{"id":10761,"date":"2020-10-26T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T12:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2020-10-28T17:55:00","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:55:00","slug":"podcast-take-care-virtual-event-participants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.naylor.com\/associationadviser\/podcast-take-care-virtual-event-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast: How to Take Care of Your Virtual Event Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lindsay Gross and Kate Pojeta, Event Garde<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before 2020, online meetings were somewhat of a novelty. But since March of this year, almost everyone has become familiar with \u2014 and become fatigued from \u2014 virtual meetings. Now, associations are having to step up their online meeting game to keep members engaged and excited about their involvement from home.<\/p>\n

And that’s when Lindsay Gross and Kate Pojeta step in. Lindsay is the director of facilitation services and Kate is director of meetings and technology for Event Garde<\/a><\/strong>, a trendsetting professional development consulting firm that helps associations and nonprofits pushes the boundaries of what\u2019s normal and expected to facilitate lifelong learning. On this episode, they share with us how Event Garde is helping associations support their boards and members through strategic, engaging online meetings.<\/p>\n

We talk through specific strategies their team uses to prepare for a remote meeting, and how running a remote meeting differs from in-person. Lindsay and Kate take a holistic approach to online meeting facilitation that emphasizes taking care of participants as much as it emphasizes achieving the meeting’s goals. It’s a great lens through which to view virtual event planning and management, especially in a year that has been so heavy. In addition, they address managing everyone’s expectations for what constitutes a successful virtual meeting, and how to make the most of engaging with others online. Kate and Lindsay teach us how to tap into unexplored possibilities to make your next virtual strategy session, board meeting, or full-blown annual conference a success.<\/p>\n