A year ago I wrote an article: Presentation skills Brown Bag in a virtual world – Sterlings (wordpress.com)
Which was inspired by brown bags I used to deliver at Microsoft (10 Techniques to help you present better – Sterlings (wordpress.com).
Which lead one of our MVP leads in the APAC region ask me:
How do you enable new speakers…particularly in a virtual world?
My pre-Covid answer would have been:
- Partner with these would be speakers (co presenting)
- Pick a topic that sets them up to succeed
- Explain how they fit into the overall presentation
- Scope their delivery to something small (i.e. a demo) BUT ensure you have the flexibility to allow them continue if needed.
Which begs the question….how do you translate this to a virtual setting?
…With some orthogonal thinking, small tweaks and minor additions…
Amending my virtual world presentations skills suggestion list below with those enhancements:
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Share the stage
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Bring a friend!
Lisa Crosbie
to share how you or your co-presenter can help with the presentation chat/hands etc
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Additional techniques to enable sharing the stage w/ a friend (Chuck to cover)
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“Time master”
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“Code Line Count Master”
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Be the story
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Screen Share/multiple monitors is your friend by Lisa Crosbie
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Blur Background and or Use Stock Background (Power Points rule of three++) (by Chuck)
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Prerecord your Demo! By Lisa Crosbie
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Engage your audience
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Audience Size shouldn’t control your “voice”
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Physical Activity > Now becomes Camera Framing
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Eye Contact Activity would use erasers in the room > Post its behind the screen
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LOUDER equals better
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Mute your audience
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Emphasize appropriately
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Voting (Also a great engagement technique!)
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https://www.toastmasters.org/resources/online-meeting-tips
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