presentation planning – The Virtual Presenter

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What to do before you step onto the virtual stage…

Two facts are true for any performance: 1) The show must go on 2) Life goes on independently of the show When you get that last minute call from your boss or you read an incoming email from an irate customer, the show must still go on. Professional athletes, actors, musicians, and yes,

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What does it take to “engage” a webinar audience?

TheVP
posted on March 21, 2011December 1, 2011
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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,

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What do I do if partners use PowerPoint like documents?

TheVP
posted on March 18, 2011December 1, 2011
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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

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How to turn disaster into success

Unlike eleven years ago when I started in this business, web conferencing is quite reliable. But often the internet itself, is not. The good news is that with 700 or so online presentations in the bag, I can tell you assuredly that it’s quite rare to have a problem. But then there was

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Set your moderator up for success

One reality of most webinars is they aren’t moderated by professionals with experience in being a moderator, emcee, or host. This isn’t an indictment, just an observation that leads to a couple ideas you can use to set yourself up for success. If you’re speaking at a webinar,