Types of Virtual Events

Virtual Events come in all shapes and sizes and can be tailored to suit your precise communication needs, and budget. Here are a few examples of common virtual event types.

Webinars

Webinars are virtual presentations where people from anywhere in the world can come together to listen to a key speaker who often presents accompanying screen content. Webinars typically use video conferencing tools which stream live or pre-recorded video, which can also be made available on demand after the event.

These tools also allow for live Q&A by voice or through a chat feed, with submitted questions mediated if required by our producers or the client team. Webinars have already proved a huge hit with clients who have large numbers of widely dispersed stakeholders, maximising the reach of communications, helping reduce travel costs and time away from the office.

Conferences

Like in-person conferences, virtual conferences are built around live, complex agendas with multiple inter-related sessions including keynotes, breakouts, group activities, panel discussions and more, often run by a virtual host or MC who fills gaps in the programme, monitors audience engagement and promotes activities.

Attendees can build their own agendas from relevant live events and on-demand content, as well as interacting with other attendees. And because they’re in front of their computers, presentations can be accompanied by detailed textual information for those who want to know more.
Conferences might include Award events, with nominees honoured and winners chosen live, complete with nominee films, presentations and acceptance speeches.

Exhibitions

Successful virtual exhibitions depend on ensuring the right attendees meet the right exhibitors at the right time. Speakeasy offers powerful meeting matching tools that do just that. Integrated seamlessly into the virtual event portal, these tools:

Provide a graphical ‘map’ of the virtual exhibition hall, helping orientate the attendees and plan their visit.
Ensure attendees have all the information they need to decide who they want to see, and how best to use their time.
Show attendees all the scheduled meetings they have with exhibitors, and vis versa.
Provide an option for both attendees and exhibitors to remove themselves from meetings if required
Allow for live chats between attendees and exhibitors, with countdown clocks to help everyone stay on schedule
Enable attendees to record meetings and download brochures and handouts for reference post event.

Networking

Just because attendees can’t shake hands doesn’t mean there’s no opportunity to network.

The social activity feed within our event app provides a safe and secure networking environment, whether used on a phone or within the web browser. Attendees are able to mingle, connect and message one another directly, scheduling one-to-one appointments with each other, exhibitors or sponsors.

Our virtual events often include dedicated networking time to encourage attendees to make use of these features. We can use registration data to link attendees with similar interests, setting up breakouts, video calls, group chats and appointments.

Although less secure, social media platforms provide another alternative to face to face engagement. Live tweeting allows for online discussions, asking questions or a laid back ‘Ask Me Anything’ session. Stories are a great platform to share videos and visuals of tutorials, interviews and more, with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and Snapchat all having a role to play.

Webinars

Conferences

Exhibitions

Networking

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