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Official Council meetings are organised by the Council of the EU and chaired by the Council presidency. However, each Council presidency also organises informal meetings of ministers to discuss initiatives related to a particular topic or Council...
Profiling questions are questions that you ask to get a better understanding of the composition of your audience. These questions can provide you with information on what ages are represented in the audience, where people live, their income, what car they drive, etc....
Is it a good idea to organize a vote on a specific topic when you have already decided for yourself that you are certain about the outcome? There's a risk This holds a certain risk. The risk that you get a response that is the exact opposite of what you expected. This...
An important ingredient in the recipe of any successful event is making sure that your audience is not bored by the questions you ask. You want the meeting to be lively, and keep people in the audience awake, involved and focused. The way you ask questions will...
Some of my clients ask me this: “When I use a voting system and I ask a question, what is the maximum number of answers I should offer? What is best practice?” As usual, this question doesn’t have a single answer. Here are a few things to consider: The hardware What...
Event organizers are often looking for ‘the next big thing’ when it comes to crafting a memorable event. Creative minds come up with the most extraordinary show elements such as drones flying over and filming the audience, 3D projection or a Twitter wall. These ideas...
A while back, I was asked: “Just for fun, is it a good idea to add a ‘fake’ voting session and show results that have been manipulated, just to make people laugh?“ Honestly, to me this feels awkward and not very respectful of your audience. It could even cause the...
In science, one of the prerequisites for proper research and reliable results is that the act of measuring does not influence the result. The same is true when you use a voting system to do the measuring: asking the right question and asking it the right way is not...
Events are usually not organized in isolation. They are something that is organized with a purpose. The result of an event usually has an impact on what comes next: An event for your customers is intended to make them happier or more convinced of what you have to...
Did you know that a voting system at your event drastically improves the performance of your speaker(s)? Well, actually that’s not entirely correct: a bad speaker will still be a bad speaker. On the contrary, a good speaker – someone who is able to captivate their...
For certain events, you just can’t do without a voting system. Take for example a meeting to elect a new Board of Directors. If there is a large audience in attendance, gathering the votes using a voting system will be a lot faster and more efficient than processing...
When asking "What is simultaneous interpretation" we might be tempted to immediately dive into the technical details. We can assure you, that's not what we will be doing here. In essence, simultaneous interpretation is a perfect solution for meetings where people come...
People’s backgrounds often cause them to have misconceptions about simultaneous interpretation and its usefulness in multi-national meetings ... And sometimes these preconceptions prevent a correct assessment of the apparent limitations of using interpretation. We...
Adding voting increases the engagement of your audience. It enhances any type of meeting, presentation or conference. In this blog post, we touch briefly on how you improve your event with voting when working with duvall. There is more involved with making voting a...
These 8 simultaneous interpretation tips enhance the quality of the simultaneous interpretation at your next event. Good interpretation is not only about having good interpreters and technology, but also about good preparation and proper meeting procedures. It is...
Consider a setting where multiple speeches are held simultaneously in one single space, like an exhibition hall or hotel ballroom. Each speech is repeated every hour and people in the audience can decide which speech they would like to listen to and at what time....
Working with interpreters means working with professionals who strive to deliver the best possible service to their customers. People rely on the interpreters when listening to a speaker with a different native language. They expect the interpretation to be accurate...
On 12 April 2013, the representation of the European Commission in Belgium and the province of East Flanders organised a citizens’ dialogue in the Oude Vismijn in Ghent. The debate, on the future of the European Union, was supported by simultaneous interpretation. A...
Back in 2008, duvall came up with a technical solution allowing people with visual impairments to follow football matches from the stands. To do this, duvall worked together with Intro, a non-profit organisation that makes events accessible to people with...