{"id":6829,"date":"2020-11-10T12:43:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T19:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tycoonevents.ca\/?p=6829"},"modified":"2020-11-26T09:49:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-26T16:49:14","slug":"lessons-learnt-blog-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tycoonevents.ca\/?p=6829","title":{"rendered":"Lessons Learned from a Virtual First-Timer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u2018When was the last time, you did something for the first time?\u2019 — Unknown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask us a year ago, and we\u2019d have to take a moment to think about it. Ask us today, tomorrow or even yesterday, and well\u2026 we don\u2019t have enough fingers to count all of the firsts. That\u2019s kind of the name-of-the-game in this 2020, COVID-world. And while all firsts do come without their set of challenges (some, definitely harder than others), we all know that the greatest reward is often in the learnings that reveal themselves along the way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterall, we truly \u2018don\u2019t know, what we don\u2019t know, till we know\u2019 … ya know?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So\u2026 without further ado, we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019ve officially completed <\/strong>our FIRST<\/strong> Virtual Event! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, you may be wondering about some of the other virtual events we\u2019ve been working on, that include a variety of virtual holiday parties – to – conferences – to – committee meetings. They\u2019re still in the works, and happening soon. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\u2026. the title of First Official, Completed Virtual Event<\/em><\/strong> belongs to none other than the University of Alberta\u2019s Virtual Open House<\/a> that took place from Thursday October 15 – Saturday October 17, 2020! After reading this, go take a gander on how it went. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hooray!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, now it\u2019s time to pause and reflect so that all those crucial first-timer learnings are captured. And, since it\u2019s kind of in our nature to share what we\u2019ve learned in hopes of growth for one another, for our peers and for our industry, we thought we\u2019d take you along for the journey of reflection and share a few lessons learned in our experiences with the virtual event landscape, so far (both complete and in-the-works). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s our Top 5 Takeaways and Lessons Learned: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Planning Time & Resources<\/strong> <\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Whether the event has been held before, or not, the virtual environment requires a fresh, new approach. With that, comes appropriate planning time and oftentimes additional resources (people and hard-costs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    When thinking about planning times, considerations include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n