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<taps mic> Howdy. Some of you are presenters, and this thread is for you, but online conference attendees may find it interesting as well.
These days, big online conferences don& #39;t let you wing it. They ask you to record it ahead of time. There& #39;s a simple reason: quality. (1/9)
These days, big online conferences don& #39;t let you wing it. They ask you to record it ahead of time. There& #39;s a simple reason: quality. (1/9)
Don& #39;t see the request as, "Oh no, I have to build the perfect recorded session." Instead, see it as, "I need to do a one-take live webcast to myself, and record it." Don& #39;t even bother editing it afterwards: they& #39;re not asking you to do that. They& #39;re just asking you to avoid (2/9)
a lot of common presenter pitfalls: not checking your webcam & audio ahead of time, internet failures, and demo failures. That& #39;s all. They& #39;re not asking for a better webcast: they& #39;re just asking for a WORKING webcast. Don& #39;t put yourself under so much pressure. (3/9)
Even with this one-take approach, it& #39;s still more work for you, I get it. You might have been used to showing up last minute, not checking anything, and not rehearsing.
You know what? That& #39;s...that& #39;s actually the real problem, and we need to talk about that. (4/9)
You know what? That& #39;s...that& #39;s actually the real problem, and we need to talk about that. (4/9)
Conferences aren& #39;t about the presenter experience.
They& #39;re about the ATTENDEE experience.
Presenters are not the customers. Presenters are service providers, and there& #39;s a higher bar for service in 2020. (5/9)
They& #39;re about the ATTENDEE experience.
Presenters are not the customers. Presenters are service providers, and there& #39;s a higher bar for service in 2020. (5/9)
I& #39;ve started watching so many webcasts where it was clear the presenter was winging it, hadn& #39;t rehearsed anything, had broken demos, terrible lighting, crackling audio, broken Internet. I& #39;ll tolerate some of those things at a free event, but when consumers are paying - no. (6/9)
Even if you& #39;re a volunteer, money is changing hands between the conference organizer and their customers. If your session blows chunks, attendees can - and do - ask for refunds. The conference needs to protect themselves and build a good reputation. Recordings help them. (7/9)
When you make assumptions or have questions about the conference& #39;s requirements, go talk to them. They& #39;re learning this stuff for the first time too, and good conference organizers want to meet you with a tradeoff that works for both sides. Attendees want your good content. (8/9)
But that& #39;s the thing to remember: attendees want your GOOD content. Not your dimly-lit, barely-audible, unrehearsed presentation with failed demos. That garbage has gotta go. You got away with that in 2019, but in 2020, the online event competition is way tougher. (9/9)
