hypnotizing chickens how to give a great webinar
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Hypnotizing ChickensHow to Give a Great Webinar
How to Hypnotize a Chicken
How to Hypnotize a Chicken
Pick a Chicken
Then, Draw a Line in the Dirt A Chicken Will Stare at it from 5 Minutes to 3 Hours
But … Putting People Under Your Spell?
Not Quite So Easy Especially Online
Online Presentations are ChallengingEven for Experienced Presenters
Why People Like Webinars
Why People Like Webinars
Why People Like Webinars
Why People Like Webinars
Your Goal isn’t Clean Offices
Your Goal is Happy Learners
Getting Your Chickens in a RowHow Can You Be Most Successful?
Tips for Giving Better Webinars
Remember, it’s a Different Medium
It’s Not a Presentation Minus Eye Contact
It’s Not a Presentation Minus Eye Contact
It’s Talk Radio + Slides
Adapt to the Medium
Keep it Personal A. Introduce Yourself with a Slide with Your Name and Title
For Example … Remember, They Can’t See You
Keep it Personal B. Don’t Remind the Listener You’re Speaking to a Group
Speak to One PersonFor Example, Use “You” Instead of “Everyone”
Adapt to the Medium
Use Your VoiceThink of Yourself as the Host of a Radio Show
Your Presentation Rides on Your Voice
“Punch” Key Words to Emphasize Them & Your Emotional Tone
Your Presentation Rides on Your Voice
“Punch” Key Words to Emphasize Them & Your Emotional Tone
Your Presentation Rides on Your Voice
Feel Like You’re Overacting?
Feel Like You’re Overacting?You’re Doing it Right: You’ll Sound Warm and Engaged
Adapt to the Medium
Three Parts of a Presentation
A. Slides the Audience Sees
Three Parts of a Presentation
We Have Two Channels for Information: Eyes & Ears
TIP: Avoid Making People Read Your Notes
We Have Two Channels for Information: Eyes & Ears
TIP: Avoid Making People Read Your Notes
We Have Two Channels for Information: Eyes & Ears
TIP: Avoid Making People Read Your Notes
B. Lecture Notes Only You See
Three Parts of a Presentation
C. Handouts with More Information
Three Parts of a Presentation
TIP: Slides Aren’t Always the Best ToolIn-Depth Detail Is Conveyed Better in Writing or in a Handout
Leave Them Wanting MoreWhat’s the One Thing You Want People to Remember?
Tell Them Where to Get More Info They Can Study the Details at their Own Pace
Adapt to the Medium
While Waiting to Start the Webinar … Provide a Slide or Two with Relevant Quotes or Statistics
Ask QuestionsMake Time to Ask for Audience Input
Because it was hypnotized
To attend a webinar
To check email
TIP: Poll the Audience & Share the ResultsReclaiming Futures Staff Can Help Set Up Polls For Your Presentation
Provide a Visual Cue for Audience QuestionsUse a Slide Like This when Opening Up for Questions
Adapt to the Medium
Allow Time for Late Arrivals Webinars Often Start Five Minutes After the Hour
Allow Time for Late Arrivals Webinars Often Start Five Minutes After the Hour
Allow Time for Orientation & IntroductionsYour Presentation Will Begin About 10 Minutes After the Hour
Remember to Allow Time for Polls or Planned QuestionsYou Have 35-40 Minutes
Leave Time for Questions
Leave Time for Questions Your Audience Will Love Your Time Management Skills
Practice Ahead of Time Your Presentation Will be Sharper and You’ll Finish on Time
Adapt to the Medium: A Summary
Now It’s Your Turn
Questions?
AcknowledgementsNo chickens harmed in the making of this presentation.
Reclaiming Futures – http://www.reclaimingfutures.orgDarn Write! Professional Writing & Editing – http://www.darnwrite.comThe Goodman Center – http://www.thegoodmancenter.com
Photo Credits
Slide 1:”Labero 1926,” abbasj812 & “Knott’s Chicken,” Son of Robert / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 3: “#123 Chicken watching TV,” mrhappy / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 4. “How to hypnotise a chicken,” by whiskeymac / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 6: “Chicken Suit Headpiece,“ Archie Mcphee Seattle / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 7: “Chicken guy,” Fuzzy Gerdes / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 8: “Very Funky Chicken,” by CarbonNYC / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 10: “In the park on a hot day – ‘played out,’” from the Library of Congress Slide 13: “Chicken Pot Pie,” Dave77459 / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 14: “chicken wing day at work,” slopjop / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 15: “Sam’s Chicken Parade,” moriza / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 16: “Hypnosis,” lucyfrench123 / Creative Commons by 2.0 Slide 17: “Water Strider,” markok / Creative Commons by 2.0 Slide 18: “Kevin Smith – Podium,” Rockies / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 20: Picturephone from Andrew Garn, ed., Exit to Tomorrow: History of the Future, World's Fair Architecture, Design, Fashion 1933-2005 (New York: Universe Publishing, 2007).
Reproduced on Paleo-Future. Also, “macro chicken,” mark lorch / Creative Commons by 2.0. Slide 21: “hypnotic,” Sim Dawdler / Creative Commons by 2.0; also, “#123 Chicken watching TV,” mrhappy / Creative Commons by 2.0.Slide 23: “Be different work outside the square,” 1happysnapper / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 24: “089:365 Telefunken,” GonchoA / Creative Commons by 2.0. Also, “Chicken in a Top Hat,” Archie Mcphee Seattle / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 28: “Talking to the Radio,” Clemson / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 34: “slides – help on how to scan,” The Alienness GiselaGiardino / Creative Commons by 2.0; “chickens,” arimoore / Creative Commons by 2.0; “chicken head,”
LateNightTaskForce / Creative Commons by 2.0; “Hypnotizing Chickens,” Benjamin Chambers / Creative Commons by 2.0.Slide 36: “selfportrait with bunny ears,” videoplacebo is not / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 41: PA Consulting Group. Elizabeth Bumiller, “We Have Met the Enemy and He is PowerPoint,” The New York Times, April 26, 2010. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/world/27powerpoint.html on May 23, 2010. Slide 42: “wow-thing,” x-ray delta one / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 43: “Underground Bar,” cobalt123 / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 45: “Chicken Crossing the Road,” Bob Jagendorf / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 46: “He’s only a temp,” bounder / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 48: “question from the audience for jamie macmillan of linkshare-_MG_0191,” by sean dreilinger / Creative Commons by 2.0Slide 58: “Chicken Dance,” mrmanc / Creative Commons by 2.0