Practice Your Web Conference to Be Perfect

Have you ever attended a web conference where the presenter is fumbling through the interface? Wondering what buttons to press for certain functions? And complaining about the technology throughout their entire presentation?

Or conversely, have you attended a web conference where the presenter is smooth as butter? Knows the material, the navigation of the software, and provides an outstanding experience for your presentation?

These are two extremes of a web conference.

It really is a matter of "Practice makes Perfect".

You wouldn't go in front of a live audience with a speech you had rehearsed for only 5 minutes, would you? Yet people do that every day with web conferencing technology.

You need to practice if you want to deliver a great user experience on your web conferencing platform. Otherwise you'll lose customers - and sales.

At www.videoliveconferences, you can practice all you want for FREE for 30 days! How can I assist you with your audio and web conferencing needs?

Sonja

Why I Say THANK YOU Oprah!

Good Morning Everyone,

Did you know that Oprah has over 700,000 participants from 31 different countries in her exclusive webinar series on "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle?

This is shaping up to be the most significant single event the web conferencing industry has ever seen.

Talk about publicity! In a few months, Oprah is raising awareness of webcasting and web conferencing as a viable communications and collaboration medium in a way that the combined forces of WebEx, Placeware, Microsoft, and Citrix couldn't do with years of marketing and PR.

So THANK YOU Oprah and your unstoppable marketing machine...

Millions of people and businesses alike will now be willing to try out and take a serious look at the power of webinars.

Will you?

Best,

Sonja

7 Traits for a Highly Successful Webinar

Hello Fellow Small Business Owners,

Did you know that the use of webinars is growing at a rate of 20 to 30% a year?

Here's 7 Traits for a Highly Successful Webinar:

1) Find a webinar provider that’s Right for your needs

A good webinar system should:

*Be easy to use

*Have the features you require and the ability to share presentations and documents

*Charge a flat monthly rate (so you won’t get dinged for running a trial test before your actual webinar or follow-up webinars)

2) Develop really interesting, engaging content

This is probably the most important element to your webinar success. If your material is boring, you’ll lose your guests – and their sales.

Use pictures, diagrams, and live demonstrations from pre-loaded websites to keep the material fresh and entertaining.

3) Be Careful When Choosing a date and time

Avoid Mondays or Fridays as these are peak conferencing days and attendance is also often lower.

Start at 15 minutes past the hour.

The best times are 10 am and 2 pm to make sure your guests are their desks and available before or after lunch.

4) Cap Your Participants at 10 to 25 So It’s Easier to Take Questions and Keep the Webinar More Interactive

Your webinar will be more successful if you keep the size small and more intimate. Participants will feel more at ease and comfortable about participating and asking questions if there isn’t thousands of people watching.

5) Take Questions Via Chat During the Presentation

Some of your participants may be uncomfortable or unwilling to ask questions during the presentation.

6) Have an Agenda & Stick to It

Start your webinar 15 minutes ahead of time, on time, and respect your participant’s schedules by ending on time as well.

7) Run a Practice Webinar before the actual presentation

Practice makes perfect. Webinars aren’t difficult, but they are different from running a meeting or a conference call.

If you incorporate all seven of these traits, your webinars will be a huge success. And your business will reap the rewards.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sonja