Participate in a fast track webinar for newbies with everything you want to know about being a webinar participant. Develop your confidence by understanding the webinar environment and protocols, gain hints, tips, tricks and troubleshooting techniques.

1. Webinar for Newbies
Wendy Perry, Workforce Blueprint
Allison Miller, Vanguard Visions Consulting
Ian Newton, TAFE NSW – North Coast
16 December 2014
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Facilitators

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Webinar protocols
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Check your local time – time zone converter
Webinar is generally recorded
1 person speaking at a time – all muted
Get involved – use questions/chat box and
raise your hands
• Presenter/host can upload presentations or
share their screen
• Put a smile in your voice when using a mike

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Webinar environment
• At your desk, online via computer, lap top,
ipad, phone or ‘dial in’
• Once registered the system usually
manages the reminders (go to meeting)
• Unique link – represented as you
• Headset is best – jack in, sound on and up,
test and log in early
• Connections and download/run programs

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Backchannel
aka ‘text chat’

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Polls

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Emoticons

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Continuing Professional
Development (CPD)
• Google CPD webinars Au yields 71,500
results
• Flexible .e.g. eat lunch at your desk while
attending webinar
• No travel time
• Mix with wide range of experienced
colleagues

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Examples
Google Glass + Mediasite: Consumer
Video in the Enterprise
Australian Psychological Society CPD
Housing Industry Association
National Heavy Vehicle Regulator

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Advantages
• Access to experts
• Networking with a wide range of
peers
• Recorded for future reference
• Technology is increasing
access/range/scope of webinars

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Future Webinars
• How to run a successful webinar 21.1.14,
12.30 pm AEDT
• The Psychology of Webinars, 6.2.14, 12.30 pm
AEDT
• Your ideas…

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Thank You