26. Public Speaking Tips in a Virtual Environment

🤓 Preparing and practicing for meetings or presentations: This really works! 01:11

🖥️ You can’t control technology 100% of the time.  02:58

⚡ You will need a lot of energy for a quality presentation in the virtual form. 06:09

😉 Know your technology 100% and keep your audience engaged. 07:34

😇 Practice with your peers so everything can run smoothly with the clients. 08:52

🤷🏼‍♀️ Make it about your audience: What’s in it for me? 10:23

❗ The work is in the preparation. The fun is in the presentation. 14:36

✌🏼 Two very important questions the audience always has on their minds. 15:24

🙌🏼 Knowing your audience is crucial. 16:36

🙃 Prepare for the people who will not agree with you. 17:11

🔠 Importance of having a closed captioning for international presentations. 18:57

🤔 Think about what you want your audience to feel, think, say or do differently.. 20:14

⏳ Wait for people who are late? 20:44

🎥 Cameras on or off? 21:54

😎 How to engage with “the quiet” participants? 24:36

😮‍💨 Breakout sessions are great for debriefing. 26:06

🌞 The importance of polls. 28:16

🎤 Let everyone talk about their favorite topic. 28:55

✂️ What if your speaking time gets cut short. 30:22

🖥️ Have one or more backup devices for each meeting. 31:30

🔄 Importance of rebooting your computer on time. 33:05

👍🏼 Updating of your software and browser. 33:55

🔇 Don’t be afraid of the silence. 34:34

🛤️ The Q & A period: getting the conversation back on track. 37:00

☝🏼 Have a point person: participating in multiple speaker presentations. 38:05

🧐 What to do when your participants drop out of the meeting. 39:23

🎞️ Using slides: in less is more.  39:55

🏁 Think about your ending: don’t lose your audience. 41:24

👋🏼 Opener: don’t start with boring and obvious things within the first two minutes. 42:40

🤝 Remember: some people are not going to like your message. 43:32

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