Show Runner

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Show Runner for corporate and hybrid events

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Collect speaker videos and slides from contributors, run branded lower thirds and graphics, follow a conference running order, and engage a hybrid audience — all in one live system.

Corporate broadcasts — town halls, conferences, product launches, hybrid events — combine a few particular challenges: content arrives from speakers and departments who aren't technical, the graphics must be on-brand, the run of show is tightly timed, and there's often an audience both in the room and online. Show Runner brings the whole thing into one live, shared system.

Collect speaker videos and assets ahead of time

Pre-recorded messages from executives, department VTs, sponsor and partner logos, speaker headshots — corporate content comes from many contributors, few of them production people. Give each an upload slot and a key so they submit directly, verified, with the details you need attached, rather than reply-all email threads. See collecting VTs from contributors and sending large video files to a production team.

On-brand graphics

Corporate work lives and dies on brand consistency. Run lower thirds for speakers and titles, session and agenda graphics, sponsor bugs, and holding cards — as live, transparent overlays into OBS or vMix, styled to your brand. See broadcast graphics and overlays and the OBS and vMix walkthroughs. On larger accounts, Show Runner's organisation and branding controls keep a team's shows consistent.

Run a tightly-timed agenda

Conferences run to a schedule and can't overrun the room booking or the next session. Build the agenda as a shared running order, prompt speakers and hosts from the teleprompter, and hold every session to time with a show clock counting down to each out. See running a live show.

Engage a hybrid audience

Bring the room and the remote audience together with a live poll for instant feedback, a Q&A or quiz, or a QR code that links to slides, a survey or a resource — so online attendees are participants, not spectators. See audience engagement for live streams.

Manage crew, tasks and compliance

Corporate events come with a crew to coordinate and compliance to satisfy. Build the crew list with call times, track production tasks against the event, and get health & safety documents signed off with an auditable record of who acknowledged what. See managing crew, tasks and safety.

Why Show Runner for corporate events

One shared, real-time platform for the whole event — collect contributor content, run on-brand graphics, drive a timed agenda, and engage a hybrid audience — with team and branding controls that keep multiple events consistent across an organisation.

FAQ

How do non-technical speakers send in their videos?

They use a contributor upload slot: you share a key, they verify their email and upload directly from a browser — no account or software, resumable for large files, with the details you need attached. See collecting VTs from contributors.

Can graphics match our brand?

Yes — lower thirds, session graphics and holding cards are built to your styling and run as overlays in OBS or vMix. For teams running many events, organisation-level branding controls keep them consistent.

Does it support hybrid events with an in-room and online audience?

Yes. On-screen polls, Q&A/quizzes and QR-code links let both the room and the remote audience take part, and the graphics and running order drive the live stream at the same time. See audience engagement for live streams.


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