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Why?
Why Event Presentation is now a necessity rather than an
option.
With Andy Kay
Why Andy Kay?
Event Presentation & Broadcast Consultant to British Athletics
Event Presentation Consultant to EA and IAAF
IAAF Announcer
Former BBC Radio Editor & Producer
What is Event Presentation?
• A Show within a Show!
• Designed to work for the LOC, HB and paying spectators
• Manage the timetable
• Educate, entertain & inform the crowd
• Manage the VC’s (if any)
• Embrace innovation but be sensitive to the needs of the athletes
• Provide strong editorial judgement
• Anticipate what might happen
It’s not like we actually have a choice!
• Athletics needs to fight for live audience market share
• Other sports are now using advanced EP techniques
• We need to attract a younger fan base
• Our existing audience is getting older & will die off
• Full stadiums look better on TV
• The athletes like it
It’s not like we actually have a choice!
• Athletics is an easy sport to understand BUT…
…It is difficult to follow
AND
• We receive artificial importance from being the number 1 Olympic sport
Event Presentation can help us win the
battle…
• It turns a sports event in to an experience
• It appeals to the ‘non-expert’ spectator
• It makes spectators feel part of an event
• It can provide spectators with ownership (tweets & music)
• It creates word of mouth recommendation
• It takes some of the pressure off athlete performance
• It helps the sport punch above its weight
Event Presentation techniques on show at
Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games 2013
Screens Pyros Bolt Parade
Music Kiss Cam Sponsor Competitions
Flames Inflatables Event Competitions
Selfies Music requests T-Shirt cannons
Approval ratings…
Sainbury’s Anniversary Games 2013
87% of the people polled said they would definitely buy a ticket again
Over 30% said it was the best event they had ever been to
Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014
20,000 people were polled and 91% gave the event a top mark approval rating
This is proof that Event Presentation
works…
BUT
• You don’t need to spend a fortune on it
• It can be done on a budget
• You don’t have to instigate all of it at once
• Get the views of your top athletes
• Ask your European colleagues what works for them
Event Presentation is now at the forefront
of new event planning…
• No longer an after thought
• Events being created with EP personnel involved in the planning stages
• The advantages of good Event Presentation is now widely accepted (it hasn’t been in the past!!)
• IAAF World Relays is an example of great teamwork between the governing body, LOC, EP and HB
Social Media and new technology
demands that Event Presentation keeps
pace…
Social Media
• Tweets & Selfies on the screen
• Promotion of LOC / National Federation website / Facebook / Instagram/ Twitter etc
• Real time music requests
• Spectator vote for POTD / MVP (revenue stream?)
Social Media and new technology
demands that Event Presentation keeps
pace…
New Technology (well, it’s already here!!!)
• Biomechanical athlete kit (approval required)
• Virtual Seating (Google Glasses)
• TV feeds – track & field (Google Glasses)
• Real time live performance data (heat maps)
• WiFi rich environment
• Remote CIS (as per Zurich 2014)
• Implement sensors
« You cannot escape the responsibility of
tomorrow by avoiding it today. »
Abraham Lincoln
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