Running a successful webinar involves both meticulous preparation and top-notch presentation skills.
If done well, a webinar can help you increase your credibility with your audience, deliver valuable content and increase your sales.
So how do you host a successful webinar? Here’s my 5 top tips to help you get started!
Tip # 1: Get A Good Microphone
The most important component to a webinar that appears professional is having a good microphone.
Without a good mic, your guests will likely be instantly turned off by the lack of audio clarity.
When you have a good mic they might not necessarily notice; but if you have a poor one, that’ll instantly kill your webinar.
Tip # 2: Create Your Slideshow
You should have a clear plan of what you want to cover well before actually doing the webinar.
The outline and the main points should be presented in slideshow form so use your slideshow to draw attention to important points that you want people to remember.
Tip # 3: Pre-Load Your Tabs And Resources
Having to load web pages or open programs and documents in the middle of your presentation is both distracting and unprofessional.
Instead, try to pre-load everything beforehand… which means open all the web pages you plan on using, load all the programs and open all the documents.
That way you can go through your entire presentation in a streamlined manner.
Tip # 4: Rehearse At Least Once
Rehearse your entire presentation at least once because when you don’t, it will be really hard to gauge how long each section will be.
When you plan a presentation, you’ll often overestimate or underestimate the amount of time each section takes.
Only by rehearsing the whole thing at least once can you get a good sense for how long everything takes.
Tip # 5: Make Sure Your Message Is Clear
So you’ve done all your prep work and you’re ready to begin the actual presentation.
How do you make sure your message carries across clearly, while keeping your audience entertained?
- Start with your voice tone.
- Speaking to a webinar audience is different than everyday conversation.
- Speak slower and enunciate so everyone can hear you, even if they have a poor connection.
- Sit up straight in your chair and smile while you speak.
I know… you’re asking why? I know your guests can’t see you but it makes a difference that carries through in your voice!
Let your guests know when they can expect to have their questions answered.
If you’re going to answer them as you go, let them know or if you’re going to wait until the end to answer questions, let them know that as well.
Finally, speak with enthusiasm and passion and remember that you’re the expert that all these people are turning to.
They already intrinsically trust you enough to spend time with you and learn from you.
It’s natural to be nervous when you’re presenting, but just remember that in your audience’s eyes you’re already a qualified and accomplished expert.
Have an awesome day!
Pam Lawhorne
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Pammy,
your search engine rankings are between 29K & 32K every time your “SEO references” are spontaneously checked. How come your traffic rank doesn’t continue to drop, despite your article marketing count increase?
Hmmm…. Are you spying on me? LOL.
That’s an excellent question Drewry… and one I can’t really answer. Where are you getting your stats from?
Pam
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