{"id":47749,"date":"2021-02-12T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/?p=47749"},"modified":"2023-01-04T17:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:03:55","slug":"tips-for-virtual-public-speaking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/tips-for-virtual-public-speaking\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Virtual Public Speaking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section bb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbsection\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.0.47&Prime;][et_pb_row admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbrow\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.0.47&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.0.47&Prime; background_size=\u00a0\u00bbinitial\u00a0\u00bb background_position=\u00a0\u00bbtop_left\u00a0\u00bb background_repeat=\u00a0\u00bbrepeat\u00a0\u00bb] <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 has been the year of turning everything virtual, on doing no matter what, to keep reaching the people, <\/span><strong>transforming into online services<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, communicating through screens. Figure out along the way how to do it.\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After twelve months of already trial and error, 2021 is the year of <\/span><strong>succeeding in the virtual world<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> Trying is not an option anymore, we need to know how to do it and we are expected to know how to do it, whether we are CEOs, mid-managers or occasional speakers.\u00a0<\/span> <strong>Turning virtual all sorts of previous live events turned out to be quite a challenge<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one bigger than expected. For example, we were used to giving presentations in front of a large room of people, or organizing relevant meetings are now struggling on their laptops, and now we are <\/span><strong>trying to reach our audience<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via teleconferencing software. And there, they found a huge new challenge: <\/span><strong>keep the audience engaged with the content, ensuring they\u2019ll stick around to the end of the webinar to hear the call to action or receive the necessary guidance to move forward effectively with a project.\u00a0<\/strong> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tunedupmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Public-Speaking-Online-Five-Tips-For-Virtual-Success-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Public Speaking Online: Five Tips For Virtual Success ...\" \/> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is already hard enough to get people to pay attention in meetings when everyone\u2019s in the same room, imagine if they are calling from home. How can you get people to actually participate in a virtual meeting? How can you ensure they are paying attention and recalling the messages you are sending? How can you make the attendees feel engaged and connected? Why is this so difficult? Why cannot we give the exact same presentation and expect the same impact as doing it live?\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Expectations<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is a fact that most of the virtual meetings or events are not the best experiences, so we already attend them assuming they will get boring at some point, with a back up plan to do something else meanwhile.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Easy distractions<\/strong><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is a lot of competition for the participants&rsquo; attention: emails, calls, phone notifications, social media\u2026 Participants can \u201cpretend\u201d to pay attention and be doing something else without you realizing it. And they know it.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Overload of very similar stimulus<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The participants are sitting down looking at the screen all the time, at a full of information powerpoint listening to the same voice. And chances are that is not their first virtual meeting\/event of the day, neither the last one. So their brain gets saturated and loses interests in paying attention passively to the immobile screen.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lack of feedback<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Humans normally rely heavily on visual feedback when we work with a team: in a video call, we get less visual feedback, which makes us more tired trying to pick up other cues to gather the same amount of non-verbal information. It makes us feel more vulnerable.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Lack of natural connexion<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> In a physical environment, the moments just right before the start of the meeting or the event, the breaks, the coffee time.. Those are precious moments where participants disconnect, move, reactivate their body and bring back oxygen to their brains and, most importantly, talk to each other and connect. Those random moments are the ones that, we as social species, we value the most. And they don\u2019t happen naturally in a virtual environment.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><b>Technology is unpredictable.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Doesn\u2019t matter how \u201cexperts\u201d we claim to be, we are not as familiar with softwares as we are in live social situations, so there will be always this tiny fear that something will go wrong and we won\u2019t be able to fix it. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-az.allevents.in\/events4\/banners\/5c071bffe4fea2735dc4fe8afaebbca696210d6347daf1477d93685ceb232595-rimg-w600-h338-gmir.jpg?v=1600908512\" alt=\"Public Speaking Virtually, 29 July to 30 December | Online ...\" \/> \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what do we do? What options do we have? How to ensure an equally intense and productive experience virtually?<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>The first 60 seconds<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Hook the attention of your audience with a compelling story, make them feel it is worth their time to give you all their attention. Surprise them! In only 60 seconds you can win or lose your audience. Make them count!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Be relevant to your audience<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You are competing with many more <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distractions than in a live world, so you need to personalize your content and make it even more relevant for them to stay and listen to your whole message.