Large events attract significant numbers of attendees. When an event is held online, this number becomes larger since the event can have a worldwide reach. When you avail of a chat platform for live events, the event participants will want to join.

RumbleTalk serves many event platforms/companies globally.

If you are expecting a large number of users, you may need to share with us some more information about your event so we can advise you.

From our experience, not all of your expected audience will join the online event. Only 10% to 20% join as chatters in live events. Why is that? Here are some common scenarios that may happen.

Common scenarios why seats don’t get taken in large events

Since we’ve been catering to the event industry, here are some of the scenarios that we’ve encountered.

1. Is this a two-day event?

2. Is this a live-streamed event?

3. What would be the peak number of participants?

4. Is the audience going to be scattered in different rooms/pages on your site?

Because of these scenarios, not all seats get taken for an event. Only 10%-20% of the seats get occupied. So, what can we suggest that you do for large events like this?

Start with a small plan

The RumbleTalk enterprise plan starts with 1000 seats, one room, and one admin. You can grow to as much as you need to go. We suggest that you start with the plan that suits your online events well.

You can upgrade your plan if you want more. You could add as many as you need. The price of your chat platform for live events will depend on what you add, e.g., seats, keywords, admins, etc.

Once you’re ready to grow to a large event with more than 10,000 simultaneous users, then this is the time that we can prepare your account to ensure it would be able to handle this big event.

RumbleTalk’s servers can handle as many simultaneous users as needed in any live event. However, if you are going to have an event of more than 5000 simultaneous users, giving our support team a heads up can ensure your chat account is prepared to handle this load.

Attendance in events

Based on experience, only 10-20% of people who registered for your event come in simultaneously at the same time. Most of the huge companies tend to go for the route of spreading their audience into different rooms or pages with different topics.

This is because events with more than a thousand people tend to be chaotic and much harder to manage.

Have you been doing online events with a large number of audiences (20,000 and above) in the same room? Or maybe this is the number of the expected viewers that will watch at the same time?

This is something that you have to take note of since not all watchers use the group chat to start a conversation.

Discuss with us to set up your chat platform for live events

If you are really going to have an event with more than 8000 simultaneous users, then we would have to set your account with special servers so the chat can accommodate your event smoothly.

So, let’s schedule a meeting. We can discuss what a chat platform for live events can do for your next live stream, conference, or event.

Contact us on our website.

Podcasts are a great way to share your thoughts and ideas with people who have the same tastes. This is also a good way to get a conversation started.

Opinionated friends or individuals use podcasts to comment on topics that they want to voice their opinion on. It can be good or bad decisions made by an individual or sharing their previous experiences. No topic is off-limits. In a podcast, anything goes. So, how can a chat work for podcasts? 

Let’s talk about how it works from different perspectives.

Why group chats for podcasts?

Podcasts start a conversation. For your audience to share their input, get a chat next to your podcast stream. You can connect with your audience and this lets them stay curious about your next episodes. 

By creating a genuine connection, you will gradually start having deeper conversations. When you engage your audience this way, you can get great content ideas and clips for your future podcasts.

For creating a community

When you embed a group chat next to your podcast, it will start conversations between listeners. This conversation picks up and lets you build a community.

Your community will work towards the betterment of your podcast. It may be your topics, conversations, or overall community. Sometimes it’s the community that strengthens your audience reach.

Because of the hearsay about your community, this can lead to other people joining in. Then, your podcast will grow along with your community.

For widening your audience reach

See how your community is growing? You can use this time to create a connection with your visitors. Start interesting topics and talk to them as if they’re long-time listeners.

You can also start a poll to see what they would like to see in the future. Ask about next episode ideas, skits, or topics that can be talked about. Look at how your audiences interact and, based on that, see their comments on certain topics. Don’t be out of touch.

How to embed a chat next to your podcast stream

There are two ways in which you can embed a group chat next to your podcast. 

The first one is through a floating chat wherein it will not disrupt your website page since it will be placed on top of your page design. You can place it on the bottom left or right corner of your page.

The second option is embedding it on your site as part of your page’s design. When you choose to embed it on your site, this will show on your page as an embedded element.

Follow these instructions to embed a chat.

1. First, create a RumbleTalk account or sign in to your account if you already have one.
2. Go to Embed.
3. Select if you want your chat as an embedded one or a floating one. Decide on the size, where it will be placed, and other embedding details.
4. Lastly, copy and paste the given code on your site.

Then, you’re done! It will now appear next to your podcast. If you’re using a website host that has plugins, you may check out the plugins page.

Using a group chat next to your podcast

A group chat can help your podcast in lots of ways. When your podcast is at its running time, then that’s where you talk to your listeners about the topic being discussed.

You can also leave the chat open for your community if they want to talk about the podcast episode. Then, you can export the chat transcript to save all the conversations that happened when you were gone. Use this data for your future episodes.

Sign up now to create thought-provoking ideas through your podcast.

We are happy to announce that the long-requested feature chat polls is now available on our chat platform.

The Polls feature is all about getting the votes of your audience. So, how does it work?

What is the chat polls feature?

Now that RumbleTalk has already released the Polls feature, everyone in your group chat will have a chance to be heard, to vote, or to decide on something that is needed. Your audience interaction will be at an all-time high.

There are two ways to enable the chat Polls feature. Let’s take a look at them.

How to create chat polls using the admin panel?

The first way to create a new poll is through your admin panel. The second one is doing it from the chat by logging in as admin. We will first discuss enabling the feature using your admin panel.

• Go to your RumbleTalk admin panel and click Settings.
• Second, click the Polls in the options.

• After that, the options will show up and you just need to fill in the question and answer boxes. Then, click Save.

If you want to see your audiences’ answers, you just need to click the View Answers button.

How to create chat polls from using the chat client?

Now that we have the steps on how to create a new chat Polls to feature using the admin panel, we are now going to discuss how to enable it on the group chat.

• First, log in as an admin on your group chat.
• After logging in as an admin, click the gear icon on the lower left part of the chat and select Polls. 
• Then, click Create New Poll.

After clicking that option, a box will prompt and you’re going to put a question and four predefined answers. Then, just click send and it will be sent to your group chat where your members can participate in the poll you created.

Remember that we created the poll using the admin panel, but what does it look like on the user end?

After sending the poll you created, a box will appear to everyone with the question and four predefined answers that they are going to choose. All they need to do is choose their preferred answer and it will be recorded and analyzed at the end of the discussion.

With the polls, you can increase audience interaction by letting your audience vote through the chat polls. It gives your audience a voice.

Publish the chat polls results

At any given moment, you can publish the results by using the chat polls. You can also resend the results at any time with no limitations.

Using the feature in your chat

The Polls feature allows you to get your audience’s insights on any topic. It may be from your event, a community discussion, or just about anything that you want to ask your audience.

After you have gathered the data needed, you can then analyze it. Then, you can use this as an idea for your next live event, product launch, or community discussion. So, it’s all up to you where you’ll use the data you’ve gathered.

Sign up now and try the Polls feature!