What makes a great virtual presentation? Presenting online can be a completely different experience than presenting in person. Without audio or visual cues, it can feel like you are presenting to an empty room. But webinars do not have to be one-way information delivery channels. Come to this session to learn tips for engaging your audience, preparing effective slides, and developing a personal communication style. These slides are from a presentation a the 2017 Oregon Library Association Conference. #orlib17 For inquiries and bookings, email info@kixal.com

1. Visual Presentation Skills:
Creating Engagement Online
Crystal Schimpf
Oregon Library Association Conference
April 21, 2017
#orlib17
@kixalkixal

2. My Experience with
Virtual Presentations
TechSoup for Libraries
Project Outcome
DigitalLearn.org
Edge Initiative
ICMA Insights
Infopeople
PCI Webinars
Colorado State Library
Washington State Library
Wisconsin Winter Web Conference
#orlib17
@kixalkixal

3. Webinars
Online
Conferences
Virtual
Meetings
Video
Tutorials
Podcasts

4. Think of a webinar
(or virtual presentation)
you really enjoyed.

5. Engaging
Your
Audience
Preparing
Effective
Slides
Developing a
Personal
Style

6. Engaging Your Audience
o Ask the right questions
o Give time to respond
o Adapt to the technology
o Make it a conversation

7. Ask the right questions

8. Give time to respond

9. Adapt to the technology

10. Make it a conversation

11. Preparing Effective Slides
o Organize your content
o Tell it (x3)
o Choose visuals that make sense
o Keep colors & fonts simple

12. Organize your content

13. Tell it (3x)

14. Choose visuals that make sense

15. Keep colors & fonts simple

16. Developing a Personal Style
o Act like your “self”
o Act like you aren’t reading notes
o Warm up your voice & body
o Relax

17. Act like your “self”

18. Act like you aren’t reading notes

19. Warm up your voice & body

20. Relax

21. Engaging
Your
Audience
Preparing
Effective
Slides
Developing a
Personal
Style

22. Engaging
Your
Audience
Preparing
Effective
Slides
Developing a
Personal
Style
o Act like your
“self”
o Act like you
aren’t reading
notes
o Warm up your
voice & body
o Relax
o Organize your
content
o Tell it (x3)
o Choose visuals
that make
sense
o Keep colors &
fonts simple
o Ask the right
questions
o Give time to
respond
o Adapt to the
technology
o Make it a
conversation

23. Thank you!
Crystal Schimpf
crystal@kixal.com
#orlib17
@kixalkixal