Posture, voice, involvement and preparation: these are the four key-factors to be taken into account in order to make your web conference a great success.
While hosting web conferences is easy, making great presentations is difficult, especially when we are at our first attempts. The problem is that today’s technologies are able to perfectly simulate the whole reality, included all the problems that are implied in a real conference. This is the reason why a presentation through the web is usually as tricky as a presentation given in person.
So, what to do? Simply, don’t skip the step of preliminary preparation. According to the speaking consultant Lilyan Wilder, there are no natural speakers. Preparation and practice are all. Here come our four easy tips that will help you to greatly improve your skills as a speaker and, consequently, the quality of your presentations.
First tip: improve your posture. Body language affects about 70% of communication. A good posture naturally conveys listeners a sense of trust and confidence, while a bad posture means something like denying with your body what you are trying to affirm with your lips.
Second tip: speak clearly and loudly. In this way, the participants to your conference will be much more likely to remember what you have said during your presentation.
Third, prepare everything beforehand and pre-upload all the necessary documents. A good idea could be even to email the participants before your conference. In this way, participants will pay much more attention to what you are saying, as they wouldn’t have to focus on the unwelcome task to copy your document.
Fourth tip: get your participants involved. Ask them questions and reply to all the questions they may have. Not only are you able to keep the level of their attention high in this way, but you are also able to learn which parts of your presentation lack information and need improvements.
These four easy tips will help your web conference participants to retain more information and make your meetings more enjoyable.
Now, it is time to try. Download web conference software, and start practicing. Some IT companies, like R-HUB, offer free trial periods and free accounts on their web conferencing software. For reference, the R-HUB free trial lasts 30 days, and it is also possible to open a free account through their web site at http://www.rhubcom.com, where you’ll find all the information that you need to begin.
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