Simon Howard, a professional host and compere with more than 200 virtual and 100s of live events in his portfolio over the course of some seven years, came to the job after a considerable tenure as an event manager in both hemispheres.
In this episode, Simon discusses ‘Why the right event host is more important than ever’, looking at the pandemic impact on his role in the short-term and its legacy as the world started to open up again.
He talks about tailoring his practice in engagement to lockdown events, getting people involved physically, leftfield thinking, being unpredictable, the difference between a good storyteller and a good host, relating to an audience and, of course, much more.
5 Habits of highly successful event managers
What are bots and what impact could they have on the events industry?
The Meetings Benchmark – A new way to calculate your delegate rates?
Expanding RFID technology within the events industry
A Healthy Partnership: Ashfield Meetings & Events and SpotMe
Brand event trends and how consumers tastes influence the event industry
Producing Events in the Middle East
EVENTIT set to return with more exhibitors and expanded conference programme
UK Events Week aims to link the industry and improve understanding
Mock prosecution aims to educate event professionals
Is beacon technology the MiniDisc of the events industry?
Connecting event attendees using artificial intelligence
Member organisations and their place in the events industry
The Event Professional's Handbook hopes to inspire new ideas within the industry
ESSA Conference targets the broad church that is the events industry
Up in the air part 3: Trailblazer apprenticeship in Live Events Rigging
Accessible hardware to produce VR content will drive usage says MetaVRse CEO
Talking Events: The Event Geek project management system
Up in the air: Talking Event rigging and lifting special part two
Up in the air: All things rigging discussed in Talking Events three-part special
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