Encourage people to attend in-person Events

1. www.captioningstar.com Encouragepeopletoattendin-personEvents

2. TOPICS The new era of Events Significance of in-person events The ‘wow’ factor- Personalconnection The value of tactile learning Enhance brand awareness

3. TOPICS Meeting new prospects Complete attendee engagement Updatesand insightsaboutthemarket Ideal for longer events Accessibility for in-person event

4. THENEWERAOFEVENTS Areyoutryingtodeliveroutstandingevent experiencesintheneweraofEvents? It would be weird to call conventional events the new era as we have been accustomed to conventional events all these years. Pre-Covid, mostofuswouldhavejustattendedahandful of virtual events. Post-Covid, in just overnight, wehaveupturned. Hundreds of virtual events are being hosted, small-scaleandlarge-scale.Nowthatthevirusis gettingintohiding,severaleventplannersare busyarrangingin-personevents.Althoughsome eventplannersarestillrelyingonvirtual channelsasabackupforin-personevents,most othersfavorhostingface-to-facemeetings.

5. THENEWERAOFEVENTS Theyarerealigningtoscaleupthein-person attendanceaswell. Now,letusstoplookingupforbackupsasthe industry increasingly returns to face-to-face gatherings,whichistheemergingtrendinthe world of event professionals. This year is the yearofneweventstends.Canin-personevents completelyreplacehybridandvirtualevents? Wouldvirtualeventsstayparalleltoin-person events?Bizarre??Readmore.

6. SIGNIFICANCEOFIN-PERSONEVENTS The process of planning, organizing, marketing, and executing in-person events is no child’s play as it used to be before. Most of usareaccustomedtotheadvancedfeaturesof variousdigitaleventplatforms.Thus,in-person eventsshouldnowaccommodatethesevalue- adds. The amount of technology involved shouldbeenhanced. Letusunderstandtheimportanceofin-person eventsandencouragepeopletoattend. LinkedInresearchstatesthat78%of companieshavewishedtoreturntoin-person eventsonceit’ssafe. HostCovidCompliantevents.Readmore.

7. THE‘WOW’FACTOR-PERSONALCONNECTION Bynow,mostofuswouldhaveexperienced virtualeventfatigue.That’soverwhelming.Let’s not get strangled here. We are finally seeing a returntoin-personeventswherewegatherina placewithpeerstobuildastrongpersonal connection. Youarefreetointeractwithpeopleandread theirgesturesandfacialexpressionstoestablish apersonalconnection.Meetingpeopledirectlyis much more refreshing than viewing someone onscreen.Yougetanopportunitytomeet peoplewithsimilarinterestsandshareyour thoughts.Agoodin-personconnectionisvitalto ourwell-beingandasuccessfulbusiness.

8. MEETINGNEWPROSPECTS Wehavehadnobusinesstravelsorget together’sinyearstogether.Asmanysay,long solitaryyearswithZoomcallsandworking remotelyhavemadeusZoomedout.Whatis betterthanlookingintopeople’seyesand associatingwiththem.Thisisperceivedas friendlyandwelcoming. Youarefreetomovetoanexhibitbooth,starta conversation with someone related to your industry,chatwithanattendeesittingnextto you,havefoodordrinkstogetherwiththem,or anyotherwaytointeractwitheachotherin person.Ifyourbusinessneedstomeetnew prospectiveclientsorpartners,thennothingcan replacetheessenceofanin-personexperience.

9. THEVALUEOFTACTILELEARNING Whatdoyouthinkcanbeamorepowerful gesturethanafirmhandshake.Herethisfirm handshakemeansthepersonisgenuinely interestedinyouoryourbusiness.Ifyouhad attended a business event, you could not deny the value of tactile learning. Creating engaging learning environments with touching, hearing, sensing,andinteractingwithinnovative ecosystemsandtechnologiesimprovespersonal connections Thisbuildstrustandinstillsasenseof confidence.Makeuniqueopportunitiesto connectwithdelegatesandexhibitorsto improvenewtechnology,connectwithtarget audiences, and launch new products and servicesatabusinessevent.Thus,beapartof thisorganizedsocialeventprogram.

