Summit Planning School Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kylie Kelly
Welcome to the Summit Planning School podcast feed! All the mini trainings have been loaded into this feed so you can listen on the go - but don't forget to login to the home base to access all the worksheets & resources mentioned in the trainings! I cannot wait to see how wildly successful your holistic virtual event is - and how good it feels to bring it to life and have an impact, while growing your audience. Let's do this!
Lauren Enright has created a beautiful 15 minute mediation for us, specifically so that we can help find our inner calm before our summit, or a live session at the event.
CONNECT WITH LAUREN:
Instagram: @breathewithlauren
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Now it's time to wrap up with your speakers now your event is done.
This training covers:
- Why it's important to do a few extra things once your summit is over
- What those tasks include
- When to do them!
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Your summit is over and it’s time to wrap things up with your attendees to give them direction on what to do with what they’ve learned and what you want them to do next.
This training covers:
- What attendee wrap up includes + why we should care about it
- What your top goals are for this part of the process
- An overview of each part of the wrap up
- Resources to make it easy!
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Hosting a Kickoff Call in your summit's community is a great way to get things started on a high note and increase engagement.
I covered:
- What it is and why you should host a kickoff call before your summit starts.
- What to cover in your kickoff call.
- How to get attendees to show up live.
- Tech you might need.
- Resources to make it easy
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this training I chatted about what it can be like during summit week and what you need to think about to balance life and your event.
I covered:
- Why we need to think about this.
- My own experiences.
- Things you can do to make sure that your life doesn't implode while you're hosting an online event.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
This training goes over what data to watch and when to measure conversion rates - also some troubleshooting to look at if they aren't want you were aiming for!
I covered:
- When to start looking at conversion rates.
- What data to look at and how to measure it.
- Changes & troubleshooting to look at when the numbers are lower than you expected.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this training I chatted about what to test before you open up registrations to make sure that everything is working as it should!
I covered:
- Why a testing process is important!
- The most important things to test before launch day.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Your summit is fast approaching and it’s time to make a plan for how you’ll keep your attendees engaged and excited throughout the event.
In this training I cover:
- Why you should care about engagement
- Keys areas I think you should focus on
- Tech you might want to consider
- 15 basic ways to create engagement
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this training I wanted to cover the importance of having a private community for your event!
I covered:
- Why you need a private community
- What you need before you create one
- Keys to make sure it benefits your event + attendees
- How to get attendees into the community
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this video I'll be discussing why we need to have an email sequence for attendees for after they've registered for the summit and what to include!
In this video I cover:
- Why it's important to have an registration email sequence
- How long it should be and what it should include
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
This training is all about how to create your own promotional strategy!
In this video we'll cover:
- How to identify which platforms you'll use for promotion.
- Which promotional angles you could use that feel best to you (and a list to help you come up with some)
- How much promotion should you do - and is there a thing as too much.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
A lot of the hard work is out of the way and it's time to start thinking about promoting your summit!
In this training, we'll cover:
- When to start to promoting your event
- What goes into promoting and what you need to think about
- Elements to an effective promotional strategy
- Emails + Social Media
- Paid Advertising
- What you can control when things seem SLOW.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
When you start getting presentations in from your speakers, it’s worth celebrating, but it also kicks off a new part of the process starting with reviewing the submitted videos. BUT, this is why you've sent your speakers guidelines - to make this part as easy as possible!
In this video we'll cover:
- What goes into reviewing presentations & why
- What to do if a presentation is lacking quality / not up to standard.
- What's included in finalizing presentations.
- What happens next in the process.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this training I chat about how to actually request summit presentations from your speakers and what to do when they are late.
In this video I cover:
- When to get presentation material from your speakers
- What expectations should you have
- What Information you'll need
- Follow up strategy to remind speakers when presentations are due / overdue.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
This training is all about how to generate income through your virtual event.
In this video I cover:
- The options for pass upgrades - All Access Pass and/or Bonus Bundle.
- How the pass upgrades fit within your summit.
- Basic Selling Strategies you can implement.
- Simple Tech you will need to generate income.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
This is a short training all about how to determine how long your summit should be.
In this video we'll talk about:
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That your summit can be as long as you want it to be!
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The 4 questions to ask yourself before you decide on the event length.
1. What feels good for you?
2. What will work for you and your family / life?
3. What will work for your audience / ideal client?
4. What makes sense for the number of speakers you'd like to have?
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
You get to decide the format that you'll use to host your virtual event - whether you want to do it 100% live, 100% pre-recorded or my favourite, a combination of the two.
In this video, I'll outline:
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The benefits & challenges of a 100% live event.
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The benefits & challenges of a 100% pre-recorded event.
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What I recommend you do when it comes to combining live and pre-recorded summit sessions.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Next up we are going to talk about how to outline your presentation topics and how to organise them so that they flow throughout your event - remember, your attendee experience is #1, so it's imperative that you get this right.
In this video, I outline:
- How to come up with the session topics for your virtual event.
- My brainstorming process to make this step as easy as possible.
- What to do if you're left with a content gap.
- How to organise them for your event so they make sense - either themed together or more varied.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
It can be really easy to get into the flow of pitching speakers - and sooner than later - your event has grown much bigger than you intended it to be (I'm speaking from experience here!)
So in this video I wanted to discuss how many speakers you should aim for - and how to choose the number you want.
We'll get into the process on where to find them, how to pitch them and once they've said yes, everything on speaker management later in the program - but for now, I want you to think about the total number of speakers you feel comfortable with.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
The tagline that you create for your virtual event is even more important than the title or name you give it - so this training digs in to how to create your tagline so that it speaks to your ideal client.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
The first stage of hosting your online summit sounds simple, but it is truly the most important. This is what will make or break your virtual event.
In this short training, I cover:
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Why it's important to have a specific niche and topic for your summit.
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Where a lot of summit hosts go wrong!
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How to choose your summit topic + title
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How to conduct market research easily if you're unsure
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Example of summit titles to help you brainstorm.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
Next up we are going to talk about how to choose the best date for your virtual event and a few things to take into consideration.
In this video, I outline:
- The times of year to avoid when planning an event
- The considerations you need to have when picking a date that will work for your ideal client.
- Why I recommend a 90 day planning window before your event (especially the first time around!)
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
In this video we talk all about goal setting for your summit!
I cover:
- How to determine what your Registration Goal might be.
- Setting Income Goals for your event.
- The different 'feel good' goals you need to think about including as well!
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.
This training is all about Feel Good Summit Sponsorships and I'm so excited to share it with you!!
In this video I cover:
- Common feelings that summit hosts have when considering whether to pursue sponsors.
- The how of finding aligned sponsors and also how to pitch to them.
- What the pitch needs to include to make sure it covers everything.
- Different things you can include in your offer and how to present your offer to your potential sponsors.
- The timeline of when to pitch and how to follow up.
- How to make sure it adds to your attendee experience and doesn't make the summit a pitch fest.
Click here to login to the SPS platform to access the worksheets and resources!
Enjoy planning your holistic virtual event! If you have any questions or need any extra support, please email me at: hello@kyliekelly.com.