Speaking 101: How to Encourage Audience Q&A and Engagement

Speaking 101: How to Encourage Audience Q&A and Engagement

You’ve spent hours on your slides and practicing what you are going to say in front of a mirror—now what? How can you make sure you’re connecting with the audience you’ve spent so much time preparing content for? Adding Q&A after your presentation is a great way to connect with your audience—we’re sharing here some helpful tips on how to get your attendees to be more engaged.

Speaking 101: Building a Strong Co-Presentation

Speaking 101: Building a Strong Co-Presentation

Conversational session formats—panels, fireside chats, and debates—are an engaging way to dive deeper into a topic at an event and hear different perspectives. What does it take to put together a strong co-presentation? It comes down to a lot of preparation, thought, and balance.

It's Time to Vote: SXSW 2023 PanelPicker is Live

It's Time to Vote: SXSW 2023 PanelPicker is Live

It’s that time of year again - the SXSW PanelPicker is officially open and it’s time to vote for your favorite session! cred is excited to have submitted 19 sessions on behalf of our thought leaders, with topics including NFTs, the Metaverse, the creator economy, and wellness.

Dive into each session below and get your votes in by August 21st!

Speaking 101: Making the Most of an In-Person Event

Speaking 101: Making the Most of an In-Person Event

Now that a large portion of speaking engagements may not be as hassle-free as logging onto your computer, maximizing your time is more important than ever. Knowing how to make the most out of live conferences might feel like a distant memory, but these tips and tricks will help you fully reap the rewards of your upcoming, in-person speaking engagement. 

Event Spotlight: Diving Into Our World’s Future at TNW 2022

Event Spotlight: Diving Into Our World’s Future at TNW 2022

Earlier in June, The Next Web Conference (TNW) hosted their annual event in Amsterdam. The conference brought together international tech executives, investors, scale-ups and startups for two days full of thought-provoking sessions (and a ferris wheel)!

We share some on-stage highlights from leaders discussing what lies ahead across industries.

Speaking 101: How to Connect Using Body Language

Speaking 101: How to Connect Using Body Language

Delivering an engaging presentation that your audience will enjoy and remember takes more than just a great PowerPoint and well-outlined speech. In fact, having an effective presentation and being an influential speaker boils down to this: you have to be likable.

We share tips on how to make sure you convey warmth and competence on stage to draw a crowd that will remember you for your words and stage presence!

Event 101: Rethinking Webinars

Event 101: Rethinking Webinars

The event industry has undergone a major transformation over the past few years with the addition of completely virtual events, conferences, and webinars. These events have come a long way since 2019, but still have room for improvement. Companies around the world are constantly trying new tactics to keep attendees engaged and rethink what a webinar should look like. Among these strategies, we’ve honed in on four crucial elements.