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Adapt the content<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> Instead of just delivering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information in the same way you would do live, reframe your content with a virtual audience in mind. How are you going to engage people? Use breakout rooms, polls, chat.. The possibilities are endless!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Engage. Engage. Engage.<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Frontal presentations are boring. And most of the information can be found on the internet or in an email. Participants go to events to talk to each other, to learn from each other, to share their own experiences and practices. Facilitate that opportunity and you won\u2019t miss!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Mind your body language<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Make it easy for the audience to get your non verbal cues. Mind how they see you and hear you through the camera\u00a0 and move and talk and express accordingly. Make them feel you are talking just to them. How? For example, look straight to the camera instead to the screen. The audience will feel you are looking straight at them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Stand up<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> Present standing up, as you would do in a live stage. That would help to keep your energy high and your tone less monotone, which will be transmitted to the audience. But don\u2019t forget to put your computer in front of your eyes!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Watch out your background<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> Keep in mind what it is seen behind you through the camera. And adjust the lighting so the audience can see you perfectly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><strong>Technology back up plan<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>.<\/strong> Have a plan B for all the activities or possible internet of software failures you can anticipate. And test it all in advance. That will give you back some of the control and security of being fully prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_main_image\/public\/images\/20326\/shutterstock_273165284-compressor.png?itok=BZdGq-v-\" alt=\"5 Thoughtful Ways to Build Relationships Virtually\" \/> \u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you like these tips? Would you like more? Discover our training in virtual needs in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/innovao.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/services\/online-trainings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/innovao.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/services\/online-trainings\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 and learn how to \u2026<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the attention<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain a high energy\u00a0 of the audience<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensify the experience<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost the engagement and interaction between the attendees<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to forget you are online!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2020 has been the year of turning everything virtual, on doing no matter what, to keep reaching the people, transforming into online services, communicating through screens. Figure out along the way how to do it.\u00a0 After twelve months of already trial and error, 2021 is the year of succeeding in the virtual world. Trying is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":111093,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 has been the year of turning everything virtual, on doing no matter what, to keep reaching the people, <\/span><b>transforming into online services<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, communicating through screens. Figure out along the way how to do it.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After twelve months of already trial and error, 2021 is the year of <\/span><b>succeeding in the virtual world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Trying is not an option anymore, we need to know how to do it and we are expected to know how to do it, whether we are CEOs, mid-managers or occasional speakers.\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<b>Turning virtual all sorts of previous live events turned out to be quite a challenge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, one bigger than expected. For example, we were used to giving presentations in front of a large room of people, or organizing relevant meetings are now struggling on their laptops, and now we are <\/span><b>trying to reach our audience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> via teleconferencing software. And there, they found a huge new challenge: <\/span><b>keep the audience engaged with the content, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensuring t<\/span><b>hey\u2019ll stick around to the end of the webinar to hear the call to action or receive the necessary guidance to move forward effectively with a project.\u00a0<\/b>\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/tunedupmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Public-Speaking-Online-Five-Tips-For-Virtual-Success-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Public Speaking Online: Five Tips For Virtual Success ...\" \/>\n\n\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it is already hard enough to get people to pay attention in meetings when everyone\u2019s in the same room, imagine if they are calling from home. How can you get people to actually participate in a virtual meeting? How can you ensure they are paying attention and recalling the messages you are sending? How can you make the attendees feel engaged and connected? Why is this so difficult? Why cannot we give the exact same presentation and expect the same impact as doing it live?\u00a0<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Expectations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is a fact that most of the virtual meetings or events are not the best experiences, so we already attend them assuming they will get boring at some point, with a back up plan to do something else meanwhile.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Easy distractions.