It's one thing to create an online presentation; it's quite another to develop and deliver one that truly captures and holds the interest of your audience. This highly visual and interactive seminar takes a fresh approach that goes beyond conventional presentation courses, giving you plenty of hands-on practice applying online presentation techniques that are based on experiential research. You'll create and present your material in a safe practice environment, receive feedback, and then share insights with fellow attendees.

What You'll Learn

• How to adapt your presentation for dynamic online delivery
• Keep your virtual audience engaged to ensure your message is heard
• Practice presenting and then receive feedback from peers
• Receive expert feedback from the course leader on your presentation
• Fine-tune your skills in your own private Adobe Connect practice environment

Who Needs to Attend

Anyone who wants to deliver effective and engaging online presentations, including trainers, facilitators, sales and marketing professionals, consultants, and all others who present content to an online audience

Prerequisites

We highly recommended that you bring a presentation you are currently delivering online or plan to present online.

Follow-On Courses

There are no follow-ons for this course.

Course Outline

Lesson 1

1. Presenting Online: Making the Paradigm Shift

• Understanding and becoming comfortable with presenting online
• Similarities and differences between presenting online and in person
• Overcoming common fears about presenting online

2. Planning for High Impact Content

• Determining the goal and content of your presentation
• Understanding what moves your audience
• Creating a good beginning and ending

Lesson 2

1. Designing the Experience for Maximum Effectiveness

• Designing and improving online presentation slides
• Creating a more visual presentation to increase engagement
• Using interactivity to involve the audience in the presentation

Lesson 3

1. Delivering to Optimize Engagement

• Leveraging the power of voice for online presentations
• Practicing voice techniques for greater delivery impact
• Getting and keeping attention

Lesson 4

1. Enhancing the Execution of Your Presentation

• Giving the presentation and receiving feedback from peers
• Increasing delivery effectiveness through proper preparation and planning
• Ways to prepare for the unexpected
• Applying course concepts to evaluate/improve upon an existing online presentation