What does your ideal conference, seminar or meeting look like? You have put in the time and money to get the word out. The brochures look beautiful. All of the presenters are lined up and ready to go. You gaze out into the sea of faces, and delight in there not being an empty seat in the house.
Then, it happens: During the question and answer session, someone knocks the microphone doesn’t work or it is making a popping sound. The sound does not amplify anymore, and people in the audience cannot hear the questions, much less the answers. With twenty-three people still in line to get their concerns addressed and two-hundred people in the conference hall getting irritated and restless, you feel the anxiety starting to build as all of your best-laid plans start to fall to the wayside.
As you slowly slink into the background and make a mental note to update your resume, someone comments that you should have used text to screen software, and you just cringe.
Three Problems Text to Screen Software Will Solve
1 – No Microphones in the Audience
An audio problem during a presentation can unravel weeks of planning in a split second. When you implement text to screen capabilities, you do not have to worry about questions not being heard; they will be displayed on the screen for all to see. The only voice projecting is that of the speaker on the stage.
There is also no need for presenters to walk around the crowd chasing after raised hands, nor do people have to wade through the aisles to make it to microphone stands strategically placed around the auditorium. Furthermore, no one likes standing up to wait in line in front of hundreds of people. So, don’t make them!
2 – Apprehension and Fear
Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. A whopping 75 percent of people suffer some anxiety or downright terror at the thought of getting up in front of a crowd and talking. To make matters worse, this number does not include those who suffer social anxiety or other generalized anxiety disorders. This statistic is of concern to anyone who genuinely wants to hear their audience, because there are so many unasked questions left due to people being afraid to ask them.
By allowing people to ask questions and address their concerns through text messaging, you are allowing anonymity and setting their fears at ease.
3 – Inappropriate Questions
We can all agree, every question is not a good question. There will always be that one person who just cannot wait to get to the microphone, sometimes it’s hard to tell if they have a question or just want to talk. Time is wasted and the audience annoyed. They can be disruptive at best, and at worst can turn a promising gathering into an awkward tangent. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could moderate the questions before they get asked?
You can! With text to screen software, your staff can vet questions as they come in, removing those that are inapplicable to the discussion.