A hybrid event — partly in-person and partly online — is no longer a stopgap. It's a mature format that asks for deliberate organising. A hybrid event that hasn't been properly designed gives two groups of attendees a disappointing experience instead of giving one group an excellent one.
The biggest mistake at hybrid events: treating the online attendees as an afterthought. A camera on a tripod beside the stage, the in-room sound piped through without a separate mix — that doesn't work. Online attendees deserve their own, equivalent experience.
In this article: how to design a hybrid event that works for both groups.
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