this trip happen. Everything aligned so I could be at Shine and I was curious to know what God wanted to show me. I knew something big would happen for me at Shine and I was nervous not knowing what would be revealed.

Well, it was in the first 15-minutes of the event that 12-months of confusion started to unravel. And it was in that moment I regretted going to Ali’s event. Why? Because there was simply no turning back because I had been “found out.”

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