Great Webinars : How to Create Interactive

Great Webinars provides a structured approach to designing and delivering web workshops that replicate the engagement and interactivity of the classroom experience in a virtual setting. Beginning with an understanding of the audience and objectives, the book demystifies the web conference technology, and shows how to use various platforma to maximize interaction and collaboration. The author has taken a complex topic and provided a step?]by-step plan for successfully repurposing training for the virtual environment that are memorable, collaborative, and truly engaging web workshop experiences. Features helpful tips and techniques throughout the book, self assessments, Interactivity Tools, and special sections on Assessing a Virtual Training Programs and delivering webinars to large groups. Topics covered include: addressing poor preparation and content; capturing attentions, creating and using interactive tools effectively; adult learning applications; writing objectives; using chat, poll and raise hand for participant; Having fun with collaborative learning; improving slide design; repurposing errors; icebreakers; conducting peer?]to?]peer discussions; presenting with PowerPoint slides; using videos; anticipating things that can go wrong; presenting an existing workshop for the first time; scripting your presentation; web platforms; and more.

Cynthia Clay is the founder and president of NetSpeed Learning Solutions. Her company provides learning and training programs that blend the best of instructor-led training with web-based performance support and measurement tools.

Acknowledgments	p. xv
Foreword	p. xvii
Introduction	p. xxi
Virtual Facilitation Gone Wrong	p. 1
Putting Up with Poor Preparation and Content	p. 3
Looking for Interaction and Collaboration	p. 6
Getting Instructional Materials and Class Size Wrong	p. 8
Encountering Trouble with Technology	p. 9
Offering Hope	p. 12
Homework	p. 15
Getting it Right	p. 17
Presenting a Web Workshop Example	p. 17
Capturing Attention	p. 24
Keeping the Class Size Small	p. 24
Smiling for the Camera	p. 25
Using Interactive Tools Effectively	p. 25
Homework	p. 28
Know your Audience/Know your Objectives	p. 29
Learning your ABCs	p. 29
Identifying Objectives	p. 31
Writing Objectives Using STAR	p. 32
Finding the Right Words	p. 33
Connecting Objectives to Exercises	p. 34
Attending to Learning Styles	p. 35
Wrapping Up	p. 36
Knowing Your Audience	p. 36
Getting Personal Before the Workshop	p. 37
Getting to Know Your Organization	p. 38
A Few Best Practices	p. 39
Homework	p. 41
Interaction and Collaboration	p. 43
Defining Interaction and Collaboration	p. 44
Why the Distinction Matters	p. 45
Using Interactivity Tools During Participant Introduction	p. 47
Using Chat, Poll, and Raise Hand for Participant Introductions	p. 51
Letting It Flow with Chat	p. 53
Polling for Knowledge or Interest	p. 53
Having Fun with Collaborative Learning	p. 54
Performing Whiteboard Wizardry	p. 63
Sharing Desktop Applications	p. 64
Showing Tool Usage and Benefits	p. 65
Homework	p. 67
Powerful PowerPoint Pointers	p. 69
Improving Slide Design	p. 70
Slide Content and Delivery	p. 72
Voice	p. 73
Pacing	p. 73
Flow	p. 73
Differentiating Between Presentations in the Physical and Virtual Classrooms	p. 74
Homework	p. 76
Repurposing from Traditional to Virtual	p. 77
Revisiting Adult Learning Principles	p. 77
Presenting Some Common Repurposing Errors	p. 78
Breaking the Ice	p. 79
Conducting Peer-To-Peer Discussions	p. 81
Employing Role Playing or Practicing	p. 81
Modeling Behavior	p. 81
Employing Self-Assessments	p. 85
Charting Ideas on a Flipchart	p. 85
Asking Questions and Checking the Pulse	p. 86
Presenting a Video	p. 87
Presenting with PowerPoint Slides	p. 88
Checking for Understanding	p. 88
Coaching Learners	p. 89
Homework	p. 94
Learning Transfer	p. 95
Converging to the Context that Matters	p. 96
Putting the Learner at the Center	p. 97
Convergence and the Facilitator	p. 98
Homework, Indeed	p. 101
Applying Learning Quickly	p. 104
Apply the Learning Soon After Training	p. 105
Have a Realistic Expectation of Training and Identify at Least One Application	p. 105
Be Prepared and Supported by the Manager	p. 106
Receive Incentives, Rewards, and Encouragement	p. 106
Engage in Training Close to a Pressing Need	p. 107
Get Tools and Resources to Apply Learning on the Job	p. 107
The New Blend	p. 108
Changing the Profile of Learners and Facilitators	p. 109
Homework	p. 111
Technology Trauma	p. 113
Making It Look Easy	p. 113
Managing Risk	p. 117
Anticipating Things that Can Go Wrong	p. 118
Preventing Things from Going Wrong	p. 119
Handling Things that Do Go Wrong	p. 120
The Breakout Room Blues	p. 121
Homework	p. 124
Getting It All Together	p. 125
Presenting an Existing Workshop for the First Time	p. 126
Taking Your Time	p. 127
Employing a Host	p. 127
Running Solo	p. 128
Scripting Your Presentation	p. 129
Using a Video Camera or Webcam	p. 130
Web Platforms are not Created Equally	p. 131
Creating the Training Event	p. 132
Parting Words	p. 133
Homework	p. 134
Glossary of Terms	p. 135
Appendixes
Virtual Facilitator Self-Assessment	p. 137
Interactivity Tools	p. 139
Repurposing Samples	p. 141
Using Interactivity Tools for Repurposing	p. 145
NetSpeed Fast Tracks	p. 149
Assessing a Virtual Training Program	p. 151
Delivering Webinars to Large Numbers of Participants	p. 153
Creating a Risk Management Plan	p. 157
Logistics Checklist	p. 161
Design an Interactive, Collaborative Learning Experience	p. 163
Resources for the Virtual Trainer	p. 165
Notes	p. 169
About the Author	p. 173
Index	p. 175
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Great Webinars : How to Create Interactive Learning That Is Captivating, Informative, and Fun

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