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Hosting a viewing group or watch party for a webchat is a great way to bring people together to network and foster dialogue on a topic.
We always encourage posts to hold a side-event — a planned discussion before/after the virtual program, maybe with a local speaker on the ground or some other activity. This not only provides you with a “Plan B” in case the internet or electricity is disrupted, but also reinforces discussion of the topic and networking.
Test your connection and set-up early – well before the day of the program.
Try to test the same day of the week and time of day as the program will take place on, as well. If there are other people who will be using the same internet network during the livestream, outside of your viewing group, try to restrict their internet usage if you notice their usage negatively affects your connection.
You don’t need special equipment: A computer, large monitor or projector, and speakers are the basic equipment required.
Most large-scale webchats have a social media toolkit. If you don’t have one, email: iipinteractive@state.gov to ask for one.
Start setting up early and make sure your watch party invitees are in place well before the webchat starts. If you are having tech issues the day of the program, please let IIP know in the chat space and someone from the IIP interactive team will message you with help.
Please note, the video will have captions.
Send a pic of your watch party, before the program starts/during the first part of the program. We will try our best to show it during the livestream. You can use it to post on your social media accounts later, as well. The marketing materials will tell you how to send your viewing group picture if this is an option. If you do not know, write a message in the chat space and we will private message you the email address.
The chat space and the video player will only appear the day before the webchat.
The chat space and the video player will only appear the day before the webchat.
Ask questions via the program’s Facebook post’s comments section. Let us know what Facebook account your group will be asking questions from. If people in your group will ask questions using their own accounts on their mobile devices, have them write, “From American Center Karachi” (for example) before they ask a question.
Recordings will appear on the webchat page within a few days of the live program. You can also email IIPInteractive@state.gov for a link to the recording.
For Facebook Lives, the recording will appear almost immediately on the Facebook page.
Check out the GPA Interactive Program Calendar (on our interactive-state.usembassy.gov/ landing page) to see what programs are scheduled. Promotional materials are available for download.
Message us to be added to our distro list; you will receive emails about upcoming programs. All REPs will be notified of upcoming virtual programs.
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