Modern workers are often responsible for designing and putting on virtual events. These events could be anything from standard meetings to virtual training or even conferences. Even if you consider yourself a digital native, designing and facilitating a virtual event can be overwhelming. yPIE DC is offering a two-part series to jumpstart your ability to design and produce common virtual events. Both sessions include tips and tricks to improve the professionalism of your event and recommendations to further improve your skills.

In this second session of the two-part series, join Michael Keel to learn tips and guidance for producing your online event. He will walk through the steps to produce a successful virtual event including defining roles and responsibilities; setup considerations; collaborating with co-producers, facilitators, and/or presenters; troubleshooting audio and technical issues; managing breakout rooms and Q&A and post-event products. This will be an interactive session with opportunities to ask questions and learn from your peers.

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Did you miss the first session or do you want to review what was covered? Check out our blog post The Four Phases of Preparing for A Virtual Event to catch up before this session!

About the Speaker

Michael Keel has been working in the field of sustainable international development for nine years in a variety of roles. He has worked in Thailand, China, and Washington, DC, for Peace Corps, Department of State, USAID, Chemonics International, Dexis Consulting Group, and EnCompass LLC. He holds an MA in Sustainable Development from the Graduate Institute of the School for International Training. Michael began professionally producing virtual events two years ago as a Knowledge Management Specialist at USAID’s Bureau of Policy, Planning, and Learning in Washington, DC. These agency-wide policy and knowledge sharing webinars frequently garnered hundreds of participants from USAID Missions around the world. He then went on to produce as an independent consultant, primarily for USAID’s Global Health Bureau, supporting a wide range of virtual events from meetings and webinars to participatory learning and training sessions using Adobe Connect and Zoom. His most recent production was for a nonprofit called GoodWeave International for their event promoting World Day Against Child Labor 2020. The public event on Zoom was on “COVID-19 and Child Labor: New Challenges and Steps to Ensure Protections for At-Risk Populations in the Supply Chain” and attracted almost 500 viewers from 17 countries worldwide.