1. talks! Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks September 10, 2009 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392 Sponsored by

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3. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 You are being recorded… This seminar will be available on the TechSoup website along with past webinar presentations: –www.techsoup.org/go/webinars You will receive a link to this presentation, material and links. After the webinar, you can ask follow-up questions in the Virtual Community Forum: –tinyurl.com/nplo4q Twitter hashtags: #tstweb

4. talks! Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Presenters: Shawn Cardinal, ReadyTalk Kami Griffiths & Becky Wiegand, TechSoup Sponsored by

5. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Today’s Speakers Kami Griffiths TechSoup Shawn Cardinal ReadyTalk Becky Wiegand TechSoup

6. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Agenda History of TechSoup Talks Pre-planning Planning Preparation Producing Follow-up

7. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 History of TechSoup Talks Started 1½ years ago Part of a grant funded project Developed partnership with ReadyTalk Nearly 10,000 people have registered THEN NOW

8. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Pre-planning What is the goal? What tool will you use? Who will organize and produce? What will it cost? flickr.com/91021420@N00 PRE-PLANNINGPLANNING PREPARATION PRODUCINGFOLLOW-UP

9. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Planning Topic/Purpose Speaker Content/format Know your audience PRE-PLANNINGPLANNING PREPARATION PRODUCINGFOLLOW-UP

10. After4 Weeks Before2-3 Weeks Before 1 Week Before Chat volunteer Speaker(s) Producer Co-Producer WEBINAR Create PowerPoint Create agenda Outreach Schedule initial call with speaker(s) Follow up with speaker(s) Create registration page Thank speakers Send follow- up email Metrics Complete PowerPoint Presentation Run-through Initial call with the Producer Monitor registration Conduct run-through

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23. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Accessibility Relay service Transcriptions Closed captions on recordings

24. Behind the Scenes of TechSoup Talks Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Accessibility Relay service Transcriptions Closed captions on recordings

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