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Whether you’re new to creating webinar and video content, or you’re a process pro, this presentation will help you take your own webinar efforts to the next level.

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The  Wonderful  World  of  Webinars  Improving  Your  Webinar  Process  

Presented  by:    Rob  Dyson,  Product  Team  

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Agenda  • What  content?  • Webinar  and  video  recording  process  • Process  specifics  • Tips  

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Why  You  Need  Video  Content  • People  prefer  video  content  –  faster  delivery  mechanism  • Video  instrucIon  is  far  more  effecIve  than  text  and  screenshots  • Easier  to  aMract  aMenIon  of  casual  visitors  

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What  Content?  Webinars  • Anything  needing  an  explanaIon  that  lasts  thirty  seconds  or  longer  • Product  features  • How-­‐to  • Demos  • Upcoming  plans  • Company  happenings/info  

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What  content?  More!  • Customer  feedback  • ConversaIon  with  team  members  • Use  cases  • Product  comparison  • Concept  explanaIons  • Doesn't  have  to  have  video,  can  be  audio  and  slides    

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Equipment  • Laptop  with  mic  • So]ware  to  capture  presentaIon  (Screenflow  for  Mac,  Camtasia  for  PC)  • Service  to  host  webinar  (GoToMeeIng,  WebEx,  Readytalk)  • Service  to  host  video  (WisIa)  

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Slides    • Make  them  concise  

• Make  them  fun!  • Include  a  presentaIon  agenda,  your  contact  informaIon,  and  addiIonal  resources  

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PreparaIon  • Come  up  with  a  Itle  and  an  abstract  • Let  interested  parIes  know  through  your  website,  email,  social  sharing  • QA/discussion  Ime?  

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Present!    • Allow  20-­‐30  minutes  before  the  presentaIon  to  

get  set  up  and  work  out  any  technical  issues  • Recruit  someone  to  help  if  possible  • Speak  slowly  and  clearly!  

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Process  Specifics  -­‐  PreparaIon    • Legng  people  know  about  the  event  

•  Calendar  on  website  •  Mailing  list  • Scheduling  conference  room  

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Process  Specifics  -­‐  Recording    • ScreenFlow  (Mac)  for  recording  (Camtasia  if  

you’re  on  a  PC)  • Dropbox  for  sharing  the  webinars  for  ediIng  • Edit  video  content  in  ScreenFlow,  upload  • Embed  the  video  into  a  blog  post  and  share  it  on  TwiMer,  Facebook  

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Tips  -­‐  Recording    

• Record  at  the  largest  screen  size  you  can  • Use  an  external  microphone  • Reduce  background  noise  

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Tips  -­‐  Browsers    • Use  Full  Screen  mode  to  hide  your  toolbars  and  

maximize  screen  real  estate  • Increase  the  text  size  (Ctrl  +  or  Command  +)  

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Tips  -­‐  EdiIng    • Export  your  videos  at  the  highest  resoluIon  

• Trim  the  beginning  and  end  of  your  videos  • Add  a  Itle  slide  • Use  discreIon  when  ediIng  mistakes  -­‐  you  don't  have  to  fix  everything!  

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Tips  -­‐  More    • Check  out  OmniDazzle  for  on-­‐screen  

highlighIng  and  doodling  • Once  you  have  a  process  in  place,  share  it  with  the  rest  of  your  company.  Make  it  easy  enough  for  anyone  to  throw  a  video  together!  

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404.492.6848  877.3B2B.ROI  @pardot  www.pardot.com  

Thanks  for  Your  Time  

Robert  Dyson  Product  Team  

robert.dyson@pardot.com  

@rdyson  

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