Raffle tickets. “Kissing Cam.” Just what, exactly, might we infer about webinars from a ballgame? This is a post for those who want to challenge “normal” webinars and webcasts.
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by Roger Courville posted in Case Studies, Content, Delivery, Expert Interviews, gotowebinar, NCADV, Online vs. Offline, panel discussions, Strategy, Tools and Tips, webinars
How can non-profits create more value with webinar panel discussions? Interview with Sheba McCants, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Sheba McCants is the Outreach Programs Manager at National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ncadv.org). Among the many things she juggles, she has recently taken their monthly webinars to the next level by implementing panel discussions.

by Roger Courville posted in Content, Delivery, gotowebinar, Industry, Observation Deck
Is there a shift coming in GoToWebinar’s value equation?
As markets mature, differentiation is increasingly found in the smaller details…and those smaller details often have an impact of significant proportion.

by Roger Courville posted in Delivery, Design, engagement, gotowebinar, Presentation Delivery, Presentation Design, Training skills, virtual class, webcast, webinar
6 ways to make a webinar or webcast more like a virtual class
There’s a time and a place for lecture or broadcast for communicating information, but we also know that they can be lower-efficacy means of adult learning. So what do you do when you are very much concerned for the learning outcomes of your audience?
by Roger Courville posted in Content, Delivery, Design, Presentation Delivery, Presentation Design, Presentation Planning
10 attention tactics applied to webinars, webcasts, and virtual classes
The science of studying multitasking is young, and as researcher Eyal Ophir points out, it’s a zero-sum game of task switching.

by Roger Courville posted in Content, Delivery, Design, Presentation Delivery, Presentation Design, Storytelling
Seven rules for becoming the killer storyteller in webinars, webcasts, and virtual classes
Start with the story, then add the facts.


by Roger Courville posted in Ask, Business, Delivery, Online vs. Offline, Presentation Delivery, Presentation Planning
Q&A with @RogerCourville by Toastmasters District 47 and @DavidFCarr
Recently I (Roger Courville) did a short presentation plus extended interview for the gracious Toastmasters District 47. My host, David Carr, was the consummate journalist and moderator who provided me with the following questions in advance. I share so you can see how we think here at EventBuilder.