Webinar for Newbies

Wendy Perry, Workforce BlueprintAllison Miller, Vanguard Visions Consulting

Ian Newton, TAFE NSW – North Coast

16 December 2014

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Facilitators

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Webinar protocols• Check your local time – time zone converter• Webinar is generally recorded• 1 person speaking at a time – all muted• Get involved – use questions/chat box and

raise your hands• Presenter/host can upload presentations or

share their screen• Put a smile in your voice when using a mike

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Webinar environment• At your desk, online via computer, lap top,

ipad, phone or ‘dial in’• Once registered the system usually

manages the reminders (go to meeting)• Unique link – represented as you• Headset is best – jack in, sound on and up,

test and log in early• Connections and download/run programs

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Backchannel aka ‘text chat’

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Polls

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Emoticons

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Continuing Professional

Development (CPD)• Google CPD webinars Au yields 71,500

results• Flexible .e.g. eat lunch at your desk while

attending webinar• No travel time• Mix with wide range of experienced

colleagues

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ExamplesGoogle Glass + Mediasite: Consumer Video in the Enterprise Australian Psychological Society CPDHousing Industry AssociationNational Heavy Vehicle Regulator

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Advantages• Access to experts• Networking with a wide range of

peers• Recorded for future reference• Technology is increasing

access/range/scope of webinars

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Future Webinars• How to run a successful webinar 21.1.14,

12.30 pm AEDT• The Psychology of Webinars, 6.2.14, 12.30 pm

AEDT• Your ideas…

Thank You

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