Guides

Run an online language exchange people return to, with permanent groups per language and level, a halfway language switch, a steady cadence and warm welcomes.

Plan a virtual welcome party for new employees that helps remote hires meet people beyond their team, with buddies, host roles, topic groups and follow-up.

Learn how to host a virtual alumni mixer built around mingling, not slides. Planning steps, a 90-minute run of show and topic tables that get alumni talking.

Plan a virtual open house for your college where families talk with current students and staff, with group setup, staffing, safeguarding and a run of show.

A practical guide to virtual conference networking for organizers. Rebuild the hallway track with topic groups, speaker office hours and smart timing.

Plan a virtual fundraiser mixer that cultivates donors through real conversation, with board members as hosts, a short mission moment and good follow-up.

How to host a virtual happy hour people come back to, with drop-in attendance, a reusable link, a steady cadence and just enough structure to start talking.

Fifteen virtual icebreakers for remote teams, each with group size, time needed and how to run it, plus a way to keep people connected between meetings.

Plan a virtual networking event where people talk to each other, not at a grid of faces. Structure, facilitation tips, tool choices and a sample run of show.

A practical guide to virtual speed networking for chambers, alumni groups and associations, with round lengths, group sizes and a host's run of show.

A Gather town alternative for organizers who want simple browser-based mingling without avatars or maps, plus an honest look at when Gather is the better fit.

Looking for a Zoom breakout rooms alternative? Why breakout rooms feel forced at social events, what self-directed mingling looks like, and how to use both.

Twenty virtual event ideas for community builders, from topic tables to alumni mixers, with who each one suits and how to run it step by step.

Most virtual networking events fail for a handful of fixable reasons. Here are the five most common failure modes and what to do about each one.