Presence on Webinars
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Posted by Michael McKinnon
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Webinars are weird things. The attention of the participants must be held by the speaker with no visual reference. Speakers cannot know if participants are asleep, bored or enraptured. They cannot make eye contact to hold the attention of their listeners; they cannot emphasize with their body language and hands; they cannot build excitement with their posture or props.
What can they do? Speakers still have their most important tool at their disposal - their voice. Webinar speakers have to learn how to use their voice to capture the attention of their listeners. Inflection, pitch, articulation and rhythm are all important considerations when conducting a web seminar.
Thankfully there is help. There are voice coaches out there, like Jennifer Thomas, who will help you refine your voice to help capture your audience and keep their attention. This is critical, as nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker drone on as they read directly from their slides.
Luckily, you can listen to Jennifer Thomas for free on Aug 7th.
Other posts by Michael McKinnon
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- Training with Web Seminars
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- Stage IV: Speakers
- Stage III: Web Conference Registration
- Stage II: Promoting your Web Conference
- Stage I: Planning Your Web Conference
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