Best Practices for Presenting ONLINE

Beth Filar WilliamsUNCG Libraries

1/15/14

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Google hangout overview Types of online presenting Planning & Practice As the webinar starts... Interactivity & engagement Tips Following up

Agenda…

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Google Hangouts Overview

PLANNED

FLEXIBLE

Remember….

Large, streaming webinar

Use multiple

presenters, short

talks

Small group

webinar

All use web

cams; google

hangouts

One shot instruction session

Depende

nt on instructor

Semester long

course

Choose your tool!

Types of online presenting

Learn the tech!!! Get help/support

Moderators? Co-presenters? Tech support? Inviting people

Include tech help for them Email in advance (week to 3 days) Email the morning of

Timing of webinar (start 2-3 min after hour …) Create a detailed agenda

Planning & Practice

Get in early, setup, test Tech slide (example) Interactive welcome

show a map, text chat, audio intros Tell audience how it will flow Close unnecessary apps Open all important windows

As the webinar starts...

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Respond to polls in this drop down

Text chat & ask questions

Sometimes video is here

Click button on to Talk, then click again off.

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First, do audio set up TOOLS – AUDIO –AUDIO SET UP WIZARD

Interactivity & engagement

5 minute rule - engage! What build in tools does your software have?

Y/N polls OR Multiple choice questions Answer questions in chat or on whiteboard Have small group chats/breakout rooms Participants share their screens

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Interactivity & engagement (2)

Engaging questions – use real issues, real problems, case study

Think TV - changing the screen or angle or voice every 20-30 sec!

Multiple voices Use many visuals! (perhaps

multimedia)

Focus on the camera -- not looking at yourself on the screen. idea: put a mirror right behind your camera

If you like to stand to teach, try it… but do not move around a lot.

BLINK Background Lighting In position Natural Keep focused

Web Cam Tips

One talking head, presentation style

not allowing participants to chat w each

boring bullet point slides ….w no visuals

Avoid…

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Send out recording, slides, links in 24 hours if possible

Invite these participants to join your next webinar

Follow Up