Facilitating Webinars: Best Practices

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Webinars are a powerful medium of learning delivery across varied learner groups - small or large. Easy to access as well as convenient, webinars are an effective mode of learning for professionals who can fit in the short bursts of learning into their schedules.

A successful web event can help strengthen a company’s brand awareness, increase exposure in the market, and generate qualified sales leads. If done right, it can elevate an organization’s credibility and reinforce its position as an industry thought leader. However, running a high-profile web event can be intimidating and challenging.

Webinars are a cost-effective alternative to in-person meetings, and they allow companies to expand their reach, target more people more often, and deliver a compelling, fully branded experience. In order for webinars to be successful, they need to be engaging, provide value to the audience and offer actionable- takeaways. 

Join us and learn from Karen Hyder, an online event producer and speaker coach as she shares her best practices for producing online learning events. During this session Karen will:

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In 20 years as an online Event Producer, Karen Hyder has coached hundreds of speakers to prepare and present thousands of successful virtual classroom sessions.  

Karen has been teaching about technology using technology since 1991 when she began delivering applications-software courses during the Windows and Microsoft Office boom. Later, as Director of Trainer Development, Karen taught trainers how to improve their own skills to better support learners learning, applying and remembering. In 2005, Karen helped launch The eLearning Guild Online Forums, a series of online conference sessions for eLearning development professionals. Karen currently Hosts The Guid's Best of DemoFest, a multi-presenter, multi-demonstration online event that showcases winning DemoFest submissions. See: https://www.elearningguild.com/surveys/?sid=399   

In addition to her ongoing role as online session Host, Karen serves as Docent for The eLearning Guild's face-to-face conferences, supporting newcomers to ensure a positive conference experience. At national and international conferences, Karen presents sessions and workshops on the topics of preparing for, designing, and delivering online events as well as choosing the best virtual classroom software products.

In 2007, Karen co-authored The eLearning Guild's Handbook on Synchronous eLearning, a comprehensive resource for trainers, training developers, and subject matter experts preparing to deliver training using virtual classroom or synchronous online software tools. In 2012, Karen authored Up and Running with WebEx Training Center for lynda.com.  Karen was named Guild Master in 2017 by The eLearning Guild for her contributions to the learning community.  

Karen has served as a member of CompTIA's Advisory Committee for the Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) certification exams since the program's inception in 2001. Karen was a driving force behind the development of CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) for online trainer certification. 

In addition to her professional work, Karen enjoys rescuing cats and old houses. When you see her be sure to get one of her cards - they have a nice surprise. Follow Karen on Linkedin.

Register today! Early Registration ends Tuesday, June 14, 2018.

Registration:

ATDCFL Members: $45

Non-Members: $50

Virtual Only: Members $25 / Non-Members $30

Registration + Membership: $75 (receive 15 months of membership @ 12 month rate) 

Late Registration: $55

Event Location: 

Keiser University, 5600 Lake Underhill Rd, Orlando, FL 32807