On any one webinar, we will have people represented from all over the country.. Hawaii, Alaska, Florida, Illinoins, Indiana, Rhode Island... It just blows my mind sometimes! So why do I do them live rather than just providing a recording? To me there is an element of it being more like a conversation when it's live. We make mistakes but it's okay. I love doing the webinars now and I love connecting with coaches and people looking at being a coach.
So what are some tips for a successful presentation on the internet?
1. Sound. We tested out a lot of microphones when we first started and decided that the headset microphone with USB connection and an on/off switch was the best thing, especially if you are doing presentations with another person. The USB connection had a better sound than the other connection type ( I told you, I am not a professional) and definitely better than an internal microphone. The internal microphone will work, but it sounds kind of like you are in a tunnel. When you do presentation with another person, it's almost necessary for you both to have headset microphones so that when the other person is talking, the listeners won't hear the echo of you coming across the other person's speakers. Another tip is when the other person is talking, turn the switch off on your headset. After doing hundreds of webinars, you get comfortable and you might forget and blow your nose or sigh or laugh...and that will be heard as well as the other person trying to present. :) Just remember to unmute yourself a few seconds before it's your turn to talk again. I bought my headset off of Amazon and it was really affordable. And..it's tax deductible!
2. The Webinar service. Shop around. There are a lot of webinar services out there. Even some you can try for free for a couple of weeks. Some use a call-in number and have other features like auto invitations and tracking tools. We chose Instant Presenter because we liked it that our participants could log in and listen on the internet and not have to use a call in number. It's a little more expensive, but if you are serious about growing your business and are serious about using the service, it's worth it. And you may even get a better deal if you call the service and ask them what kind of price they would give you if you paid a year in advance.
3. Time. Be respectful of your audience and be prompt. Have the webinar set up on time and start it on time. You may have late comers, but don't back up and start over. Just keep going and if they want to hear what they missed, you can arrange to go over it with them after the close or at another time. Personally, I try to keep my presentations at or under 30 minutes. And stick to the presentation. This is a business overview, not a life story.
4. Distractions. Most services offer a chat box. If it gets too chatty..Say you have a couple people carrying on a conversation, then you can shut the chat function off. It will distract you and the other participants of a couple people are just having fun in the chat window. Also, if someone asks a question in the chat window, don't feel bad about simply saying.. "I see you have a question. Remind me at the end of the webinar and I will answer them then." During a webinar or presentation is not the time to start going in depth to answer questions or you will be there all night. If you don't think you can say that, then keep the chat function off. One reason to keep it on, maybe in "to presenters only" mode is so they can let you know if the sound quits broadcasting.
5. Contact. Another way to answer the questions people have is to offer your contact information at the end of the webinar and allow some time in your schedule in case someone wants to call and ask questions. Or, I stay online and answer questions that come through the chat at that time.
6. Recording. Some webinar services will record for free or part of the fee. I said in the beginning I do our webinars live, but I will be recording one just to use on a limited basis when someone I'm talking to just can't make a webinar time.
7. Schedule. Once you start doing webinars, I recommend you set a time when you can do it at the same time every week, so your team knows to expect it. Then, if you have time set aside, you can do extras too. Sometimes a coach will call me and ask me if I have time to do a webinar right then, and if I can I will. It's like a 3 way call only with pictures! And I don't get sidetracked because I'm following the slides!
8. Promote. Promote your presentations continually to your team. The reason we do webinars is so that all the coaches in our team, whether personally sponsored or not, have a resource they can tie into to share Beachbody and the incredible opportunity that we have until they feel comfortable doing it themselves.
9. Team Up. If you are a part of our team, you've heard us talk over and over about teaming up with someone for success. It's so important. We teamed up with our friends, the Fitzgeralds when we first started our Beachbody business. We've worked together 2.5 years now, brainstorming, planning, creating, doing, growing, learning... And if one of us isn't available, then the other person does the webinar or meeting. When you team up, you also have a wider base of attendees and there is power in numbers.
I hope some of these suggestions and tips will help you as you are building your successful Beachbody business.
In this together,
Anne Dovel
5 Star Diamond Beachbody Coach
www.teambeachbody.com/annedovel
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