As an emcee and keynote speaker with a background in events, it's safe to say I've seen and learned alot - and I also understand all sides of an event. How valuable the AV and production team is, why a Run of Show is vital, how to keep sponsors happy, and how to help support my fellow speakers - for the good of the audience, the success of the event and the general good vibes it creates for everyone!

As an emcee and keynote speaker with a background in events, it's safe to say I've seen and learned alot - and I also understand all sides of an event. How valuable the AV and production team is, why a Run of Show is vital, how to keep sponsors happy, and how to help support my fellow speakers - for the good of the audience, the success of the event and the general good vibes it creates for everyone!

The days of boring white tablecloth tradeshow booths may be dead, but expos, tradeshows and vendor showcases aren't. Here's a quick tip to get sponsors excited to take part in your next in-person, virtual or hybrid event.

Virtual audiences are prime audiences today, and making sure to connect and engage with them in new and exciting ways is more important than ever. Here are my top 10 tried-and-true engagement and emotionally connective strategies to use before, during and after the event.

Events make an impact. The question is - what lasting impact will you design and create for them? From attendee-focused questions to success signals, here are 3 key areas I’ve found most important when needing to make a difference to many.

Hybrid events are here, y’all! Here are 7 tips to create hybrid events into what you want them to be. Whether you’re an association, corporation, individual meeting planner, or speaker looking to level-up your service game, there are keys to maximizing keynote speakers for virtual/in-person hybrid events.

Virtual events need to be engaging to have an impact, and need energetic leaders to be successful. Whether you’re the motivational keynote speaker, the meeting planner or the leader of the weekly Zoom call who wants to engage your team more, Rachel will teach you how to create a strategy to boost engagement for your virtual event. She also shares five of her most effective strategy ideas you can use today, to bring more good things and good people into your life virtually!

Virtual backgrounds and green screens are cool technology and Zoom has the capability to use them - but should you use them? Keynote speaker and virtual event emcee Rachel shares her perspective after being part of over 130+ conferences and association events.

After delivering over 50 virtual workshops, sales trainings, keynotes, webinars and Emcee gigs these past 9 weeks, I have learned so much about what does and doesn’t translate over screens, signals of quality and the things that separate many engaging leaders on screen from the seen of Zoom zombies.

Don’t like filling out forms? Neither do your visitors. But as annoying as they may be at times, those tiny horizontal fields that ask for personal information are totally necessary for you and your site visitors. Forms not only help you keep track of leads, but they also give your visitors the impression that you’re legit. Finally, asking people to complete a form lets them know that what you’re offering is worth their effort.

How can we utilize virtual hangouts to move the needle forward on our biggest goals - while staying connected to our co-workers and peers in meaningful ways? Here are five of my favorite types of virtual hangouts to help you stay motivated, productive, and ensure that social distancing doesn’t put a damper on your work life!