Top 10 ideas for webinar engagement
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The document provides 10 tips for making webinars and online learning events more interactive. Some key tips include starting with an engaging question related to the learning outcome, having participants share insights in the chat rather than just reading slides, using breakout rooms to facilitate small group discussions, gamifying content with polls or quizzes, and sending content ahead of time to allow for more discussion during the online session. The document also recommends interjecting an activity every 5 minutes to engage learners and opening the session early to welcome participants as they arrive.
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Top 10 ideas for webinar engagement
- 1. Top 10 Tips for more interactive webinars/learning events After planning with the end in mind and deciding on your big-picture outcomes to ensure your activities align with your deeper-learning takeaways, try some of these webinar tips/strategies! Start with a question at beginning that is related to your learning outcome (in other words, beyond sharing where you are from, etc.). For example, using our scenario from the training: ‘What is one word or phrase you associate with the ’Joke Bill Legislation?’ Rather than reading what is on the slide, ask participants to share in the chat area their insights about the content on the slide. Use break out rooms (available in most webinar software) to get 5 or less people talking on a subject. This works well for people who may not want to ‘chat’ with group-at-large. (See us for info about breakout room if needed). Gamify the content (Can you do a True/False question way of providing the info so people engage in different parts of the content?. Or, do an interactive poll using webinar poll tools? Or, trivia quiz for the poll? Do a poll on familiarity with content or to establish where your learners are starting from. Use images rather than text on some of your slides (a rule of thumb for text in ppt. is that less is more.) To develop rapport online, display photos of presenters and share a brief personal story. Send content ahead of time so the online can be a discussion Every 5 minutes interject an activity (even if just a simple question or short story hook) to engage your learner Open the room early to welcome people as they arrive. Chat with them as time allows before the session starts to get to know your audience better Bonus insights: Let your attendees know at the outset that the session will be interactive and you are relying on their input and expertise. (Bonus) Learn to be ok with some silence as your users are reflecting and preparing responses. Good Webinars to review for ideas for planning engaging learning: 1) Design It For Learning Mary Beth Faccioli connect.enetcolorado.org/p1w23mkqu44/ Consideration for visuals in presentations 2) Making Learning Stick - Learner-Centered Training Gail Griffith connect.enetcolorado.org/p539ekjadz5/ Activities and ideas for using techniques in training – including online For example, notice how she uses the poll tools at the beginning to cover the list of learning outcomes. 3) Sharon Morris’s “Lead from Where you Are” for ideas on how she designed an interactive webinar http://connect.enetcolorado.org/p40mgorzrka/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal Links to hand outs from yesterday’s session. http://www.slideshare.net/beckyjorussell/presentation-framework-for-engagement http://www.slideshare.net/beckyjorussell/adult-learningcharacteristics Need help in designing interactive trainings/webinars? We’re happy to help! Our e-mail Becky Russell, Russell_b@cde.state.co.us Sharon Morris, morris_s@cde.state.co.us Christine Kreger, Kreger_c@cde.state.co.us