You’re using virtual presentations or classrooms, you’re more productive than ever, and we know you’re a real professional. (we know because commitment to personal growth in a discipline is a hallmark of a real pro, and you’re not likely reading this blog if you’re not)
But can you find the pause button?
I’m the Vice President of PR for my local Toastmasters chapter, and this morning I showed up to our local meeting to find that one of our long time members …
What, may I ask, is your strategy for mobile webinars?
In this recent post, Fortune Magazine notes that the highest video call made to date was from 17000 feet…on Mount Everest!
Users are increasingly mobile
Mobile devices now outnumber PCs, and according to Fortune, total penetration is 76%. The question isn’t if, but when, you will have webinar attendees joining you from something other than their laptop.
Devices will affect how you design slides and experiences
Quick question: what’s the …
The following comes to us from 1080 Group learning strategist Katie Stroud.
Finding an audience to speak to is challenging. It’s also vital and often overlooked. You want to reach as many people as possible so you cast your nets wide.
But that can actually reduce your success. The secret?
Write a one-person invitation.
Let me show you what I mean. In 1080Group’s market, we target organizations with high stakes in designing, delivering, or managing powerfully engaging and compelling …
Teddy Roosevelt once quipped, “People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.”
And if you ask Mike Henry Sr., founder of Lead Change Group, he might also point out that leading today means taking advantage of every means possible to direct, coach, encourage, and support your future leaders.
In advance of co-presenting with Mike on Virtual Leadership Development, I asked him a couple …
Have you ever loved something that seems out of reach?
In Oscar Wilde’s comedy Lady Windermere’s Fan, Lord Darlington is in love with Lady Windermere. When she does not return his love, he leaves town.
Which is what a lot of people do with great webinar presentations…walk away from excellence when they could otherwise have what they want by building a business case for some help.
You see, I’m not a real designer (you know, one of those people who just ooze with …
Engagement is a hot topic. Web site developers, human resources & L&D folk, and even webinar presenters…all realize that in today’s change-the-channel world, we’ve got to get and keep attention. Or we lose.
Here’s the bad news:
As I’ve addressed many times, engagement in a webinar isn’t “pushing a poll” at someone. It’s multi-dimensional, and it happens throughout the whole webinar.
Sounds hard, right?
Yes, and no. The answer is simple, but learning and growing (read: becoming a pro) takes time. Here’s where to …
If you can believe it, my new partners insist on writing consulting proposals in PowerPoint, and then using the proposal for the presentation. Any suggestions on how I can convince them to avoid this practice? -Steve H.
Steve, I do believe it. A couple thoughts:
Pick the right battles
The reality is that people can and do use PowerPoint as documents. Honestly, I’m not going to argue this point…the division I worked in at Microsoft did the same thing. Whether it’s PowerPoint …
Your goal is to really rock your virtual presentations and meetings. I know that already, because if you weren’t professional enough to pursue personal growth, you wouldn’t read this blog. I share the same commitment, including uncovering behavioral data that goes beyond simplistic “6-tips-for-better-meetings” blog posts.
And that’s why I’m excited about partnering with Citrix GoToMeeting on this survey to uncover the good, bad, and ugly in video conferencing. And besides getting to see the responses at …
Today you’re somebody’s trusted adviser. A friend or co-worker pings you and asks you one of the following questions… how would YOU answer?
Don’t webinars suck just like PowerPoint sucks?
Reality: PowerPoint doesn’t suck, but it often gets used poorly. Webinars are the same. Blame for lousy presentations and presentation skills belongs to the presenter, not the tools.
Webinars are easy, right?
Reality: Web conferencing/casting software service vendors (e.g., Webex, Citrix, Adobe, et al) …
In yesterday’s post we explored the first five of ten questions. See that post for the brief into to why, otherwise read on.
How do you value relationships?
To be fair, some gigs are one-shot events, and it’s not wrong. But for speakers and buyers alike, the first gig is the most expensive. It doesn’t mean subsequent events are discounted 90%, but how does relationship fit into the picture?
Lessons learned
One client I’ve been working for consistently for …
