Comments on: Venues for Amplified Midlands http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2009/01/venues-for-amplified-midlands/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Toby Moores http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2009/01/venues-for-amplified-midlands/#comment-302 Toby Moores Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:38:40 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=228#comment-302 Jaki, your comment about the carpets made me chuckle. I had not thought about it like that. At the Amplified09 session on the future of online video last week, 50 of us trended above Inauguration and Obama to be the top search term on twitter for a few hours, so we are definately amplified! I guess it is like putting a blanket in a drum to stop it drowning out the rest of the band. Seriously though, Amplified events work best when they are conversational rather than presentational. This means that cafes and bars with seating make excellent venues. We also tend to meet during the quiet times for trade so room hire is not an issue. The cafe style layout is important because however interesting the subject, once you get more than 6-8 people in a conversation you will only hear the 2-3 most talkative. So small tables encourage conversation but mean it is very noisy! We ran a couple of virtual tables at the last amplified. This is basically 3-4 people at a table streaming live to a rezpondr/eventca.st page. We chatted amongst ourselves and took online questions/comments as well. This was really successful and we will be extending this format throughout the year. This is an extension of the conversational format and is even more susceptible to noise. Thanks for the write-up Chris. Jaki, your comment about the carpets made me chuckle. I had not thought about it like that. At the Amplified09 session on the future of online video last week, 50 of us trended above Inauguration and Obama to be the top search term on twitter for a few hours, so we are definately amplified! I guess it is like putting a blanket in a drum to stop it drowning out the rest of the band.

Seriously though, Amplified events work best when they are conversational rather than presentational. This means that cafes and bars with seating make excellent venues. We also tend to meet during the quiet times for trade so room hire is not an issue.

The cafe style layout is important because however interesting the subject, once you get more than 6-8 people in a conversation you will only hear the 2-3 most talkative. So small tables encourage conversation but mean it is very noisy!

We ran a couple of virtual tables at the last amplified. This is basically 3-4 people at a table streaming live to a rezpondr/eventca.st page. We chatted amongst ourselves and took online questions/comments as well. This was really successful and we will be extending this format throughout the year. This is an extension of the conversational format and is even more susceptible to noise.

Thanks for the write-up Chris.

]]> By: Jaki Booth http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2009/01/venues-for-amplified-midlands/#comment-301 Jaki Booth Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:48:03 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=228#comment-301 Couldn't fail to chuckle at the idea of carpet dampening an event called amplify... Couldn’t fail to chuckle at the idea of carpet dampening an event called amplify…

]]> By: Jaki Booth http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2009/01/venues-for-amplified-midlands/#comment-300 Jaki Booth Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:47:25 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=228#comment-300 Hi Chris, We run lots of bars. I can think of 3 which may work well for you: Bar 42 (Perry Barr), lounge... (at Edgbaston) or the pavilion (Witton). We usually charge for the pavilion. Email me if you're interested, and I'll put you in touch with my commercial manager. Hi Chris, We run lots of bars. I can think of 3 which may work well for you: Bar 42 (Perry Barr), lounge… (at Edgbaston) or the pavilion (Witton). We usually charge for the pavilion. Email me if you’re interested, and I’ll put you in touch with my commercial manager.

]]> By: Pete Ashton http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/2009/01/venues-for-amplified-midlands/#comment-298 Pete Ashton Sat, 24 Jan 2009 09:12:57 +0000 http://www.chrisunitt.co.uk/?p=228#comment-298 The Creative Republic do was at Bluu and I had trouble hearing what people were saying with 50-odd other people in the room talking. I think Toby was right about going somewhere with carpets to dampen the noise. The Creative Republic do was at Bluu and I had trouble hearing what people were saying with 50-odd other people in the room talking. I think Toby was right about going somewhere with carpets to dampen the noise.

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