Can you hear me now? Capturing the Attention of a Virtual Audience

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Can You Hear Me Now?How to Capture the Attention of a Virtual Audience

How to Plan

for Success

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How to Plan for Success

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How to Plan for Success

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Killer

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Reliable Presentation

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How to Plan for Success

Consider creating a

webinar series if:

The information is

complicated.

OR

You have a ton of information

to cover.

Record the Webinar

1. Post to Internet—create an online library

2. Email the link of the archive to those who missed it

3. Track who has accessed the archive

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Criteria when drafting a

speaker.

Speakers

Subject Matter Expert

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Popularity

Great Speakers Relish the Art of

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Design &

Display

Before it Begins

Review registrations

Quiet environment

Avoid Wi-Fi

Use a headset for best audio

Don’t use cell, speakerphone or Bluetooth

Preconference Considerations

Before it Begins

Conference title, date, speakers & sponsors

Dial-in information, Technical Support Line

Add pictures, trivia, logos, cartoons, etc…

Promote upcoming webinars

Rotate different welcome slides

Before it Begins

Case studies & success stories

Interviews

Entertainment

Promotional Opportunities

Play a video clip while waiting

to begin

Text

Do NOT

Overload

with Text.

Color

It is important to make sure there is a big difference between the

colors you pick to help grab your viewers’ attention. Learn more

at: http://blog.kissmetrics.com/art-of-color-coordination/?wide=1

Font

Pick two different fonts for your presentation.

1 for your header & 1 for your body text.

To emphasize the body text, make words bold.

Images and quotes evoke emotion.

Images

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Execution

Tactics

Reality Check!

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Keep Them in Your Conference

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The Internet World is One Click Away…

Navigate Out of the

Conference!

& Do NOT Provide Links to

Moderator

Build some rapport with your speaker.

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Moderator Role

Introduction & Conclusion

Manage Q&A

Engage Audience & Speaker

Time Check—Agenda Management

Conversational Presentation

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Preparation

Listen to

talk radio

Listen to

your local

morning

DJs

Listen to

audio

books

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Know Your Stuff.

DO

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NOT

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JUST

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Talk TO the Audience

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In-Conference Tools

“Raise Hand”

Chat

Polling Questions

Muting/Unmuting Lines

Annotation Tools to Markup Slide

In-Conference Tactics

Q&A Sessions: Prepare some questions

Call on individuals to participate

Collect feedback through chat

Poll the audience to engage and/or disengage

Put an “operative” in the audience

Use a Poll to Engage Viewers

Don’t stop talking

Disengage as well as engage

Use questions to help provide more value

Create polls to see if folks are still ‘present’

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Disengage.

Know Your

Audience

Learning Styles

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Personalities

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Attention Spans

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Willingness to Participate

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What’s in it for Me?

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Get to Know your Audience

Actually talk to someone before hand

Pre-registration is your friend

Reach out to registrants if feasible or

realistic

Ask questions to help with content and

language

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Do what you

LOVE

what you do.

And if you don’t…

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Or get a new job.

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