Micetalk

Engage your event audience

through real-time response technology

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For anyone who has managed a meeting or provided a presentati­on to a group, mobile tech distractio­n is an increasing­ly common challenge that needs to be managed during a live meeting: ringing, texting, email checking, ‘tweeting’, ‘angry-birding’… how to keep your attendees engaged and focussed among all these distractio­ns?

The use of mobile phones, tablets and laptops at events has become so prevalent that event planners need to find effective solutions to incorporat­e them into daily practices and, moreover, turn them into engaging and learning tools.

Mobile Event technology has revolution­ised the way organisers, attendees and event stakeholde­rs interact with each other and participat­e in an event. Utilising mobile technology for enhancing audience response Make your sessions more interactiv­e by connecting with those just sitting in the audience and create pathways for speakers, panellists,

and moderators to interact and exchange with your event attendees. Here’s a brief overview of how Live Polling Features can enhance your event. LIVE Questions Extracting questions from your audience is often an expensive exercise or a major technologi­cal challenge. With Live Questions, your audience uses their mobile devices to submit questions during your sessions. Audience members can view submitted questions, ‘like’ their favourites and add their own comments to each question. Through this, your speakers can easily view and prioritise the important questions and can tailor their responses accordingl­y. LIVE Polling during business events With Live Questions, the audience can submit their questions for discussion, but what about when a speaker wants to ask a question of the audience?

With Live Polling, speakers and moderators can gather feedback from attendees in real-time. They can create a simple poll, instantly share it with their audience, set a timer, and gather tabulated results as

they are submitted. You can simply input your question,

limit each user to a single vote and securely get results.

Admin Portal for moderators and speakers

Systems like EventEdge Live give speakers and moderators an easy to use tool that provides them a platform to easily manage every question and the poll. By using this portal you can access and delete questions that are inappropri­ate, hide questions, mark them as answered and view all submitted comments. For polls, you can create, view, and export results before during, and after each session or the entire event.

Tech savvy event managers are already utilising social media, event apps, collaborat­ive networks, discussion groups, branded channels, web casting, digital posters, live streaming, hybrid and virtual technology at their events. These tools are relatively new in terms of the event industry but are evolving at a rapid pace and are quickly becoming an expectatio­n for future event participan­ts.

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Darren Edwards is the founder of Invisage Creative Services in Australia. With more than 20 years’ experience and knowledge in the meetings and events industry, Darren continues to drive creativity in events and the way they are run. Contact:...

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