{"id":9241,"date":"2018-05-31T20:35:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T20:35:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eventmobi.com\/?p=9241"},"modified":"2024-08-27T16:12:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T20:12:25","slug":"5-easy-steps-to-prepare-your-event-speakers-for-an-interactive-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eventmobi.com\/blog\/5-easy-steps-to-prepare-your-event-speakers-for-an-interactive-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Your Event Speakers for an Interactive Session: 5 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your Attendees Will Remember your Interactive Session<\/strong><\/h2>\n

A common event objective that we hear from event planners is the desire to make sessions more interactive and engaging for attendees. An easy way to achieve this is to introduce live polls or allow attendees to submit questions to the speakers through an event app<\/a>. However, this approach means you have to get buy-in and begin preparing event speakers to effectively execute these tools. <\/span><\/p>\n

Depending on the speaker\u2019s familiarity with these event app features, there may be some resistance in adopting the tools as an additional way to further engage the audience. <\/span><\/p>\n

Preparing event speakers is easy, here are some steps to make this step seem less daunting and get your speakers onboard to run and facilitate their own interactive sessions! With a little planning and education, attendees will be able to experience an engaging and interactive session. <\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Be Strategic About Execution<\/b><\/h2>\n

Before you introduce the idea of an interactive session to your speakers, it\u2019s important to consider how you are going to use this functionality throughout your event rather than just as a one-off during a session.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Using polls at strategic points within your event such as during the opening session and any general sessions are great ways to introduce your attendees to the concept of live polling if you plan on using it throughout the other sessions. For the Ask-a-Question functionality, you can consider using it during your keynotes and panel discussions. Introducing these features at the beginning of the event sets the tone and expectation that these functionalities will be an integral part to the event experience. Attendee will be excited to participate and engage.<\/span><\/p>\n

While too much engagement and interactivity is never a bad thing, you want to be cognizant of when tools that encourage such actions are used. The key is to ensure they are helping to improve the quality of the session. Setting up a live poll or opening the floor to questions needs to have a clear objective in mind and bring value and purpose. <\/span><\/p>\n

Step 2: Test Knowledge or Gather Insight<\/b><\/h2>\n

As you prepare your event speakers for what questions they may want to utilize in a poll, there are two ways you can help them invision their session using this functionality: <\/span><\/p>\n