Zoom

The Zoom Perspectives Analyst Conference in San Jose, CA demonstrated how to run a hybrid event. With hosts, presenters, and analyst attendees both in the physical and remote locations, Zoom showed off its events platform and set the bar for hybrid events going forward. Josh Brage, Global Services Manager, was the Remote Host and MC, and there was even a remote house band located in Austin, TX to perform between speakers. Remote attendees were able to participate in the live chat and Q&A and were equal participants during the sessions, as shown below.

“In these crazy, challenging, uncertain times we have to pivot and adjust to the new normal.” I introduced a previous No Jitter article with this sentence to make fun of the repetitive words and expressions we’ve been hearing since the start of the COVID pandemic. The COVID crisis has created or elevated several terms that are now part of our everyday vernacular.