The Format
Audio-only virtual events are delivered via telephone and allow you to present from wherever you are on the event day.
This medium is best suited to a lecture-style presentation rather than a workshop. The audience is in listen-only mode throughout the event, except for specifically designated Q&A periods, at which time the participants can ask questions directly of the speakers. Listeners are instructed on how to queue up to ask a question. The moderator calls on one site at a time, and that site's line is opened up to be able to interact directly with the speaker(s), while the other sites listen to that conversation. When that site's question has been answered, the site is returned to "listen-only mode" and the next site in the queue is called on in the same manner.
The polling feature is available to you and allows you to ask yes/no, true/false and multiple choice questions of the audience. The answers are tabulated real-time and can be relayed to you and the audience within a few minutes or to you off the air after the event.
Example Timeline For Speakers
- Six to eight weeks before the event (Week of _____)
Three to five key talking points and a short bio for program announcements. We will use the information you provide for the event promotion. We'd like to start marketing the event about 6 weeks prior to the event date. - Two to four weeks before the event (Week of ______)
Your finished materials should be sent to us electronically. We will forward them on to KRM. These materials will be sent to the registrants in .pdf format. - One week before the event (Week of ______)
Orientation call - time needed for this is 30-to-60 minutes. During this extremely important orientation call the KRM Virtual SeminarT moderator (the on-the-air host for your event) will review your event's format (Q&A sessions, polling questions, order of speakers, etc.), go over the final details of your event and verify the phone number where KRM audio engineers will call you for the live event. - Two to five days before the event (between ____ and _____)
Sound check: please contact KRM at 800.676.2904 between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Central Time to set up and test the phone and headset you will be using on the day of the event. When using KRM Virtual Seminar, KRM can send you a headset to use unless you have a headset you would prefer to use. You may use your own headset if you if it has a mute feature and the ability to adjust the outgoing volume. We discourage the use of any cordless, cell or speaker phone. - Event Day
Approximately 15-20 minutes before start time, KRM's Virtual Seminar audio engineers will start calling the speakers. KRM audio engineers will conduct a final sound check and you'll be placed into a private pre-event conference area to discuss last minute details with your KRM moderator.
Exactly at the event's scheduled start time, the KRM moderator welcomes attendees, makes announcements and introduces the speakers. The moderator manages the polling and question-and-answer features.
At the conclusion of the event, please stay on the line for a short post-event private conference to talk with us about how the event went.
