Adopting Joy
Adopting Joy
Colleen Seward Ryan
26. Public Speaking Tips in a Virtual Environment
46 minutes Posted Mar 24, 2022 at 4:21 pm.
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ You canโ€™t control technology 100% of the time.ย  02:58โšก You will need a lot of energy for a quality presentation in the virtual form. 06:09๐Ÿ˜‰ Know your technology 100% and keep your audience engaged. 07:34๐Ÿ˜‡ Practice with your peers so everything can run smoothly with the clients. 08:52๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Make it about your audience: Whatโ€™s in it for me? 10:23โ— The work is in the preparation. The fun is in the presentation. 14:36โœŒ๐Ÿผ Two very important questions the audience always has on their minds. 15:24๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Knowing your audience is crucial. 16:36๐Ÿ™ƒ Prepare for the people who will not agree with you. 17:11๐Ÿ”  Importance of having a closed captioning for international presentations. 18:57๐Ÿค” Think about what you want your audience to feel, think, say or do differently.. 20:14โณ Wait for people who are late? 20:44๐ŸŽฅ Cameras on or off? 21:54๐Ÿ˜Ž How to engage with โ€œthe quietโ€ participants? 24:36๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ Breakout sessions are great for debriefing. 26:06๐ŸŒž The importance of polls. 28:16๐ŸŽค Let everyone talk about their favorite topic. 28:55โœ‚๏ธ What if your speaking time gets cut short. 30:22๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Have one or more backup devices for each meeting. 31:30๐Ÿ”„ Importance of rebooting your computer on time. 33:05๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Updating of your software and browser. 33:55๐Ÿ”‡ Donโ€™t be afraid of the silence. 34:34๐Ÿ›ค๏ธ The Q & A period: getting the conversation back on track. 37:00โ˜๐Ÿผ Have a point person: participating in multiple speaker presentations. 38:05๐Ÿง What to do when your participants drop out of the meeting. 39:23๐ŸŽž๏ธ Using slides: in less is more.ย  39:55๐Ÿ Think about your ending: donโ€™t lose your audience. 41:24๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ Opener: donโ€™t start with boring and obvious things within the first two minutes. 42:40๐Ÿค Remember: some people are not going to like your message. 43:32ย ๐Ÿ‘ Connect with Colleen:๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks๐Ÿฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy
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๐Ÿค“ Preparing and practicing for meetings or presentations: This really works! 01:11๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ You canโ€™t control technology 100% of the time.ย  02:58โšก You will need a lot of energy for a quality presentation in the virtual form. 06:09๐Ÿ˜‰ Know your technology 100% and keep your audience engaged. 07:34๐Ÿ˜‡ Practice with your peers so everything can run smoothly with the clients. 08:52๐Ÿคท๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Make it about your audience: Whatโ€™s in it for me? 10:23โ— The work is in the preparation. The fun is in the presentation. 14:36โœŒ๐Ÿผ Two very important questions the audience always has on their minds. 15:24๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ Knowing your audience is crucial. 16:36๐Ÿ™ƒ Prepare for the people who will not agree with you. 17:11๐Ÿ”  Importance of having a closed captioning for international presentations. 18:57๐Ÿค” Think about what you want your audience to feel, think, say or do differently.. 20:14โณ Wait for people who are late? 20:44๐ŸŽฅ Cameras on or off? 21:54๐Ÿ˜Ž How to engage with โ€œthe quietโ€ participants? 24:36๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ Breakout sessions are great for debriefing. 26:06๐ŸŒž The importance of polls. 28:16๐ŸŽค Let everyone talk about their favorite topic. 28:55โœ‚๏ธ What if your speaking time gets cut short. 30:22๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Have one or more backup devices for each meeting. 31:30๐Ÿ”„ Importance of rebooting your computer on time. 33:05๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ Updating of your software and browser. 33:55๐Ÿ”‡ Donโ€™t be afraid of the silence. 34:34๐Ÿ›ค๏ธ The Q & A period: getting the conversation back on track. 37:00โ˜๐Ÿผ Have a point person: participating in multiple speaker presentations. 38:05๐Ÿง What to do when your participants drop out of the meeting. 39:23๐ŸŽž๏ธ Using slides: in less is more.ย  39:55๐Ÿ Think about your ending: donโ€™t lose your audience. 41:24๐Ÿ‘‹๐Ÿผ Opener: donโ€™t start with boring and obvious things within the first two minutes. 42:40๐Ÿค Remember: some people are not going to like your message. 43:32ย ๐Ÿ‘ Connect with Colleen:๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Instagram: @AdoptingJoy_๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ผ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/colleenspeaks๐Ÿฆ Twitter: @AdoptingJoy