As an event planner, one of the most rewarding aspects of watching your event play out is observing which sessions were an absolute hit with your audience. After months of ideating session content, lining up speakers, and anticipating how your audience will receive what you’ve curated, you are finally able to see what sparked intrigue and participation.
Now that you know what worked… what can you do with this information? We say, host a virtual ‘Best of’ After Show.
What is a ‘Best of’ After Show?
The ‘Best of’ After Show is an online gathering meant to be hosted in the weeks following your in-person event. Its purpose is to extract the most intriguing sessions from your F2F event and re-produce them online, expanding your audience and condensing the in-person experience into a shorter, fruitful highlight experience.
Gather the speakers of those intriguing sessions, and we’ll set up remote video shoots to re-produce their content for virtual consumption. Then, we’ll broadcast the Best of After Show for your audience through our virtual event platform while you watch the magic happen!
What are the main benefits of hosting a ‘Best of’ After Show?
- Exhibiting the value of your annual conference. In pulling out the most well-received moments of your F2F experience, you are drawing the highest value content to the surface. It’s almost like a job interview: highlighting your best qualities, and putting your best foot forward – showing the world what you have to offer.
- Expanding your audience. Providing a bite-sized, geographically accessible version of your F2F event might be that extra push needed to persuade new community members to commit to traveling and attending your annual conference next year!
- Validating your speakers. Imagine speaking at an event, noticing the roaring success of your session, and being asked to produce that session again due to its high achievement. Pretty validating, right?! Hype up your speakers, and they’ll love working with you.
I want to produce a Best-of After Show for my next conference… Where do I start?
We’ve got you! Schedule a meeting with us, and we’ll walk you through the process of selecting your highlight sessions, reaching out to speakers, and re-producing your highlight content!
Interested in learning about our other hybrid event models?
This is the final model of our five-part series of event design models which each hold value for different purposes. Check out our others down below to see if they might be a good fit for your community!
