Observe and study videos about topics you know little about. Why? Because you will probably be able to see presentation delivery good and bad points without a distraction from the content.
In other words, you will see clearly without a split focus on what is being said just how it is said. Give it a try.
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There are so many good and great online marketers that present very well. My challenge for you is to listen and analyze what they do and how they do it. Ok, lets take someone like Dr. Jeanette Cates. She is a great presenter. This is my assessment of her some of her skills. I have not looked at her platform skills but I can share a lot about her online presence. Here are things that I think she does quite well. 1. She listens to your questions and attempts to respond with the right answer. 2. Her voice tone is not hurried but encouraging you to try the sometimes daunting tasks. 3. Her energy level is high without sounding like she had too much coffee or cocaine. 4. She defines her terms not assuming that everyone will understand them 5. She involves her audience in the training by asking questions via online polls during her webinars. 7. Her vocal inflection gives a high level of importance and meaning to her words. 8. She shows concern for her audience. She dosen’t sound like the “Show me the money” type of presenter. 9. She spells out all of her url’s if they are not shown on the screen. She will, at times, also spell them out for listeners who are driving and not close to their computers. 10. She challenges her students with ACTION STEPS within a defined time period. Ok, that was only 1o there are more. But if you want to experiance some of her material you can grab a free special report and e-course. Have you ever been on a webinar and became frustrated because their were problems? Have you ever conducted a webinar but had problems with technical stuff like, no sound, no visual, no reason for it to mess up your session? Well, I decided to share some references I found that might help you. I am also convinced that you should cautiously use a service that does ot allow an opportunity to call for technical support during your presentation. Of course if you do not have access it is critical that you do some kind of rehearsal prior to the session with a staff member or friend. What do you think? Here are a couple of articles to check out. Some of them are directed to you as an audience member and others are for you the presenter. Many are the instructions given by particular webinar services. But I thought there were some good tips that can be mulled over and considered for implementation. Making Your Webinar Experience Smooth and Simple
5 Tips for Amazing Webinars and Web Meetings Program your mind to have energy even if you are tired when presenting online. A tired voice only convinces folks that you stayed up half the night preparing for the presentation. It may also mean that you had techno issues that wore you out.
Water breaks are important during long teleseminars. If you are conducting a teleseminar that will last more than an hour PAUSE. During the short break they can:
As the presenter you can:
I suggest starting the next segment with a short review keeping an energetic and upbeat vocal tone. Provide the excitment that will assure them that the best is still yet to come. What are your thoughts? Point out your mistakes when you are speaking and teach a powerful lesson. You are doing a teleseminar when all of a sudden instead of pressing the speaker button you press the mute button. No one hears you. Yet, you get rapid messages via your email, or the teleseminar system you are using saying that they cannot hear you? Of course you are not happy about this but there is little time for red faces or sad commentaries on your feelings of failure. You unpress the mute button and explain what happened. Use it as an opportunity to share what could have happened if you decided to ignore it or did not continue to moniter the screen for messages and questions. Of course there a lots of mistakes you can make while speaking online but it is all part of the expertise grooming. And trust me when I say even the top experts still make mistakes. Punch your listening audience in the jaw, face, and whole body when you start your online presentation. Consider There are 7 PAINLESS ways, I suggest, you can engage your audience in the beginning of your presentation. 1. Showcase upbeat music for your listening audience before you even open your mouth. 2. Identify the name of the broadcast before you say your own name. 3. Pick up the pitch of your voice when you say the name. 4. Introduce yourself and your topic as if you were introducing a star. 5. Consider asking a question before you go into your topic. 6. Consider telling a really short anecdote and transition to your topic. 7. Use a rhythmic style when doing all of the above. These suggested strategies can engage your audience in the very beginning of your presentation and keep them listening longer. The only thing that will HURT will be boredom. Give them a try. Do you want some audio illustrations? I am on Ellen Britt’s mailing list and for the very first time I listened to her preview call on doing Teleseminars. She impressed me because: 1. She takes time to spell out url’s 2. She is authentic 3. She uses great vocal variety. 4. She provides good content with inspiration as well as a healthy dose of persuasion. So, keep in touch and listen to her calls, etc. There are so many good and great online marketers that present very well. My challenge for you is to listen and analyze what they do and how they do it. Ok, lets take someone like Dr. Jeanette Cates. She is a great presenter. This is my assessment of her some of her skills. I have not looked at her platform skills but I can share a lot about her online presence. Here are things that I think she does quite well. 1. She listens to your questions and attempts to respond with the right answer. 2. Her voice tone is not hurried but encouraging you to try the sometimes daunting tasks. 3. Her energy level is high without sounding like she had too much coffee or cocaine. 4. She defines her terms not assuming that everyone will understand them 5. She involves her audience in the training by asking questions via online polls during her webinars. 7. Her vocal inflection gives a high level of importance and meaning to her words. 8. She shows concern for her audience. She dosen’t sound like the “Show me the money” type of presenter. 9. She spells out all of her url’s if they are not shown on the screen. She will, at times, also spell them out for listeners who are driving and not close to their computers. 10. She challenges her students with ACTION STEPS within a defined time period. Ok, that was only 1o there are more. But if you want to experiance some of her material you can grab a free special report and e-course. Hopefully, you will also sign up for one of her teleseminars. My hubby and I took here online basic training so we have first hand experiance with her their expertise. Keep peeking over the shoulders of those you hear. Observe how well they are presenting to you. Also, assess the things they are doing that you do not want to add to your tool box of delivery skills Have you ever heard internet marketers who sound as if they have to go to the bathroom or catch the train. they are rushing through their material and breathing very fast. If you listen closely you can even hear them swallow in the middle of a sentence because they ran out of air. A simple solution is to stop, pause and breath. It is also better to breath from the diaphragm rather than from your chest where you will sound like you are running out of air. Now, does it stop folks from hanging on to your money making suggestions? NO, they will still cling to every breath and even offer you a virtual glass of water if you start coughing as long as you don’t stop. But it can hurt you and future preformance. So please stop and breath. You can still share a great deal of information with your audience without sounding rushed or manic. |
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