Live Webinar – December 10th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

It’s one thing to be clear, concise, and in control of your message when you’re speaking to a group of people in a live conference room setting. It’s an entirely different thing to keep audience members attentive and engaged when presenting virtually.

It’s not just learning how to run the meeting software. That’s the easy part. The real issues are (1) getting people to want to participate and (2) communicating well using the technology so that what you say is actually heard and understood.

In this practical session, delivered virtually, we’ll explore the skills and techniques it takes to communicate effectively in virtual settings no matter whether you’re conducting meetings, presentations, product demos, or video conferences.

Topics include:

• Transferring face-to-face skills to the virtual environment
• Engaging people you can’t see
• Keeping people focused
• Developing visual aids for online delivery
• Planning and executing interactions that people want to participate in
• Using video conferencing tools
• Pros and cons of muting attendee phones
• Using tools such as polls, chat, hand raising, and more
• Using a host to manage the technology so that you can focus on content

Speakers: Greg Owen-Boger (LinkedIn profile) Trained in project management and the performing arts, Greg brings a diverse set of skills and experience to the organization and delivers live workshops and executive coaching. Greg is the co-author of the upcoming book The Orderly Conversation: Business Presentations Redefined, and is a contributing authors of Master Presenter: Lessons from the World’s Top Experts on Becoming a More Influential Speaker. Greg is currently the Director of Technology for the Chicagoland Chapter of ASTD and was recently elected 2014 President-Elect.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 13 – Stakeholder

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Virtual Presentations That Work: Breakthrough to Engage Clients and Staff