MONTHLY PROGRAM: The Art of Designing & Delivering Captivating Virtual Presentations (13 Jun 2012)

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:30:00 GMT

Captivate your audience even when you are delivering your presentation virtually. Tom Drews, CEO and founder of WhatWorks! Communications will show you how to keep your virtual audience engaged and leave them with a message that they won’t forget.

Get a competitive edge and learn the secrets of engaging your audience when you deliver your presentation on WebEx, GoToMeeting, AdobeConnect, or other comparable platforms.

Please bring your laptop with you!

In this session, you’ll learn:

The number one most important strategy for engaging your audience online
How to design a captivating presentation from start to finish
Strategies for creating interaction and gauging your audience
How to Add “Hollywood” to your presentations
How to create captivating visuals with photos, graphics and video
How to make the most of your web conferencing tools
The 5 most common mistakes people make and how to avoid them
How to make the most of your voice and other delivery skills

After attending the session, you’ll:

Know how to fully ENGAGE your audience when presenting online
Have a streamlined, standardized presentation design process
Leave your audience with a message they won’t forget
Know what platforms are best for your environment
Significantly shorten your learning curve and get started right away

Who Should Attend:

Anyone who delivers virtual presentations, whether you’re delivering training, presenting internally to staff, externally to prospects or clients, or collaborating with partners.

Communities of Practice:

This program continues with the focus of the Learning and Development CoP.

*For more information on the ASTD Communities of Practice check out this short video.

Presenter:

Tom Drews, the CEO and Founder of What Works! Communications, is considered to be a leading expert on designing and delivering captivating virtual presentations.

Cisco WebEx has hired Tom as their exclusive provider of virtual presentation training for their entire staff of 65,000. He has also trained the entire sales and marketing teams at WebEx for how to design and deliver effective sales presentations. Citrix GoToMeeting has also hired Tom to deliver webinars, write an eBook, and serve as their virtual presentation expert. Additional clients include McKesson, CLIF Bar, Symantec, Bell Mobility, Northrop Grumman and Williams Sonoma, Inc.

Prior to founding What Works!, Tom served as Vice President of Sales for two fast growing technology companies in San Francisco. Tom was also an actor in Hollywood, where he studied improvisation, acted in commercials, and played small parts on Days of Our Lives and General Hospital.

Agenda:

5:30 - 6:00	Registration, Networking, New Member Orientation, Light Dinner
6:00 - 6:15	Announcements
6:15 - 8:00	Program

Simulcast Alternative:
If you are finding it difficult to participate in the programs because of travel time, family commitments, or other impediments, you can still benefit from the Golden Gate Chapter’s interesting and diverse slate of programs. You can attend this program virtually using our Adobe Connect platform. If this is your preference, please reply to your registration confirmation requesting the link and instructions for the simulcast.

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MONTHLY PROGRAM: The Art of Designing & Delivering Captivating Virtual Presentations (13 Jun 2012)