When we talk about using LiveNote to deliver mobile content during live events, people often ask the same question: “How do you do that without disturbing people who aren’t using it?”

It’s a reasonable question. No one in the audience wants their experience to be interrupted by someone’s mobile device. And no one using LiveNote wants the people around them to be disturbed by it. So how can an organization use LiveNote to enhance a live event without disruptions?

Here are 6 ways you can eliminate mobile disruptions with LiveNote.

1. Enable the Do Not Disturb prompt.

The first thing you can do is encourage your LiveNote users to put their devices in Do Not Disturb mode. This silences calls, alerts, and notifications while the mode is active. It does not affect the ability to receive LiveNote content on their devices.

To enable the Do Not Disturb prompt:

Open the LiveNote control panel.
Select your event from the list of Active & Upcoming Events.
Click on the toggle button next to “Do Not Disturb Prompt.”

When a patron accesses the LiveNote content, they will be instructed to put the device in Do Not Disturb mode.

2. Set a default screen brightness.

Another important thing you can do is preset the default screen brightness for an event. When a patron opens your LiveNote content, the screen brightness is automatically adjusted to a percentage of its maximum. This reduces potential distractions due to ambient light.

If your event is outdoors during the day, you may want to keep the screen brightness at 100%. If your event is outdoors at night, you might take the brightness down to 30%. If the event is in a darkened theatre, you can take screen brightness down to 10% without affecting readability.

A comparison of default brightness levels at 100%, 30%, and 10%.

To set the default screen brightness:

Open the LiveNote control panel.
Select your event from the list of Active & Upcoming Events.
In the Event Brightness field, enter a percentage between 0 and 100.

3. Encourage patrons to put their phones in Dark Mode.

This tip is especially important if the audience is accessing your LiveNote content in their web browser. While LiveNote presents content with a black background color, that does not apply to the web browser’s URL bar at the top of the screen or toolbar at the bottom. Activating the device’s Dark Mode changes that.

In the image below, we can see LiveNote in a web browser in Light Mode (on the left) and Dark Mode (on the right).

If your event is indoors or happening at night, then you definitely want to encourage the audience to use Dark Mode. We recommend sending a message directly to your LiveNote users before the event begins. You can also add the reminder to the first slide they see when opening the content.

Example: Send a message directly to your LiveNote users.

4. Encourage patrons to silence their devices.

Yep, it’s an oldie but a goodie. We recommend adding the instruction to your first slide of content and/or sending a message to LiveNote users before the event begins.

5. Try a muted text color.

The default text color for LiveNote content is white. Organizations like Pittsburgh Opera have been exploring alternative colors like purple or pink to reduce text brightness while retaining readability.

Example: Pittsburgh Opera uses purple text to reduce brightness.

The ability to change the default text color is a special feature for organizations who have LiveNote integrated with their mobile app from Appscension.

Contact us if you would like to learn more about this option.

6. Add blank slides.

This tip comes from our opera clients. If you have a significant break between content items, you can insert a blank slide between them. This is particularly useful if you include brightly colored images on a slide. Leave the image slide active long enough to be comprehended before transitioning to a blank slide.

Would you like to learn more?

Let’s talk! We would love to discuss LiveNote tips & best practices.

Are you a LiveNote client? Contact Lena.
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Enhancing the Live Experience...Without Disruptions