In the episode, Tess and Keith talk about avoiding some of the pitfalls when pivoting your live event to virtual. Some of the news includes <a href="https://attendify.com">Attendify's</a> new virtual platform, <a href="https://www.corporateeventnews.com/news/hio-debuts-new-virtual-networking-features-offers-3-free-months-premium-access">Hio's new virtual networking</a> features, and <a href="https://splashthat.com/product/virtual">Splash Virtual's</a> event marketing programs.&nbsp;
Common Pitfalls when hosting a Virtual Event
<ul>
 <li>Too much tech or picking the wrong platform</li>
 <li>You must have a plan</li>
 <li>Practice, Practice, Practice</li>
 <li>Incomplete instructions for attendees</li>
 <li>Make sure to have a rehearsal for speakers</li>
 <li>Check your speakers set up long before they go live</li>
 <li>Not all presentations have to be live - Example UPPERCASE2020</li>
 <li>Not all attendees want to network&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
We also throw in some talk of Entrepreneur Magazine's article, <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/347840">111 Free Tools to Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic</a>.

Repurposing Content to Create a Conference Podcast and #EventTech News

The EventTech Pull Up is where Tess Vismale of iSocialX and Keith Johnston of i3 Events talk about the week in EventTech and ways to make event technology work for your organization.