Effective Use of Technology for Your Events

Effective Use of Technology for

EventsChris Watson

Director - Venue Audio Visual

venue-av.com

The essentials•Good quality sound reinforcement

•A microphone for every key speaker

•High quality, bright projectors and displays

•Suitable lighting

•Comply with the Equality Act 2010

Tech to increase the impact of your

event

Film your event•Live streaming

•Edit for use online

•‘On-demand’ hosting - (un-published material)

•Quality

•Turn around time is key

•Audio is as important as video (but often forgotten)

But remember . . .

Example: Institute of Continuing Education -

Madingley Lectures •A series of free public lectures given

by leading authorities in their fields

•First lecture Jan 2011

•11 lectures filmed so far

•Edited and uploaded to ICE website, YouTube & iTunes U

•Turn around time - 1 week maximum

The stats•Seating available in main room 80

•Seating available in overspill room 40

•Total possible number of physical attendees over 11 lectures 1,320

•Total downloads of the 11 lectures 74,000

•For every person attending, 56 people watched online

Stats kindly provided by the Institute of Continuing Education on 14th Jan 2013

Ask the audience

Get an honest response

Voting•Integrates with PowerPoint

•Quick and easy to set up

•Powerful for feedback, research or for some fun to break the ice

•Anonymity means you collect valuable, honest data whilst your delegates remain at ease

Voting "Chris, The voting went very well

again. We voted on how useful the voting system was and it rated very highly!"

Doug SheperdigianAtlantic Customer Solutions

Translation•A large number of international

delegates know very little English

•Hearing things in your 1st language is always a better experience

•Traditional consecutive translation is slow and disrupts the flow

Simultaneous Translation

•Interpreters sit in a temporary soundproof booth, usually to the rear of the room

•The presenter is translated seamlessly into a different language

•The delegates who require translation wear a headset with a wireless receiver to listen to the translated presentation

•You can have as many languages as required

How it works...

Simultaneous Translation

Use of consumer tech in the event

world•Tablet computers are now

reasonably priced to hire in bulk

• An excellent platform for trying something new

•Challenge your technical team

Please do get in touch

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www.venue-av.com

@VenueAV

01223 240944