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Online event operations with Backstage OnAir

Present online sessions with Backstage OnAir and supplement your session's spoken content with visuals. Highlights key points of your topic in your presentations to help your audience understand the subject better. Also, make your sessions feel more real and engaging by customize your speaker's video feed to spruce up the session. Access your sessions in a few simple steps.


 
  1. Switch to the Conduct dashboard using the toggle button in the top-right corner of the Event Console.
  2. Click the Present Sessions tab. The sessions in your agenda will be displayed in a dynamic timeline on the left.
  3. Click the session you want to present in the timeline. Your session details will be displayed on the right.
  4. Click the Start session button. Your presentation will open in a new tab.
    Note: You can use select your audio and video feed in the Check you audio and video popup now.
  5. Click the Broadcast session button to display session on attendees devices and allow attendees to participate.
  6. Use tools to deliver your presentation:
    1. Share your screen or session material to your audience if available so that they can follow as you speak.
    2. Record the session if you want to look back at it later to gain insights or to improve session flow.
    3. Use reactions to provide non-verbal feedback and engage with the attendees.
    4. Provide access to mic and camera if attendees request it during the session. You can also revoke mic and camera access to disable audio and video for attendees if necessary.
    5. Respond to questions asked by your audience and display them on the screen, if needed.
      Note: You can sort questions by time or upvotes.
    6. Run polls to collect feedback.
    7. Chat with attendees during the session to discuss related topics or clarify their questions. You can also send direct messages to attendees when needed.
  7. Click Exit when you're done; your post-session analytics, recordings if any, and other session summary data will be generated in the Sessions tab in the Summary option for each session.
    Note: You can also click the End Session button on the Present Sessions tab.

Note:
  1. For multi-day events, each day's sessions can only be started on the respective day. 
  2. To present a session again, click the Restart button for that session in the Conduct Dashboard. This will overwrite the summary and analytics that were previously generated, and replace it with the latest information.
  3. To view the session summary, click the View details button in the Sessions tab under the Manage Dashboard.
  4. You can download a session presentation from the Sessions tab or from the Content Library tab.
  5. Attendees must check-in in the Home page from their account in the event microsite to join ongoing sessions.

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