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