August 23, 2020
Virtual events have accelerated! I mean, all in-person events as we know it (and there were a lot!), had to go virtual because everyone was quarantined at home.
Because there are so many virtual events, how does one stand out from another? What makes one virtual event better than another? Is it the speaker? Is it the lighting and video and audio quality? Perhaps. But it’s also the engagement with the audience. It’s not enough to have them sit in front of a screen and watch something - everyone’s doing that these days (I mean - what else is there to do?). People want more engagement and more connection.
The hardest thing to do through video is the social stuff.
One of our most popular games, and easiest one to set-up, is definitely Bingo. We don’t do Bingo the normal way though - there are no numbers in our Bingo sheet!
There’s a few different ways to do this. Try replacing the numbers with:
Create your own Bingo Sheet (or use one of ours!) and attach this to the Room Link URL for guests to click on. Easy mode: someone gets 5 in a row. Hard mode: black out, they have to get everything on the sheet!
Also very easy to set-up and takes advantage of our shuffle feature! Great for just 2 people to get to know each other better or for groups of 20 stranger for an icebreaker networking event!
The game requires you to
Check out our page here for more detailed instructions on how to add a link to your room and set it up, and a one-pager you can send your guests before they join.
Why not have a different speaker or team member teach something they love on Rally? With the ability to have multiple rooms, you can have everyone on Rally at the same time and allow users to pick and choose which room they want to go to for which topic they want to learn about.
One room can be about how to grow plants, another for healthy eating, and maybe another room for showing off your pet!! Users can also hop from one room to another to check out other talks and stay behind to mingle afterwards with the speaker to ask questions.
This one is hilarious! Really tests a person’s improv skills and how quickly they think on the spot. Great for building up confidence and presentation skills. Can be used for team building but also amongst friends.
This is an improv game where you give a presentation from a slide deck you've never seen before. Make your own or pick one online from various websites like PowerPoint Karaoke and Karaoke Powerpoint. Guaranteed fun!! Keep pulling various people up on stage to present or bring up a whole team onto the stage and get them to take turns talking through each slide!
Put on a fun show for your guests! This is not only great for the audience but also a great experience for the performer as well.
Performing on Zoom….let’s just say it works okay. The key thing that’s missing is the engagement and interactiveness from the audience. It’s so important for someone on stage to know how the crowd is feeling - whether they’re laughing, crying or clapping. And it’s not enough to see the clapping on the screen in a sea of silence.
Performers can actually hear the audience while on stage in Rally without the sound overpowering them. Try bringing in a live musician, comedian or even a magician for one of your social events! One of our favourites is Daniel Chan (@danchanmagic) who always promises an amazing show!!
Virtual events can easily get old and tiresome on Zoom but you can make them more fun and memorable for your guests!