How Cybis Scripts a Live Event

Most people who hire a production company think about the gear - the lights, the screens, the sound system. What they don't see is the document that makes all of it work together.

At Cybis, the script isn't just the emcee's talking points. It's the blueprint for every single moment of the show. It’s a type of heartbeat that guides the entire production. It sets the rhythm for every element of the event. Think of it as a playbook that covers everything you need - not just the teleprompter.

The Block System

Our scripting approach easily outshines the old-school free-flowing Word doc with endless page numbers. Cybis scripts are notoriously organized by block name and number.

A "block" is essentially one segment owned by one speaker. Numbered blocks and titles summarizing content allow our team to break the script down into bite-sized, easily identifiable pieces. 

Each block has its own sound, lighting look, set of graphics, choreography notes, and spoken word to support the presenter on stage. Blocks can be reorganized without disrupting the music or graphics cues they are associated with. This strategy makes it significantly more efficient for our production team to follow along, focus on transitions, and plan for what's coming up next.

The Columns

A Cybis script designates columns for audio cues, lighting cues, and graphics cues - all aligned with the perfect moments in the spoken-word portion of the script. 

When we write, we're always thinking of:

• Audio & Lighting: Transitions can be intensely dramatic for an audience.
• Visuals & Graphics: Slick and impactful visuals can help deliver messaging in a way the audience won't forget.
• Movement on the Stage: Positioning and movement are a huge part of storytelling on any stage, and they can amplify any message when done right.

Every person on the production team - audio, lighting, graphics, cameras - is working from the same document. Now we can execute these cues synchronously with the presentations on stage.

What That Looks Like in the Room

As a practical example, if there's a motivational quote, we'll plan an accompanying visual display that fits the tone the client wants and gets an even bigger emotional response from the audience. In short, we love to make every moment count.

We're having conversations in pre-production about four-second moments. Sometimes it seems so silly - why are we spending this time talking about a four-second moment? But then you see it played out during the show and you get goosebumps. That worked.

What makes Cybis events stand out is our simultaneous execution of elements all at once to make a moment. The speaker on stage announces a big win, music crescendos, gorgeous graphics animate on screen, streamers blast out from the stage, lighting effects punctuate the atmosphere, and the crowd goes wild! How does all of that happen at the same time? Not luck.

It is the result of a highly refined script with detailed notes in-line with every moment of the show - executed with precision.

The audience isn't going to say after the show, "That was really tightly scripted." But when things are wrong, they notice that. And you've got to rehearse multiple times to get those moments right.

Scripting for the Presenter

A Cybis script is not just a teleprompter document. When we're writing scripts, we want to understand who's speaking, what are their beliefs, what are their thoughts - and then we transform that into something that's going to sound really good on stage. It's their input rather than, "Here's a script you have to go up there and read it." We want people to read a script because they can say it with conviction because it's essentially their ideas.

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We are very proud of our script format and although I'd love to call it proprietary, we know many of our clients embrace it for their other smaller presentations throughout the year. Imitation is the best form of flattery. : )

In addition to bringing an expert team and the latest gear, allow Cybis to introduce our innovative scripting strategy to your next show. If you have an event coming up, please contact us right away so we can start the conversation. I want to help deliver the absolute best production possible - and it all starts with the script.

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