Shifting to Virtual Presentations During Challenging Times
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Shifting to Virtual Presentations During Challenging Times
Presented by Lynda Katz Wilner
Lynda Katz Wilner, the founder of Successfully Speaking, will review how to support and encourage your planned in person event speaker to pivot to virtual presentations during the uncertain times ahead. Successfully Speaking provides professional development training in communication for individuals and groups.
45 Comments
Jeff
Apr. 7, 2020
Will these videos be available for review later by other team members?
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks for all of your questions. Feel free to reach out to me at [email protected]
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Jeff, Check with Rebecca about the videos. I have many videos on my website in my video library for soft skills. I also have two YouTube channels; speaksuccessfully and Lynda Katz Wilner
Rebecca Chadwick
Apr. 7, 2020
Yes, feel free to share.
Julie Levier
Apr. 7, 2020
Any suggestions for having a presenter and the host/moderator in different locations?
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Julie, If they are in different locations, make sure to get into the "room" early, test all speakers/mics, and most importantly do a dry run before the day of the event. If at all possible, hardwire to the internet. If you can't check the dry run and record it to see if all worked smoothly
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Julie, I answered it below in a different thread. Can you see the answer?
Liz
Apr. 7, 2020
Very informative and wide-ranging discussion. Thanks for sharing your insights!
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Liz!
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Julie
Jay Thomas
Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Lynda, no questions (yet), but wanted to thank you for an excellent presentation. In all the focus on technical delivery (Zoom, etc.) you've given us a great reminder to focus on the human elements of delivery borrowed from other mediums.
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Jay. Feel free to reach out in the future if you have any questions.
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Absolutely, Jay. That's what often gets lost! We need to keep our audience's attention when they have so many distractions going on around them. I hope I was able to do that :-)
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Allison L, Here is the link to the article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ready-your-virtual-meetings-training-lynda-katz-wilner
ReplyAllison L
Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Lynda, That blog post is great. Do you have any recommendations on how to nudge our volunteer presenters to take up some of these practices?
Allison L
Apr. 7, 2020
Thank you
Allison L
Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Lynda, thanks very much for the tips. Our organization works with presenters who have much experience with in-person events but virtual presentations are probably a new challenge. How would you recommend for us to gently nudge them to take up these great practices?? Do you have a written resource with these tips that you could direct us to? Thanks very much!!
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Allison, My LI post has these tips. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ready-your-virtual-meetings-training-lynda-katz-wilner
Alisa Crider
Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Lynda! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and gained so much insight. Thank you for all these great tips and tricks. Would you mind providing a link to the high-quality microphone you recommended? I think you said it's called a Yeti? Thank you!
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
The Yeti microphone and all other equipment can be purchased at B and H Photo in NYC; someone can talk to you and answer all questions for your particular needs, and the equipment is returnable. I highly recommend this.
jeff
Apr. 7, 2020
The clothing advise made sense.
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Jeff, Yes, we need to stay aware from those stripes and GREENs!
Dawn
Apr. 7, 2020
Great presentation. My voice tends to "shiver" when I first begin speaking even after taking a cleansing breath. Any recommendations on how to prevent this?
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Absolutely, Dawn. Breathing to center yourself would help. I teach this in my public speaking master classes and I have some videos on my website at www.successfully-speaking.com.
Sherry S Remington
Apr. 7, 2020
Nice Presentation, you hit all the points my team needs to learn before we start our virtual meetings.
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Sherry. Feel free to share this with them!
Lisa Chenevert
Apr. 7, 2020
Lynda, you mention an excellent point about moving your hands too much, which I do. Do you have any tips on how to reduce hand movements?
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Let your hands rest at your side and they will begin to move naturally; imagine holding a beach ball to keep them in a neutral position; keep your fingers together so your gesture don't look chaotic.
Jen George
Apr. 7, 2020
Excellent information and tips on etiquette when presenting virtually. Very important!
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Jen! Very important during these challenging times!
Michele Lee
Apr. 7, 2020
I enjoyed this session so much. So many great tips to help prepare speakers for a successful presentation. Even if we can just get them to do a few of your tips, it will improve their sessions tremendously. I've seen so many of the 'errors' that you mentioned. Thank you!
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Julie, If they are in different locations, make sure to get into the "room" early, test all speakers/mics, and most importantly do a dry run before the day of the event. If at all possible, hardwire to the internet. If you can't check the dry run and record it to see if all worked smoothly
Julie Levier
Apr. 7, 2020
Our chapter has speakers present at meetings. What suggestions do you have when the speaker and the host/moderator are in different locations?
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Michele, Here is the link to the LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/you-ready-your-virtual-meetings-training-lynda-katz-wilner
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Michele.
Allison L
Apr. 7, 2020
Could you please provide the link to that blog post?
Michele Lee
Apr. 7, 2020
Thank you! I will check that out.
Lynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
You're welcome, Michele. I wrote a LinkedIn blog from all of the things I saw online in the past few weeks!
Kristen
Apr. 7, 2020
What are some of the methods organizations can use to charge a modest "admission" charge to participants of a virtual professional educational presentation?
ReplyJulia
Apr. 7, 2020
You can use GoToWebinar. This platform allows the host to charge fees to participants for viewing webinars.
Rebecca Chadwick
Apr. 7, 2020
You would handle registration within StarChapter, and share the link to the live presentation or share the link recording with the registrants like we did today. I actually go into more detail in my session later this afternoon. Hopefully, you can join.
Lisa Chenevert
Apr. 7, 2020
How long does it typically take you to prepare a one hour virtual event
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Lisa, Content and delivery are similar to a F2F event. It would depend on how you want to video your presentation. Having it in a studio is more time consuming, but you can edit. To me, a video recording from a studio will be more engaging than a small thumbnail of me talking. However, the goal of the presentation and the budget would dictate which form of recording to use
Lisa Chenevert
Apr. 7, 2020
Hi Lynda! Looking forward to your presentation and how to transition to virtual events
ReplyLynda K Wilner
Apr. 7, 2020
Thanks, Lisa!