Presenting to a virtual audience can be intimidating even for those who are well-versed in public speaking. As a presenter on a virtual event or webinar, you are competing for your audience’s attention with distractions outside of your control – email, chat and the Internet are all available at your audience’s fingertips. How can you ensure that your message is being heard? How can you ensure you’re providing leadership and value? Learn tips and techniques that can be used by speakers and moderators to educate, entertain and maintain the attention of your virtual audience. -Discover how to be a better speaker in a remote environment -Learn new moderator tactics -Develop a visual presentation that complements your message -Uncover the value in presenting from a thought leadership perspective

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

2. How to Plan
for Success

3. How to Plan for Success
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4. How to Plan for Success
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5. How to Plan for Success
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6. Consider creating a
webinar series if:
The information is
complicated.
OR
You have a ton of information
to cover.

7. 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

8. Criteria when drafting a
speaker.
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9. Speakers
Subject Matter Expert

10. Natural Talent
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11. Charisma
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12. Popularity
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13. Great Speakers Relish the Art of
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14. Design &
Display

15. 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

16. 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

17. Before it Begins
Case studies & success stories
Interviews
Entertainment
Promotional Opportunities
Play a video clip while waiting
to begin

18. Text
Do NOT
Overload
with Text.

19. 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

20. 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.

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Images
Images and quotes evoke emotion.

22. Execution
Tactics

23. Reality Check!
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24. Keep Them in Your Conference
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25. & Do NOT Provide Links to
The Internet World is One Click
Away…
Navigate Out of the
Conference!

26. Moderator
Build some rapport with your speaker.
Bring some life to a boring presentation.
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27. Moderator Role
Introduction & Conclusion
Manage Q&A
Engage Audience & Speaker
Time Check—Agenda Management
Conversational Presentation
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28. Preparation
Listen to
talk radio
Listen to
your local
morning
DJs
Listen to
audio
books

29. Know Your Stuff.
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30. DO
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31. NOT
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32. JUST
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33. READ
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34. Talk TO the Audience
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35. In-Conference Tools
“Raise Hand”
Chat
Polling Questions
Muting/Unmuting Lines
Annotation Tools to Markup Slide

36. 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

37. Use a Poll to Engage Viewers
Don’t stop talking
Use questions to help provide more value
Create polls to see if folks are still ‘present’
Disengage as well as engage

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39. Disengage.

40. Know Your
Audience

41. Learning Styles
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42. Personalities
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43. Attention Spans
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44. Willingness to Participate
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45. What’s in it for Me?
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46. 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

47. https://angelicview.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/a871c-tiger-hug-kevin-richardson1440x900.jpg
Do what you
LOVE
what you do.

48. And if you don’t…
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49. Or get a new job.
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