Aaron Wolowiec

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Six Types of User-Generated Video Content to Use to Maximize Engagement and Value for Your Next Event

Aaron Wolowiec

With user-generated video content, you can humanize your next event - whether it’s virtual, hybrid, or in-person - and create a valuable and unique experience that attendees won’t soon forget." To drive real engagement for your event, you need to invite your audience, speakers, staff, and sponsors to join in the conversation with you.

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Cut through communication clutter

Aaron Wolowiec

Perhaps more problematic, however, is that very few associations employ social, mobile or video strategy. They have made significant strides in optimizing their websites and publications for mobile, and in offering members a wide variety of streaming video content, mobile apps and social media outlets. Stop under-utilizing video.

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The circle of [meetings] life: 4 steps to facilitate the most productive meeting ever

Aaron Wolowiec

YouTube video depicting every meeting ever. After debriefing the video, which included a discussion of many of the personalities/bad habits represented (e.g., Last month, I had the opportunity to present a session on meeting management (e.g., a staff meeting, a committee meeting or a board meeting) to a group of volunteer leaders.

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Speaker coaching: The key to unlocking top-rated conference sessions

Aaron Wolowiec

Key insights ranged from “Limit bullet points and text” to “Use video or audio.”. Encouraged speakers to limit their content and slide decks, plan appropriately for practice and feedback time, park unrelated topics and leave time at the end of their sessions for questions, feedback and evaluations. But this is just the first step.

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There’s an app for that

Aaron Wolowiec

Mobile Video. The current trends in mobile event guides include polling, customizable agendas, gaming, video, contact exchange, geolocation and social media integration, according to the whitepaper. Web-Based Mobile Apps. Responsive Design. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Cloud Storage and the Personal Cloud. Mobile Payment Systems.

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Practice what we preach: Breathing life into curated content

Aaron Wolowiec

We offer for sale audio and video of conference sessions. Podcasts, videos, meeting materials online. We’re just starting plans to video. We capture audio, video and presentations, and sell them to those who are unable to attend the conference. Pictures and videos are especially effective. Recordings.

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Improving knowledge transfer in your organization in 3 stages

Aaron Wolowiec

Incorporate case studies and video testimonials to add legitimacy. Use these media to explain how the learner can improve his or her on-job performance, as the people in the case studies and videos have done, after taking the course. Create scenarios or stories that demonstrate positive outcomes. 2) Provide refresher courses.