by Kirsty Pitkin | Apr 7, 2016 | amplification, audience, planning
No event organiser would plan a conference or workshop without understanding the needs of their audience. The same should be true when integrating social media into your event experience. If you want to use social media to amplify the conversation around your event,...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Mar 30, 2015 | amplification, audience, logistics
Should amplified events include a quiet area for delegates who do not want to take part? In this post we consider attitudes towards noise and privacy at amplified events and ask whether the quiet area still has a role to play in an effective event amplification...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Feb 16, 2015 | amplification, audience, audio, blogging, live streaming, planning, Slideshare
Small workshops can be valuable spaces for discussion, knowledge sharing and problem solving, but often pass by unnoticed by the wider community. Can event amplification help? We have been considering how to combine online social tools and channels to get...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Jan 21, 2015 | amplification, audience, conversation
Could an event amplifier personalise your delegates’ event experience by responding to their context? In this post, we consider some very simple steps to improve a delegate’s day… Over Christmas, I was reading Age of Context: Mobile, Sensors,...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Oct 8, 2014 | amplification, audience, conversation, interactivity, live streaming, tools
Can Google Hangouts on Air be used effectively at conferences and events? In this post we describe how to use Google Hangouts in an event context and explore some of the potential issues for conference organisers. I have spoken to a lot of people who struggle...
by Kirsty Pitkin | Oct 1, 2014 | amplification, audience, events
How can you take an amplified event to the next level and involve the remote audience directly in the live event? In this post we look at an upcoming event aiming to do just that. Some events are naturally amplified due to the enthusiasm and online connectivity...
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