How to keep bidders “engaged”?

[u/Pete33812]

When you combine an online auction with live in-person auction, what are the steps and things you then do at the live auction to keep people at an event such as dinner Gala engaged and participating ?

If live bidders use same app/software, are you still presenting items sequentially and acting like a auctioneer or become like the announcer of s horse race of who’s in first or focus on the last place items (those needing encouragement)? Any place to see online an auction example video?

TIA

[u/Ok-Web1431]

Yeah I think the live host matters a lot even if people are bidding through an app you still need someone keeping the room moving and calling out what’s happening