webinars: prepare your players jennifer peterson [email protected]
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The key players in a webinar:– Producers– Presenters– Participants
Plan to prepare each role for success.
Prepare yourProducers
Producer: Life-cycle of a Webinar• Planning starts early• Inviting presenters• Set up and Registration• Market broadly• Follow up emails• Archiving• Reports and Evaluation
Producer: The Archive PageRegistration
link
Title, description, presenters
Links to archive, slides, & chat
added after event
Related resources
Date & time
Producer: Live Hosting• Audio checks with presenters• Participant orientation (welcome ) slides• !START RECORDING!
• Introduction of topic and presenters• Engagement/Moderation• Facilitate Q&A• Wrap-up
Producer: Tech Support• Prepare cheat-sheet of common issues and
solutions, and links to support info• Login as “WJ Support” for easy recognition• Post to chat: “Please use the Q&A panel”• Stay alert for rapid response• Copy-and-paste answers as much as possible• Personalize, if you have time: “Hi Sally, I see
you’re having trouble with…”
Prepare yourPresenters
Presenter: Know the Medium
Presenting online *IS* different– Speak enthusiastically to your (invisible) audience– Use images and graphics to focus attention– Avoid slide animations – Avoid custom fonts
Some things are the same– Practice your timing – Save time for questions– Don’t read your slides word-for-word
• Use phone headset for best audio• Be savvy with tech challenges• Have a copy of presentation slides • Have backup slides for live application
demonstrations• Breathe!
Presenter: In the Moment
• Tools for engagement: ochatopollsowhiteboardohand-raisingoyes/no buttons
• Build in questions for the audience• Share links to additional information
Presenter: Get Interactive
Prepare yourParticipants
Participants: Get Ready
• Check your technology• Invest in a headset• Schedule the time• Eliminate distractions• Plan to share learning
with colleagues
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Participants: In the Moment
• Join early for orientation• Zone in• Participate• Share• Stay on topic
Benefits of blending face-to-face with webinar:• Co-workers come together as learners• Learners acquire a common language about the topic• Post-event discussion to find local relevance of the topic• Brainstorm ways to apply learning to their work• Cohort can watch a webinar archive
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Participants: Learn with a Cohort
Participants: Cohort Case Studies
1. Kansas Groupies: self-organized co-workers watching webinars together
2. Kansas State Library Online Conference Cohort: state-wide arrangement for 2-day online conference viewing
3. St. Joseph County Public Library Online Conference Cohort: staff at main library & 9 branches view portions of 2-day online conference
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