Sunday 13 December 2015

Free webinar services and tips for first time hosts



Webinars are fun and exciting if executed in the right way. They present many benefits which can help boost your business or even personal venture. Here are a few tips for newbies on how to host their first webinars. 

Explore the software 

The main objective of technology is to simplify human life. However, some of the best people struggle to come to terms with it. Fumbling around and figuring out what to do with the webinar software in front of a live audience will be rather embarrassing for you and putting off to your audience. So instead what you can do is familiarize yourself well with how the software works and what are the features that are useful to you.
Practice in front of a mock audience 

Get your best friend, family and even pet to hear you out. These people are your closest well-wishers, and will give you honest feedback that will be useful for you. Also, it will be a test for the content that you have assembled. If you cannot manage to keep your family and loved ones interested, retaining the attention of your audience will be tough. Host free webinars only if you have some new and interesting content to offer. 

Prepare to answer tough questions

Free webinars or any such events are successful based on the host and audience interactions. Webinars are not sermons, your audience should be able to contribute to your content. Also, you will have to answer questions about the claims and facts you present. So be prepared to answer questions in a concise way. 

Learn to woo

A little bit of nervousness is bound to creep up and make you flushed. However, the art of free webinar hosting will require you to come across as a confident presenter who is sure of themselves and what they are saying. Basically think along the lines of a marketing executives selling snow to an Alaskan. So during the webinar, smile often, make eye contact with your audience, stand tall and sound confident. Easily practice doing all this in front of a mirror to ace at it. 

Utilize the tools 

Even free webinar software will come with many tools that will help with the promotion of your event.  You can use one common ID to cross promote all your social media platforms, send emails and reminders, interact with your audience, write blogs and even record the entire event. Make the most of these services to make your webinar successful. 


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