Insights
Thinking out loud about live events.
Professional Tips
Why Every Major Event Needs an AV Lead
Who owns the cues when the CEO's laptop fails? What an AV lead actually does — and how to hire one.
Weddings
Wedding AV Equipment: What Actually Matters
The gear decisions that shape how your ceremony sounds, how your reception feels, and whether the vows get recorded cleanly.
Technology
5 AV Trends Worth Watching in 2026
What held up in real rooms in 2026 — LED as architecture, hybrid literacy, and ideas that survive load-in.
Technology
Zoom Meetings That Actually Work
Microphone position, lighting angle, camera height: the AV basics that determine whether your virtual meeting is watched or tolerated.
Corporate Events
How to Build a Presentation That Holds Attention
Clickers die. Laptops sleep. Slides get read aloud. What actually holds a room — from FOH.
Professional Tips
The 5 AV Items Every Event Actually Needs
Five pieces of gear that prevent the most common event failures. Field notes, no sales pitch.
Professional Tips
How to Choose the Right AV Partner
The questions to ask, the answers to listen for, and what separates a real partnership from a vendor relationship.
Professional Tips
Managing Breakout Sessions Like a Pro
Running four rooms at once is a logistics problem, not a gear problem.
Technology
5 AV Trends Worth Watching in 2025
What actually landed in New England rooms in 2025 — from LED used with restraint to run-of-show discipline.
Corporate Events
Small Meetings Deserve Real AV
Small meetings get neglected at every level. Close the AV gap without overengineering the room.
Professional Tips
Make Time for Rehearsal
The most skipped item on the checklist is the one that saves shows.
Professional Tips
When to Change Your AV Partner
Warning signs, switching logistics, and what a better partner sounds like before the gala week.
Corporate Events
Conference Speaking Tips from the AV Side
What makes speakers land — and what loses the room — from behind the console.