1. Choosing the right topic

The foundation of every webinar is defining the purpose of the webinar(why it is been organized, who is it for, what do they need). Most webinars last for 30-60mins, so it is important to ask yourself what important knowledge you can share in an hour or even 30 minutes. You can get inspiration for the webinar topic from other content statistics that drive major traffic to your website. See what your audience prefers and create a compelling format to inspire attendees to register.

2. Pick your Speakers

Your webinar speaker should be someone who has vast knowledge in the topic you’ve chosen and can elaborate on the subject, keeping it interactive and great at public speaking, has an appealing personality and can rightly answer questions from the audience.

3. Strategize and plan the contents of your webinar

Content planning plays a vital role as participants must feel engaged throughout the entire event. Include data,metrics and statistics that are relevant to your audience in the context that they can easily grasp and relate to. 20% of the content should be product promotion, while the other 80% of the content must be knowledge or networking driven. You can also conduct a quiz or poll, involve attendees in case studies, etc. Another focus area must be to choose the right time to schedule the webinar event.

4. Choose a suitable platform

With more features offered on our Trivoh virtual event space, you can facilitate online interactions, hold and rate speaker sessions, live stream content, share presentations, distribute free digital handouts, enable audience chats, hand raise Q&A sessions, conduct audience polls, build virtual exhibition booths and so much more. You have varieties of options to make registered participants not miss out on the webinar you’re hosting, live & pre-recorded video streaming, multi-device accessibility, instant chat messaging, file sharing capabilities, shared screen options, virtual meeting rooms, breakout session rooms, polling tools, audio and video recording facility, seamless registration, automated reminders, and strong customer support.

5. Targeting the right audience

To ensure a maximum number of web seminar attendees to register and participate, start your promotional activities at least 4-6 weeks prior to the event and increase the frequency closer to the date of the event. The highest number of registrations comes in just few weeks before the event, with proper advertisement and publicity.

6. Getting your gadgets ready

Most modern laptops will do a pretty good job of running a video conferencing app, and their inbuilt microphones and cameras are passable. But sometimes, additional equipment could be required. If you want to add a more professional feel to your videos, think about enhancing this equipment and adding some external webinar gears like a camera, microphone and lights.

7. Don’t allow interruptions

Ensure you have your own private space, such as an office or studio, to conduct the webinar. Communicate with anyone else working or living with you that you will need silence and privacy. There are plenty of other things within your network that can go wrong, such as notifications popping up or network failures. To stop interruptions from your computer itself:

a. Turn off all notifications on your computer and other devices.

b. Close all software apart from what is required for your webinar.

c. Have a backup set up for both the audio and network, in case the internet goes down or mic cut out.

8. Run a Test

Even if you’re confident that you know how to run a webinar, there is always some risk of something going wrong. That’s why it is a good idea to do a test run and check that everything is in working order. Testing involves checking the video and audio clarity, as well as the controls of the platform you are using. It can be done by hosting a quick call with a couple of colleagues or friends in the days before the webinar. This helps you to know if there is or will be any problem and that way, you can troubleshoot the problems that you may not have foreseen. And if you are using a new app for the first time, it will be a great way to learn the functions and features of the app.

In conclusion, Don’t put pressure on yourself! Instead, just follow the simple rules above, ensure that your message is clear, and try to make the best of the equipment and abilities you have available to you. With a bit of consideration, anyone can run a successful webinar.

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Examples of Video conferencing

Video conferencing can be used in so many different ways in the educational system, here are some ways in which it can be used

1. Teachers can pre-record entire lessons or lectures that students can then watch later on their own time. This works for class environments with large amounts of students in different locations.

2. Teachers can also use video conferencing to conduct a live class almost the same as they would do in an in-person class.

Advantages of Video Conferencing in Education

1. Helps in Collaboration

One key advantage of video conferencing is that it lets students collaborate on group work or projects easily. To make lessons interesting and interactive, Students should be allowed to work together, this foster conversation. It’s easy for them to lose interest if the entire lesson is a lecture. Instead, use features like breakout rooms to encourage students to work on a collaborative task.

It can also be used between teachers to quickly share ideas and materials. This could be in the form of a meeting, webinar, or casual chat. This way, students can reach out to connect to educators in other places and regions to explore new ideas and perspectives.

2. Sharing of Contents

You have the capability to share different materials and files with your students to enhance your lessons. Video conferencing software gives teachers and students the possibility to share files and multimedia in real-time and while in class virtually.

3. Connects students and Teachers together from wherever they are

Another great advantage of a digital classroom is that it can be accessed anytime, anywhere. Having your class team up with students in another city or even country to complete a project that promotes connection, communication, and cross-cultural understanding. The digital classroom has no limits, using video conferencing tools can bring together both teachers and students like never before.

4. Helps Parents and Teachers connect easily

Parents likes to be involved in their students educational performance, so there will be need to meet up with the teacher to ask about their wards performance. Video conferencing makes meetings between teachers and parents easy because they can connect from anywhere and there won’t be the stress of rushing from work to meet with their child’s teacher. They can also schedule meetings to fit their available time frame.

5. Recording of Lessons for future reference

This technology gives the option to record lessons as they’re happening. Students can take advantage of this feature to help with note-taking or simply reviewing the material again. Also for students who were absent from a lesson, they can watch the play-back and get caught up quickly and efficiently as if they never missed the class at all. There’s no need for teachers to spend extra time trying to catch students up when they can do it easily on their own time before the next lesson.

SUMMARY

A digital classroom has limitless possibilities for both teachers and students to explore. Teachers can take an effective and enriching lessons via connection from their comfort to students any where in the world.

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