Questions to AskBefore Selecting a Platform for yourVirtual Events
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Pricing
- Price per Single event
- Price for monthly subscription
- Price for annual subscription
- Price per participant/hour
- Other pricing models (specify)
- Discount for yearly payment?
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Session Support
- Single event webinar/keynote
- Multi-day webinar/summit
- Multi-track conference
- Discussion/networking
- Trade show
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Support for Browsers and Devices
- Runs in web browser ( iOS, Android, Microsoft)
- Requires app installation or Native in Browser Window
- Mobile app version
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Attendee Information
- Registration required
- Registration optional
- No registration required
- Limit access based on the category of registration
- Unique access link for each attendee
- Organizer can add individual registration
- Upload a batch of registrations
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Payments
- Integrated into platform
- 3rd party payment processors integrated in platform
- Link to external 3rd party payment processor
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Campaigns For Registrants
- Emails sent by platform (no 3rd party service required)
- Integrates with 3rd party email service
- Personalize with registrant information
- Messages are configurable
- Max no. messages before the event
- Max no. messages after the event
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Options for Speaker Videos
- Virtual background option (custom templates, green screen, no background)
- Max length of single session
- Max number of simultaneous sessions
- Can record session for replay
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Powerpoint and Slide Support
- Supports animation
- Supports embedded video with sound
- Speaker can see speaker notes
- Speaker can see next slide
- Computer audio sent to platform
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Multiple Speakers Per Session
- Max no. speakers on screen at one time
- Max no. speakers waiting backstage
- User-configurable screen for multiple speakers
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Insert uploaded video
- File size limits
- Formats supported
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Attendee Participation
- Hidden from other attendees
- Visible to other attendees
- Chat logged for download
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Group text chat
- Hidden from other attendees
- Visible to other attendees
- Chat logged for download
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Attendee participation
- Raise hand to ask question
- Can appear on screen with speaker
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Networking And Breakouts
- Auto-assign attendees to breakout rooms
- Host assigns attendees to breakout rooms
- Attendees choose breakout room to join
- Breakout rooms include video chat
- Platform shows how many attendees are in each breakout room
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Participant engagement
- Group chat (built into platform or 3rd party? )
- Offer files for download (size of files, formats supported, analytics for tracking downloads)
- Speaker bios and social sinks available
- Audience survey capabilities
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Event Agenda
- Search by day, speaker, topic
- Participant can create custom schedule
- Participant can schedule reminders
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Analytics
- Attendee registration data tracked
- “Heat map” for engagement in each session
- List of attendees who registered
- List of attendees who attended
- List of attendees who attended each session
- List of attendees who downloaded a file
- List of attendees who clicked on external URL
- List of attendees who participated in group video chat