Comments on: Tips for Remote Presenters

By: Jamesh

Jamesh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:06:27 +0000

Thanks for that great post!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:01:43 +0000

Nancy, thanks for sharing these — awesome! I actually coach people that when presenting virutally to have a stuffed animal or two… This can make you giggle, but they sure are not intimidating.

By: Internet

Internet — Fri, 29 May 2009 09:22:27 +0000

These are great tips

By: Paul Newsome

Paul Newsome — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:34:44 +0000

One other area to consider is numbering slides. We all know that people will be distracted and once you have lost someone in this virtual world it’s hard to pull them back. Having numbers on the slides will at least allow you to call out the number and if it’s a small audience ask each to say they are at the same stage. This maintains some control of the audience and at the same time it allows you to judge the speed of each connection, assuming your audience is in different locations. You can then pace you delivery on the ‘last’ one.

By: Greg Sweet

Greg Sweet — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:27:26 +0000

With the right equipment and a media player that works from the task bar you can add a laugh track to your webinar. See my WebEx User Community post here for detailed instructions on how you can add sound FX to your webinars: http://tinyurl.com/5hlexl

By: Cole Stephens

Cole Stephens — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:42:57 +0000

I telecommute & webinars are a regular item on my Outlook calendar. I have 3 additions to your already great suggestions:

1 – get a good hands-free head-set. Don’t go cheap here. I talk with my hands…even during a webinar & people hate feeling like they’re on speaker.

2 – Get a second laptop and log onto your own webinar. Nothing is more annoying than saying, “As you can see here…”, but the presentation hasn’t updated for your remote attendees…so they can’t “see here” & your point is lost.

3 – Use dual monitors. When you share your screen, it only shares your primary monitor. It’s great to have some notes up on the 2nd monitor as a cheat-sheet. I’ll often put names of customers up in big letters so I don’t forget who I’m talking to.

By: Arthur Barbato

Arthur Barbato — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:52:20 +0000

Excellent Nancy! I conduct 30 to 40 interactive training webinars a month and I heard a true ring with your every point! 95% of my audience is directly involved with advertising sales so I add emphasis on key words (see caps) and use a two statements and a question. Like a cha-cha-CHA! Statement-statement-Question!

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:50:43 +0000

thanks so much Nancy for the insight. Just started my own design business and doing lots of remote work, so the tips are very timely.
Much appreciated.

By: Barry Flanagan

Barry Flanagan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:17:18 +0000

These are great tips. Your voice becomes even more important during a webinar, and standing up help you project and keep your voice crisp.

I have been experimenting with a Wacom graphic tablet during webinars of late to allow me to write on the screen and highlight points. It really grabs the attention of the audience becuase it is unexpected.