Due to the pandemic, many of us have now logged months of working from home and participating in video meetings. We’ve spruced up our backgrounds. We’ve figured out where to place our cameras. We’re trying to remember not to eat while we’re on video. One would think we’d all gotten the hang of participating in …
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I recently spoke with my cousin, who also works in communications and marketing. We ended up lamenting about clients who skipped the dry run before a virtual presentation. In both cases they scheduled a dry run. They just didn’t actually conduct a dry run. Instead they talked about webinar flow and what each person was …
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As many Americans continue to work from home, more and more of us are presenting virtually. The good news: People are gaining skills to present virtually because they’re getting a lot of practice. The bad news: Many of their visual aids aren’t improving. When you present virtually, your audience is likely to focus more on …
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Virtual presentations: Will they be the new “normal”? The conference you submitted to speak at accepted your proposal. You were geared up to travel and give a great presentation. Then everything changed. COVID-19 swept the globe, forcing people in most countries to stay inside and avoid travel. The conference is still happening … but now …
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