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How to Get Started with Cost-Saving Virtual Training

How to Get Started with Cost-Saving Virtual Training. Rick Olson President, CEO KRM Information Services, Inc. Why Listen to Rick Olson?. Face-to-face seminar business 1979 - 1994 V irtual event business since 1994 Co-founder of five companies, including KRM Recovering lawyer (since 1983).

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How to Get Started with Cost-Saving Virtual Training

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  1. How to Get Started withCost-Saving Virtual Training Rick Olson President, CEO KRM Information Services, Inc.

  2. Why Listen to Rick Olson? Face-to-face seminar business 1979 - 1994 Virtual event business since 1994 Co-founder of five companies, including KRM Recovering lawyer (since 1983)

  3. Quick Facts About KRM Incorporated in 1994 40 employees (average of 8 years with KRM) Produced over 7,000 virtual events ESOP owns 20% of company (employee stock ownership plan)

  4. Today’s Talk Understanding the technology options Step-by-step guide to virtual training Best practices Variations on the virtual theme Some of our best stories

  5. Understanding the Technology Options for Virtual Training From “telephone seminar” To “webinar” To “webcasting”

  6. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Maximizing the format: • Best for delivering content • Data collection from audience • Narrow topics work • Hot topics

  7. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Speaker selection & invitation: • How many speakers to invite • Distance isn’t an obstacle • Pre-record hard to get/schedule speakers • Registration considerations

  8. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Which platform/format? • How many speakers to invite • Distance isn’t an obstacle • Pre-record hard to get/schedule speakers • Duration of event • Mobile friendly • 508 compliance

  9. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Speaker handouts/slides: • Appreciated by the audience • Crucial for the speakers

  10. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Recording & archiving your virtual training: • Choice: downloadable, streaming-only, both? • Security/control • Reports • Virtual training event without an audience

  11. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Items Needed Before the Training Session: • Scrolling slides? • Speaker’s slides/handouts distribution • Brief speaker bio - introduction • Polling questions • Evaluation/survey form • Certificate of attendance template

  12. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Speaker Training/Orientation: • Test equipment • Use the data conferencing platform’s tools • Meet person who’ll help day of the event • Confirm speaker order, handoff process • Speaker day-of-event contact information • How strict start/stop time?

  13. Step-by-Step Guide to Virtual Training • Day-of-Event Considerations: • Connect speakers – “green room” • Last minute sound check • Post-event discussion (back to the “green room”) • Evaluation/survey collection and analysis

  14. Best Practices Interactivity: polling, Q&A Speaker training a must (video adds more value & more complexity) Chat: audience share ideas with each other Phone back-up for attendees Send invitations/marking more than once Provide test-your-computer links Call out to speakers Back-up/contingency contact for speakers Be on event & training with your speakers

  15. Variations on the Virtual Theme Flipped classroom + face-to-face workshop Virtual meeting without an audience Panel discussion Video demonstration with survey (test knowledge) Town-Hall meeting – with voting

  16. After 20 Years, Some Best Stories Sleeping speaker Evacuated speaker Trapped speaker Missing speaker Pets Live production . . . things happen!

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