Cover your event live on LinkedIn
While the event is running, the room is full of moments worth posting, and attention is higher than ever. That is exactly when there is no time to polish posts. This page shows which three live moments almost always work, how you capture them in seconds, and how it works in a webinar too.
Why posting live pays off
A post that comes together during the event has two things a planned post never has: a real moment and the urgency of “right now”. Anyone who sees in the feed that a room is full and buzzing with discussion feels they are missing something. That is the best advertising for the next edition.
At the same time, the day of the event is the day you have the least time. That is why posting live is about a few well-chosen moments. No one needs perfection for it, and how many posts you end up with depends on your day.
Three live moments that almost always work
You don't have to document the whole day. These three posts carry almost any event:
- A strong line from the stage. A quote that sends a murmur through the room, with the person's name and a photo of the stage. A good line travels further than any summary.
- The full room. A photo into the crowd, just before the start or during the break. It shows without a word that something is going on here.
- A look behind the scenes. The setup in the morning, the team in front of the doors, the tech rehearsal. Images like these feel approachable and let people root for you.
In every post, tag the people who appear in it and add your event's hashtag. That way all the posts of the day come together. Those tagged get a notification and can react, comment or share right away. It is this activity that carries your post into their network as well. Check the names beforehand, because some members have turned mentions off.
Four templates for the opening line
On the day of the event, what's missing most is the first sentence. Take one of these templates, fill in the brackets and post:
[TAG THE SPEAKER] on stage right now at [EVENT]: “[QUOTE]”. Especially relevant because [ONE SENTENCE ON WHY IT MATTERS].
Full house at [EVENT]. Right now we're talking about how [TOPIC OR QUESTION]. Up next: [PROGRAM ITEM] with [SPEAKER].
In [TIME] the doors to [EVENT] open. The team is ready, the tech is running, and soon it's all about [TOPIC]. We're taking you along today.
Live right now at [WEBINAR]: [TAG THE SPEAKER] shows how [CONCRETE BENEFIT]. One line that sticks: “[SHORT QUOTE]”.
The brackets are the whole effort. Everything else is set before the first guest arrives.
Short, real, unpolished
Live posts can be raw. A slightly blurry photo of the full room feels more real than a slick set of graphic tiles that was clearly produced in advance. Two sentences on the moment are enough; the analysis has its better place in the recap a few days later.
One format still stands out without any effort: when your speakers post their own badge before they go on, the live moment comes about on its own and runs straight into their network. All you have to do is send them the link once beforehand.
Online events: live moments without a hall
In a webinar the full room is missing, but the mechanism stays the same. The strongest live moment is a quote post while the talk is running: a smart line from the speaker, her name tagged, with a note that it is being discussed right now.
The second moment comes at the end. If you want to share the recording afterward, announce it right away and drop the link in the meeting chat where attendees will pick up their proof later. What that proof looks like is shown on the page about the webinar certificate.
Who posts while you're running the event
The most common reason nothing gets posted live is simple: everyone who could post is busy with the event. So decide in advance on one person who is responsible for the live posts, and take other tasks off their plate. That can be someone from the team or a person who likes to document things anyway.
Two bits of preparation save the crucial minutes on the day itself: the hashtag is already set, and the speakers' handles are within reach so that tagging in the post goes fast. Everything else comes about in the moment.
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Frequently asked questions
- How many posts should we put out live?
- For most events, two to three across the day is a good guide. A few good moments serve you better than a live ticker no one wants to follow anymore. A quote, an image of the full room and a look behind the scenes cover the most important part.
- Post live from the company page or from personal profiles?
- Personal profiles travel further, because they reach more people and feel closer. So the person in charge is best posting from their own profile and tagging your page. You can share one or two highlights from the company page as well.
- Do we need guests' consent for live posts?
- Play it safe with recognizable people. For portraits and shots where individual guests are clearly the focus, get their consent briefly before posting. Also say at sign-up and visibly on site that photos are being taken for your posts, and give everyone an easy way to stay out of frame or to object to a shot. A full room is not automatically cleared either: look at the subject and don't publish an image against the visible wishes of the people shown. The use of speaker photos is best settled in advance in the speaker agreement.
- What if hardly any reactions come in during the event?
- That is normal, many attendees only check their network in the evening or the next day. Posting live often pays off with a delay. More important than instant reactions is that the moments are captured from which the thank-you post and the recap will later grow.
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