10. COMPLETEATTENDEEENGAGEMENT Attendeeengagementisacrucialfactorto considerbeforeorganizinganevent.Wehelda surveyatane-learningcompanytogettheir suggestions on virtual event engagement and in-personeventattendeeengagement.Mostof them pointed out the fact that they felt distractedbyvirtualeventsfromkids,spouses, pets,androommates. Also, they lacked the face-to-face connection, and a few mentioned it was lifeless. You have significantly fewer or no distractions in a conventional event, unlike the virtual sessions. Two-waycommunicationisensured,leadingto equal participation of all the attendees. The attendees are also free to interact among themselvesandexpresstheirthoughtswhichis limitedinvirtualevents.

11. UPDATESANDINSIGHTSABOUTTHEMARKET Networkingprovidesyouwithideasaboutnew business opportunities and enhances connections forsuccessfulbusinessdealswithotherbusinesses. Youhaveafavorableenvironmenttogather insights around what is happening in the market when attending in-person industry events. This informationcanoftenbespecifictonew technologicaldevelopmentsorconcernsaboutnew regulationsorproductlaunches. Thereisn’tanyonewhocannotpickupanysortof information from an in-person event. But if you intend to gather information regarding the market, events are real treasure houses, with several industry professionals in one place. You also get a chance to know more about new productsorservicesintroducedintheindustry. Idealforlongerevents

12. IDEALFORLONGEREVENTS It’s pretty tiring to sit in front of your computer screenormobilescreenforlonghours, especially during virtual events. You have distractions at home, observe less, and thus quickly tend to lose interest in sessions that extendmorethananhour.Longerthehours,the lesser the engagement. But in an in-person event,youarefreetomovewithin. Take adequate breaks. Have food or beverages with other attendees and share your thoughts. Thuslongereventscanestablishmorephysical connections.Attendingindustryeventsisfunas theyareanideaforagoodparty.Makemoney andhavefunatthesametime.Remember,the morepeopleareattractedtoyou,themore opportunitiesyouarepresentedwith;thepower ofrealconnection.

13. ENHANCEBRANDAWARENESS Thein-personeventsindustryoffersenormous opportunitiesformarketerstodrivebrand awareness.Marketpositioningandintroducing new products or services to the industry are crucial.Theimpactofphysicallybeinginan exhibithall,anexpo,oratradeshowincreases themarketperceptionofyourproducts. Generatenewprospectsfromyourvisitors. Presentingatkeyindustryeventsisapowerful waytotargetotherindustryprofessionals.Many conferencesgiveyouanopportunitytobecome apresenter,participateinpaneldiscussions,or showcaseyourareaofexpertise.Grabthe attentionofyoursponsorsanddeveloprelated networkingactivities.

14. ENHANCEBRANDAWARENESS Thus,in-personeventshavemajorfinancial benefitsforbusinessesandlocaleconomies. Experiencereal-worldbranding. Virtual events are here to stay, but consider attendingin-personeventswheneverpossible as they generate more impactful business opportunities and promote real human connection. After all, humans are social animals.Thus,wethrivethebestwhenweare inthecompanyofothers.

15. ACCESSIBILITYFORIN-PERSONEVENTS In-personeventshostedafterthiswouldfollow thehybridmodel.Thus,eventplannerswould havetoplantheiraccessibilityneedswellahead of time to include their in-person and virtual attendees.VariousservicesfromCaptioningStar include live captioning, ASL interpretations, translations&subtitles,andlanguage interpretations. We also offer post-event services like closed captions, video editing, transcripts, and voiceover,andwecanalsostreamitonother livestreaming,OTT,andVODplatforms. Contactustoknowmoreaboutourservices andourturnaroundtime.

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