NOW ON STAGE · VIRTUAL EVENT SERVICES

Your instructor
teaches.
We run everything else.

Behind-the-scenes support for virtual classes, webinars, workshops, conferences, and collaborative meetings. You own the stage. We handle the technology, participants, and logistics.

THE PROBLEM · ACT I

Your best instructors should not have to be technical support specialists.

  • ·Admit participants and assist late arrivals
  • ·Troubleshoot audio, video, and connection problems
  • ·Monitor chat and questions
  • ·Launch polls and manage breakout rooms
  • ·Coordinate presenters and presentation materials
  • ·Track attendance and participation
  • ·Start, monitor, and save recordings
  • ·Respond to unexpected technical issues
  • ·Manage the platform while continuing to teach

A virtual program may look simple to participants, but successful delivery requires constant attention behind the scenes. Every interruption takes attention away from the content, the participants, and the purpose of the program. An SPS concierge works alongside your presenter so they never have to manage a platform while teaching.

SERVICE STRUCTURE · BEFORE / DURING / AFTER

Complete support before, during, and after your event

01

Before

  • Event planning and delivery coordination
  • Platform and meeting-room configuration
  • Instructor and presenter orientation
  • Presenter rehearsals and technical checks
  • Registration and participant communications
  • Presentation and multimedia testing
  • Poll, survey, and breakout-room preparation
  • Recording and attendance requirements review
  • Contingency and backup planning

02

During

  • Opening and monitoring the virtual room
  • Welcoming and admitting participants
  • Supporting audio, video, and connectivity
  • Assisting late arrivals
  • Managing chat, Q&A, and raised hands
  • Launching polls and surveys
  • Creating and managing breakout rooms
  • Coordinating multiple presenters
  • Sharing approved materials and links
  • Attendance and participation records
  • Starting and monitoring recordings
  • Keeping the program on schedule

03

After

  • Confirming and organizing recordings
  • Providing attendance and participation information
  • Distributing approved materials
  • Launching post-event surveys
  • Documenting technical or operational issues
  • Conducting an instructor debrief
  • Recommending improvements for future sessions

Your instructor teaches. Your participants learn.
SPS keeps everything running.

WHO WE HELP

Designed for organizations that deliver knowledge online

Training Companies

Public classes, private corporate training, certification programs, continuing education, workshops, boot camps, and recurring course schedules.

  • ·Reduces instructor distractions
  • ·Consistent delivery across instructors
  • ·Flexible capacity during busy periods

Corporate L&D

Leadership programs, employee onboarding, compliance training, professional development, town halls, and enterprise learning initiatives.

  • ·Extends your L&D team's capacity
  • ·Supports SMEs and guest speakers
  • ·Support without adding headcount

Webinar & Marketing

Educational webinars, product demonstrations, customer briefings, partner events, panel discussions, and thought-leadership programs.

  • ·Professional participant experience
  • ·Coordinates speakers and panelists
  • ·Protects valuable recordings

Associations

Member education, continuing-education programs, certification preparation, conferences, and virtual summits.

  • ·Attendance and participation managed
  • ·Speaker coordination handled
  • ·Team stays focused on members

ONE EVENT OR AN ENTIRE PROGRAM

SPS support can scale with your needs.

01

Individual event support

Ideal for an important webinar, workshop, conference session, executive presentation, or customer event.

02

Recurring training support

Ideal for organizations conducting classes or webinars every week or every month.

03

Program delivery support

Ideal for multi-session academies, certification programs, onboarding programs, leadership cohorts, and continuing-education series.

04

Overflow and backup capacity

Ideal when your internal team is fully committed, an employee is unavailable, or your event calendar temporarily exceeds your delivery capacity.

05

White-label delivery support

SPS can work quietly behind the scenes as an extension of your organization — your brand, your instructors, and your program.

We work with your existing platform, instructors, processes, and brand.

OPERATING MODEL · FOUR ACTS

A consistent operating model for every session

(a)

Discover

We learn about your audience, instructors, delivery platform, program format, recurring challenges, and definition of success.

(b)

Prepare

We document responsibilities, configure the virtual environment, test the program, and prepare the assigned SPS concierge.

(c)

Deliver

We support the instructor, participants, technology, and event flow throughout the live session.

(d)

Improve

We document issues, review feedback, and refine the delivery process for the next event.

For recurring programs, SPS can develop a reusable event playbook so every session follows a consistent, repeatable process.

MORE THAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Designed to improve the complete delivery experience

Protect instructor focus

Your instructor can concentrate on teaching, discussion, and participant engagement.

Improve participant experience

Participants receive timely help without interrupting the entire class or event.

Deliver programs consistently

Standard operating procedures create a reliable experience across sessions, instructors, and platforms.

Protect important recordings

Recording responsibilities are assigned, verified, and monitored rather than left to chance.

Scale without permanent overhead

Add delivery capacity when you need it — without maintaining a large full-time event-production team.

Strengthen your brand

A professionally managed virtual experience reinforces the quality of your training, organization, and presenters.

START SMALL

Start with a pilot

You do not have to redesign your entire virtual-training operation to evaluate SPS. Select a small group of upcoming classes, webinars, or events. SPS will work with your team to define responsibilities, support the sessions, and review the results.

Plan a Pilot Program

A PILOT MAY MEASURE

Instructor time on technical and administrative tasksNumber and type of participant issues resolvedProgram start-time and schedule performanceRecording completion and reliabilityParticipant feedbackInstructor satisfactionPost-event administrative workload

If the pilot adds value, we can develop a recurring support model based on your event volume and requirements.

PLATFORMS ON STAGE

We work with the platforms you already use

Microsoft TeamsZoomCisco WebexAdobe ConnectHPE MyRoomOther enterprise collaboration platforms

Already have an established platform and delivery process? We can work within it.

Still developing your virtual-delivery model? We can help design the operating process and coach your team on effective platform use.

FAQS

Frequently asked questions

Is SPS replacing our instructor or facilitator?+

No. Your instructor remains responsible for the subject matter and learning experience. SPS manages the operational and technical activities that can distract the instructor from teaching.

Can SPS support only one event?+

Yes. We can support an individual high-priority event, a short pilot, a recurring series, or an ongoing training program.

Can SPS work behind the scenes under our brand?+

Yes. We can provide white-label support and operate as an extension of your team.

Do we need to change our virtual-event platform?+

No. SPS works with the platform your organization already uses, subject to confirming its capabilities and access requirements.

Can you support multiple instructors or presenters?+

Yes. We can coordinate panelists, guest speakers, instructors, moderators, and other event participants.

Can SPS support breakout rooms, polls, chat, and Q&A?+

Yes. These responsibilities can be included in the event-delivery plan.

Can SPS help with recordings?+

Yes. We can confirm recording requirements before the event, initiate and monitor the recording, and verify its availability after the session, subject to your platform configuration and policies.

Can SPS support recurring classes?+

Yes. Recurring instructor-led training is one of the strongest uses for the service. We can develop a repeatable playbook and assign support based on your schedule and volume.

How is the service priced?+

Pricing depends on event duration, preparation requirements, platform complexity, number of concurrent sessions, operating hours, and expected event volume. We can recommend an event-based, hourly, or recurring-program model after a short discovery call.

Give your instructors the freedom to teach.

Your virtual programs represent your expertise and your brand. Let SPS take care of the virtual room so your team can take care of the audience.

Software Productivity Strategists, Inc.
2400 Research Boulevard, Suite 115
Rockville, Maryland 20850
301-337-2290 · events@spsnet.com

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