7Leave a Lasting Impression: Close With Impact

One of the biggest mistakes made in an online event is failing to leave enough time to properly bring the session to a close with a memorable wrap-up activity. Planning a closing activity for the online event will leave a lasting impression, one that ensures that the time spent in the event was well worth it. The activities in this chapter engage participants to contribute their own thoughts and ideas on how they’ll take the knowledge and skills learned in the online event into their own environments.

Before reviewing the activities, let’s address the elephant in the online room: the concept of “on time” has seemingly lost its importance since the onset of the technology to meet live online. Starting ...

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