Also known as online events, virtual events involve people interacting with each other on the web rather than meeting in person. Ever since the pandemic has happened in 2020, virtual events have become a norm worldwide. It is predicted that around 40 percent of virtual events will be conducted in 2022, a five percent increase compared to 2020.
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Benefits of Live-Streaming Webinars on your Website
Better user experience – For multiple webinars in a day, users do not have to keep switching between your website and the webinars.
Keeps your data centralized – Webinar platforms have tools for chat, live polls, and Q&A. However, their data is segregated and it is not easy to keep these data centralized for your participants. If you’re using a platform like Dryfta, you can live-stream your webinars on your website and also let them chat, ask questions, and participate in live-polls. This lets organizers keep their data within a single platform with access to each participant’s chats, questions, and polls they participated in across the webinars.
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Set up Livestream with Live Q&A for up to 10,000 Attendees
Using Dryfta Virtual Event Toolkit, events organizers can setup live events with live Q&A session for up to 10,000 attendees. To enable livestream and Q&A for such a large audience, we use a combination of Vimeo Livestream and Zoom.
Zoom is used by speakers to present the session live and Vimeo is used to livestream that session to the participants. When participants need to ask questions, they request to join the same Zoom meeting where a moderator would let them in so they can ask their questions.
Here’s a step-by-step process on how to set up the livestream with live Q&A:
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How to Create a Live Event using Vimeo & Zoom?
Vimeo is a video hosting platform with the ability to set up livestream for your events. Here’s a step-by-step process on how to create a livestream event:
See this YouTube video for the full walkthrough for setting up the live event:
Role of a Virtual Event Manager
The virtual event is the present and the future of the event industry. Coronavirus has expedited what was supposed to happen a little later. People have adapted themselves to attend conferences and events from the confines of their homes. In the future, they’ll look for a choice between in-person and virtual events.
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10 Ways To Market Your Virtual Event Effectively
With the COVID-19 virus on the rise, it’s no wonder the boom in demand for virtual space and video conferencing. And with the presence of numerous virtual events on the internet, most event planners and even marketers are stumped at a single point, how to get the most pairs of eyes on their respective virtual events. Many would say that the key is to be as creative and attention-grabbing as possible. But isn’t that a bit too vague? So, here’s are a list of more substantial ideas to help you market your virtual event like a professional.
10 Fresh Ideas to Keep Attendees Glued to your Virtual Event
With everything going on right now, it seems like the whole event industry has turned to virtual events as the primary means of event delivery. And with the rise of virtual events and meetups, it is getting a little bit tricky to keep your online participants’ attention. But don’t fret. We have just the ideas for you to keep your online guests as engaged as ever. Read on to see what they are.
Pre-Event
#1 Online polls and opinion sharing
Organizing live online polls during a virtual session lets your guests feel more a part of your virtual event. Asking for their opinion shows that you’re genuinely designing an event for them. It also gives you some great insights into how your audience is thinking on a specific topic.
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Introducing Rooms: One place for group chat and video calls
As part of its virtual event platform offering, Dryfta provides live interaction tools including live chats, polls and Q&A for attendees to communicate with each other at a virtual or an in-person event. For building a more engaging and thriving community, Dryfta also provides an online community platform so as to keep the participants engaged year-round and not just for the duration of the event.
To further improve the communication among event participants, we are introducing Rooms.
Top 10 Online Community Software for Events {2026}
If you’re an event organizer and want your participants to keep flocking back to your events & conferences every year, you need to keep them engaged year-round and not just for the event.
Start by giving them an online community platform to create engagements that inspire action. Keep them involved and connected. The more they’re invested in building, growing, and engaging with your online community, the higher is the chance they’ll join your in-person event.
We researched the best online community software based on their features list, user interface & user experience, and pricing.
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How to Organize a Virtual Event: 10 Steps
We have all, in some way or form, attended a virtual event. So, what is a virtual event? A virtual event is an event that takes place anywhere on the internet rather than in-person. It could be anything from a live stream session, live-tweeting, a Facebook watch Party, even your latest Snapchat post counts as a virtual event. These interesting new channels for hosting events may seem like they’ve only just surfaced, but in fact, virtual events have been around since 1993.
And now that you’re faced with your first virtual event, you may not know where to start from. So, we’ve put together a list of 10 fresh ways that will help you to organize your virtual event and ensure that it’s a roaring success. Let’s get to it!
Zoom Integration for Dryfta is now Available
Zoom integration for Dryfta is now available. Check it out: https://marketplace.zoom.us/apps/E9nF_cbOSaSapHT0FCpwew
If you, however, wish to Livestream your Zoom webinar within your website and not want people to keep switching between your website and Zoom for each webinar, read this guide: https://dryfta.com/live-stream-webinar-on-event-website/
Dryfta is the all-in-one, fully-integrated, collaborative event platform that event organizers use to collect submissions, sell tickets for online meetings & on-demand videos, create program schedule and send email campaigns. All from one dashboard.
Top 7 Guides for Organizing a Successful Virtual Event
A curated list of guides & resources for organizing a successful virtual event.
The list includes guides & resources for:
Virtual event terminology
Planning a virtual event: content production, technology, rehearsals
Selecting a virtual event platform
Making virtual event exciting
Organising Successful Virtual Events
by Pollicy
Our first virtual event focused on introducing participants to virtual events and we explored options and tips for carrying out successful virtual events.