Speaker Bio:
- Keep the length approximately 100-150 words
- Outline your experience and education
- Highlight any awards, published works, or other accolades
- Share a personal connection or anecdote you may have that’s relevant to the topic you’re discussing
- Don’t be afraid to insert your personality
Webinar Title:
- Limit your title to no more than 12 words
- Be clear about the main point of the webinar
- Outline the context of the webinar
- Hint at the outcomes/recommendations that will benefit the audience
- Use key words to categorize your webinar
Webinar Description:
- Limit your description to 100 words
- Give a brief overview of the topic
- Outline/hint at lessons, conclusions, or implications from the webinar
Webinar Best Audio Practices:
- Use the fastest computer you have access to
- Close all other applications except your browser and your presentation
- Ensure that the latest version of your browser is installed on your computer
- Use a wired Internet connection, if possible
- Use a headset or external microphone instead of your cell phone or your computer’s microphone
- Broadcast from a quiet room where you will not be disturbed
- Eliminate items from your desk that could make noise, such as loose papers
- Turn your cell phone on mute
- Mute yourself when you are not presenting
Webinar PowerPoint:
- Use the provided template
- Try limiting yourself to one point per slide
- If necessary, use up to 5 bullet points per slide, with each bullet point being less than 6 words. This will keep your slides from being overcrowded.
- Include charts, graphs, tables, and images
- Have a variety of types of slides
- Use a mix of slides with text and images/other graphics. This will keep your presentation more visually interesting.
- Consider using animations occasionally
- Animations can be very helpful in making your presentation more visually interesting. However, used too often, they can be distracting.
