CHAPTER 26: PREPARING ONLINE PRESENTATIONS

WHIP AROUND What is your favorite restaurant? What is your favorite restaurant?

APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF FACE-TO-FACE SPEAKING Online presentations Online presentations Prepared/delivered like traditional presentations Prepared/delivered like traditional presentations Select a speech purpose. Select a speech purpose. Use careful audience analysis. Use careful audience analysis. Offer credible supporting materials. Offer credible supporting materials. Continually engage the audience. Continually engage the audience.

UNDERSTAND THE UNIQUE DEMANDS OF VIRTUAL DELIVERY Review the equipment. Review the equipment. Familiarize yourself with it. Familiarize yourself with it. Rehearse several times with it. Rehearse several times with it. Preparation speeds recovery after technical failure. Preparation speeds recovery after technical failure.

TOOLS USED WITH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS Broadband Internet connection Broadband Internet connection Hardware for recording audio/video Hardware for recording audio/video Physical devices Physical devices Software for recording/editing audio/video Software for recording/editing audio/video Computer programs Computer programs Video capture software Video capture software Skype or YouTube Skype or YouTube

TOOLS USED WITH ONLINE PRESENTATIONS (CONT.) Web-based presentation software Web-based presentation software Prezi Prezi Podcasting software Podcasting software Skype Skype iPhone’s FaceTime iPhone’s FaceTime Popular commercial Web sites Popular commercial Web sites Actual www. sites Actual www. sites Online conferencing tools Online conferencing tools Webinars Webinars

FOCUS ON VOCAL VARIETY Vocal variety replaces body movements. Vocal variety replaces body movements. Use alterations in Use alterations in Volume, pitch, and speaking rate; Volume, pitch, and speaking rate; Pauses, pronunciation, and articulation. Pauses, pronunciation, and articulation. Replace vocal fillers (“umm”) with pauses. Replace vocal fillers (“umm”) with pauses.

PROVIDE SUPERIOR VISUAL AIDS Eye-catching text Eye-catching text Photos Photos Animations Animations Video clips Video clips

YOUTUBE CLIPS

PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY MODE Real-time presentations Real-time presentations Connect with your audience in real time. Connect with your audience in real time. Synchronous communication Synchronous communication Audience feedback allows you to adapt. Audience feedback allows you to adapt. Conflicting time zones can be problematic. Conflicting time zones can be problematic.

PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY MODE (CONT.) Recorded presentations Recorded presentations Transmission and reception at different times Transmission and reception at different times Asynchronous communication Asynchronous communication Viewed at audience’s convenience Viewed at audience’s convenience No direct interaction with the audience No direct interaction with the audience Must work harder for polished production Must work harder for polished production

ONLINE PRESENTATION PLATFORMS Video Video Video capture software incorporates video clips. Video capture software incorporates video clips. Screencast Screencast Captures your computer screen display Captures your computer screen display Streamed in real time or recorded Streamed in real time or recorded Useful for training purposes Useful for training purposes

PODCASTS AND VODCASTS Podcast Podcast Digital audio recording of a presentation Digital audio recording of a presentation Made accessible for download online Made accessible for download online Vodcast (vidcast, video podcasting) Vodcast (vidcast, video podcasting) Podcast containing video clips Podcast containing video clips

PODCASTS AND VODCASTS (CONT.) Podcasts are available through Podcasts are available through News sites; News sites; Government sites (Library of Congress); Government sites (Library of Congress); Commercial recording outlets (iTunes). Commercial recording outlets (iTunes). Recording podcasts Recording podcasts Microphone, audio recording software, Web host Microphone, audio recording software, Web host

WEBINARS Real-time seminars/meetings/training sessions Real-time seminars/meetings/training sessions Typically include: Typically include: Video capture Video capture Screencasting Screencasting Interactive functions (chat and polling) Interactive functions (chat and polling)

WEBINARS (CONT.) Select a title. Select a title. Indicates what Webinar does for audience Indicates what Webinar does for audience Time each aspect; distribute to presenters: Time each aspect; distribute to presenters: Introduction of speaker(s) and purpose Introduction of speaker(s) and purpose Length/order of each speaker’s remarks Length/order of each speaker’s remarks Length of question-and-answer session Length of question-and-answer session

WEBINARS (CONT.) Rehearse the Webinar. Rehearse the Webinar. Check the meeting room for distractions. Check the meeting room for distractions. Check equipment. Check equipment. Have printouts on hand. Have printouts on hand. Create a backup plan for technical problems. Create a backup plan for technical problems.

ONLINE PRESENTATION PLANNING CHECKLIST Be well organized. Be well organized. Have reasonable expectations. Have reasonable expectations. Design powerful presentation aids. Design powerful presentation aids. Keep your audience engaged. Keep your audience engaged.

ONLINE PRESENTATION PLANNING CHECKLIST (CONT.) Prepare a contingency plan for technical glitches. Prepare a contingency plan for technical glitches Maintain ethical standards. Maintain ethical standards. Get in plenty of practice time. Get in plenty of practice time.

SUMMARY QUESTIONS What are some tools used with online presentations? What are some tools used with online presentations? What are some examples of superior visual aids? What are some examples of superior visual aids?