The Center for California Real Estate hosted an event for real estate professionals joining both in person and online. As Technical Director, I coordinated the systems that connected the presenters, cameras, room audio, live stream, and remote participants.
Treating remote participation as part of the room
The workflow combined internet connectivity, camera and audio feeds, live video switching, presentation content, and Zoom audio. Each source had to arrive at the right destination without creating a separate experience for people joining remotely.
I monitored connectivity and audio, selected and framed camera views, and coordinated the transitions between speakers and presentation material. The work was less about making every switch visible and more about helping the audience follow the discussion naturally.
One meeting across two audiences
Hybrid events work best when the online audience is considered during the initial production design. Audio routing, camera framing, and presentation timing all need to support the same conversation.
The event reinforced the importance of designing the room and the stream together. A coordinated technical workflow allowed participants to focus on the material rather than the boundaries between in-person and remote attendance.