4 Ways Breakout Rooms Can Improve A virtual Event

 

KEEP PEOPLE MOVING (VIRTUALLY)

  • The small act of choosing a room, or moving into a new space, makes your guest feel like they need to be there and their participation is important, even on a small scale.

  • Moving from room to room keeps your guests paying attention and feeling active breaking the temptation to simply log on, stay on mute, camera off, and maybe even walk away.

  • It increases the energy in the room by asking for their engagement in a simple way.

 

MORE FACES 

  • Let’s be honest, we all enjoy people watching on zoom, especially colleagues and friends we have not seen in awhile. 

  • Breakout sessions makes it easier to vary up the faces, like getting up and moving tables at a banquet or conference.

 

ADD MORE VARIETY

  • Groups can speak about a wider variety of topics across several breakout rooms, creating diverse conversation in the group. 

  • Teams and guests can have a more specialized experience by grouping the participants in breakout rooms strategically. 

  • Change up the size of your group for varied interaction rather than one main room where the dynamic doesn’t shift. 

 

ALLOW FOR MORE CONVERSATION

  • Smaller groups allow for more off mute conversation, without having people talking over each other and creates more varied conversations.

  • Whether you’re randomly assigning people, letting people choose their group, or breaking groups by topic or category, having a few rooms creates a variety of conversation that creates more talking points later.

 

We know Virtual Tastings are an investment and we want to help our guests plan for success.

If you have any other questions about moderators or how to improve your next virtual tasting, please contact us at thefeed@theultimatefoodguide.com or check back for more tips.

Alice Tu