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Adapting for virtual
Presenting online is different to in-room.
Tips to consider
Voice becomes even more important: • Project volume – to convey energy & confidence • Dial down speed – so you don’t lose the audience • Dial up enunciation – so you’re clear and punchy • Remove fillers & verbal clutter – so you don’t irritate your listeners • Add strong/longer pauses – to elevate clarity & gravitas • Strengthen light & shade – to engage/maintain attention • Smile and show some personality! – to build rapport
Work harder to build connection • Connect through the camera. Make sure you are looking at your camera so that you are effectively making eye-contact with your audience • Dial up your smile to build non-verbal rapport (begin smiling even before you’re on camera) • Use people’s names
Sort your technology! • Unstable or low-speed internet convey an unprofessional impression • A poor webcam giving low quality images compounds the above • Bad lighting casting a shadow over our face puts you immediately at a disadvantage • Poor quality or weak sound from inbuilt microphones/speakers is equally as bad as not being able to see you presenting! • Use a laptop that is at the right height (never dip your head down, lift your laptop up – you need your webcam at eye-level) • A small screen makes things small! This is true both if we are in the audience, or even presenting, say, to a larger group • A bigger, higher-res screen is always better
Keep attention • Vary what’s on screen - use the latest technology • Make slides more graphic – so the audience move their eyes around the slide • Include another medium- e.g. elements the audience has to print out or handle • Include audience interaction – so that people are mixed up and on notice • Schedule in breaks • Request everyone has their video on at kickoff
Solicit feedback It is not as easy to read cues so build in feedback mechansims (Menti-meter, chat, break outs and reports back, post meeting requests)
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