The last few minutes of a Smart Connect℠ event and the hours after it are when attendee connections either take root or get forgotten. Here's how to close strong and help your community get the most out of every event.
How to close the event
Leave 3 to 5 minutes at the end of your event before ending the session. Use that time to thank attendees for joining, remind them about your next event, and share a few highlights or reminders about your group or Alliance.
When you're ready to end, click the red End Event button — do not just close your browser tab. Clicking End Event takes you and all attendees to a post-event page that shows everyone they met with in a breakout session. This is where the real follow-up begins.
Encourage attendees to connect
Let attendees know before you end that the post-event page is their chance to connect with the people they met. Members who joined from the event page can also see all attendees, so they can connect with anyone from the event — not just the people in their breakout sessions.
You can revisit this list yourself by going back to the event page after it ends.
Keep the momentum going
Remind attendees that Smart Connect℠ events run across Alignable continuously, with new ones starting every hour. Invite them to check out your group or Alliance if they haven't joined yet. During networking week, you may see brand new Alignable members in your event — take a moment to introduce them to your community.
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