Ignite CSP

Don’t Start at the Very Beginning (and other tips for putting a presentation together) - http://eepurl.com/iDOD32

What Clothes Are You Wearing? - http://eepurl.com/ib0xTP

What Will the Audience Remember? - http://eepurl.com/ibf5TD

Y'all.

I have been in webinar hell. Without naming any names, I'll share that I’ve been grinding through a bunch of webinar content in order to get a specific professional certification re-upped.

The people who recorded the webinars seem to be knowledgeable, nice folks. But they are missing the mark in a couple of ways that could really make a difference to me (at least) as a viewer.

Be very clear about what the session is for, and what the viewer can expect to walk away with. A slide listing your agenda bullet points isn’t enough: connect the dots explicitly throughout your talk.

If you’re going to be visible, please do the basics of elevating your camera to eye-level and making sure you’re well-lit. (One gentleman’s camera was set so low that it felt like I was looking up at him from below his coffee table.)

If you're not going to be visible, make your voice clear and engaging without being too casual.

If possible, have your video hosted on a platform that allows the viewer to control the viewing speed. Being able to speed up or slow down the video is a major benefit for the audience.

Get to the point. Don’t spend a lot of time chatting, making the point repetitively, or sharing redundant slides. Concise is nice.

I finally finished watching everything I had to in order to get recertified, but I can’t tell you that I really learned that much. The user interface was such an obstacle that it left me feeling like I wanted to rush through it to get it over with.

“Until Covid, I took breathing for granted.” - https://mailchi.mp/ignitecsp.com/ignite-csp-8379720

Being alone together - https://mailchi.mp/ignitecsp.com/ignite-csp-8379716