Virtual Event Basics
What is a virtual event?
✅ An online event where people interact in a virtual environment instead of a physical location.
What is the first thing you must assess when choosing a virtual speaker?
✅ If they are comfortable on camera
True or False: The best virtual events reimagine what is possible rather than recreate what is familiar.
✅ True. Virtual events should focus on new ways to engage audiences.
The benefit of pre-recording a session is that it eliminates what?
a) Technical issues
b) Speaker mistakes
c) Transition errors
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above
If you want more people to attend your virtual event, what can you do?
a) Make it free
b) Make it free and provide an incentive
c) Make it exclusive
d) It depends on the audience
✅ b) Make it free and provide an incentive
Virtual events are more like _______ than traditional in-person events.
a) Theater
b) Television
c) Podcasts
d) Radio)
✅ Television
True of False: Every virtual event, even small ones, should have a skilled tech team behind the scenes.
✅ True. A tech team ensures smooth operations and fixes issues quickly.
What are three ways to make a virtual event interactive?
✅ Polls
✅ live Q&A
✅ breakout rooms.
List 2 popular virtual meeting platforms/software.
✅ Zoom, Microsoft Teams.
Or any mentioned in class
For successful marketing, once you have created a landing page, you should do what?
a) Link it to your website
b) Ask employees to add it to email signatures
c) Share it on social media
d) All of the above
✅ d) All of the above
True or False: Virtual events require the same level of preparation as in-person events.
✅ True. A virtual event needs planning, rehearsals, and tech setup.
Virtually placing attendees into smaller group discussions is called what?
a) Breakout Rooms
b) Diversion Rooms
c) Complimentary Rooms
d) Splice Rooms)
✅ Breakout Rooms
What is the main purpose of using hashtags in virtual events?
a) To look trendy
b) To steal followers from other events
c) To collect tweets into one feed for real-time event tracking
d) All of the above)
✅ c) To collect tweets into one feed for real-time event tracking
One major challenge with pre-recorded sessions is _______.
a) Lack of speaker interaction with the audience
b) Speaker can’t perform as well
c) No audience feedback
d) All of the above)
✅ a) Lack of speaker interaction with the audience
Which is NOT a key benefit of hosting a virtual event?
a) Build fans
b) Save money
c) Increase physical networking
d) Reach a massive audience)
✅ c) Increase physical networking
Explain 3 major differences between in-person and virtual events.
✅ 1) Virtual events need digital platforms instead of physical venues.
✅ 2) Attendees join remotely, reducing travel costs.
✅ 3) Content is shorter and often pre-recorded.
Having a detailed technology check before the event allows the speaker to do what?
a) Change event structure
b) Meet the production team, test the platform, and work out timelines
c) Add more time to their session
d) All of the above)
Answer is B
✅ Meet the production team
✅test the platform
✅work out timelines
Virtual events can feel more intimate than in-person events because of ______ neurons.
a) Sensory
b) Mirror Neurons
c) Motor
d) Interneurons
✅ b) Mirror Neurons
True or False: Virtual events require a rehearsal just like in-person events.
✅ True. Rehearsals help prevent technical and speaker issues.
What is one thing you learned from this module?
✅ Instructor decides if correct (Open-ended answer—player shares a takeaway from the module.)
List the 4 main types of virtual events.
✅ Webinars
✅ Virtual Conferences
✅ Internal Hybrid Events
✅ External Hybrid Events.
List 5 common problems with virtual event speakers.
✅ Lack of skill
✅ bad tech
✅ boring
✅ disconnected
✅ bad back.
For virtual events, content should be broken into smaller sections of _______ minutes for better engagement.
a) 1 hour
b) 30 min
c) 5-7 minutes
d) 30 sec
✅ 5-7 minutes
Which of the following is NOT a top goal for generating sales leads at a virtual event?
a) How many people registered
b) How many people complimented the speaker
c) How many expressed interest in learning more
d) The number of expected sales
✅ b) How many people complimented the speaker
What are three recommended goals for generating sales leads at a virtual event?
✅
1) Track registrations
2) Track interest in follow-ups
3) Measure future sales potential.