Participate in a fast track webinar for newbies with everything you want to know about being a webinar participant. Develop your confidence by understanding the webinar environment and protocols, gain hints, tips, tricks and troubleshooting techniques.
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Webinar protocols
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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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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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Examples
Google Glass + Mediasite: Consumer
Video in the Enterprise
Australian Psychological Society CPD
Housing Industry Association
National 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…
WPntroduce Ian Newton, Allison Miller, Wendy PerryExtreme webinar action – National NBN forum in July plus VET Activity Webinar series
WPSafe environmentHelp people feel comfortable about attending webinarsHints, tips and tricks about troubleshooting getting into webinar roomsProtocol about being a webinar participant
WPSafe environmentHelp people feel comfortable about attending webinarsHints, tips and tricks about troubleshooting getting into webinar roomsProtocol about being a webinar participant
What is a backchannel – Text based conversations between participants about a presentationWhy use the text chat - share, questions, understandingGoToMeeting = Questions
Polls – find out information about participantsDesign – participants select – publish results
Emoticons and Hands upAlso have ‘screen sharing’ and ‘notes’Listen only / discussion mode