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There is a lot of competition for the participants' attention: emails, calls, phone notifications, social media\u2026 Participants can \u201cpretend\u201d to pay attention and be doing something else without you realizing it. And they know it.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Overload of very similar stimulus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The participants are sitting down looking at the screen all the time, at a full of information powerpoint listening to the same voice. And chances are that is not their first virtual meeting\/event of the day, neither the last one. So their brain gets saturated and loses interests in paying attention passively to the immobile screen.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lack of feedback<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Humans normally rely heavily on visual feedback when we work with a team: in a video call, we get less visual feedback, which makes us more tired trying to pick up other cues to gather the same amount of non-verbal information. It makes us feel more vulnerable.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lack of natural connexion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In a physical environment, the moments just right before the start of the meeting or the event, the breaks, the coffee time.. Those are precious moments where participants disconnect, move, reactivate their body and bring back oxygen to their brains and, most importantly, talk to each other and connect. Those random moments are the ones that, we as social species, we value the most. And they don\u2019t happen naturally in a virtual environment.<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><strong><b>Technology is unpredictable.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Doesn\u2019t matter how \u201cexperts\u201d we claim to be, we are not as familiar with softwares as we are in live social situations, so there will be always this tiny fear that something will go wrong and we won\u2019t be able to fix it. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\u00a0\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-az.allevents.in\/events4\/banners\/5c071bffe4fea2735dc4fe8afaebbca696210d6347daf1477d93685ceb232595-rimg-w600-h338-gmir.jpg?v=1600908512\" alt=\"Public Speaking Virtually, 29 July to 30 December | Online ...\" \/>\n\n\u00a0\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, what do we do? What options do we have? How to ensure an equally intense and productive experience virtually?<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The first 60 seconds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Hook the attention of your audience with a compelling story, make them feel it is worth their time to give you all their attention. Surprise them! In only 60 seconds you can win or lose your audience. Make them count!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Be relevant to your audience<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You are competing with many more <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">distractions than in a live world, so you need to personalize your content and make it even more relevant for them to stay and listen to your whole message.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adapt the content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Instead of just delivering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">information in the same way you would do live, reframe your content with a virtual audience in mind. How are you going to engage people? Use breakout rooms, polls, chat.. The possibilities are endless!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Engage. Engage. Engage.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Frontal presentations are boring. And most of the information can be found on the internet or in an email. Participants go to events to talk to each other, to learn from each other, to share their own experiences and practices. Facilitate that opportunity and you won\u2019t miss!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mind your body language<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Make it easy for the audience to get your non verbal cues. Mind how they see you and hear you through the camera\u00a0 and move and talk and express accordingly. Make them feel you are talking just to them. How? For example, look straight to the camera instead to the screen. The audience will feel you are looking straight at them.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Stand up<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Present standing up, as you would do in a live stage. That would help to keep your energy high and your tone less monotone, which will be transmitted to the audience. But don\u2019t forget to put your computer in front of your eyes!<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Watch out your background<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Keep in mind what it is seen behind you through the camera. And adjust the lighting so the audience can see you perfectly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technology back up plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Have a plan B for all the activities or possible internet of software failures you can anticipate. And test it all in advance. That will give you back some of the control and security of being fully prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<img class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.quickanddirtytips.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_main_image\/public\/images\/20326\/shutterstock_273165284-compressor.png?itok=BZdGq-v-\" alt=\"5 Thoughtful Ways to Build Relationships Virtually\" \/>\n\n\u00a0\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you like these tips? Would you like more? Discover our training in virtual needs in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/innovao.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/services\/online-trainings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/innovao.cluster030.hosting.ovh.net\/services\/online-trainings\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 and learn how to \u2026<\/span>\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the attention<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain a high energy\u00a0 of the audience<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensify the experience<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boost the engagement and interaction between the attendees<\/span><\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to forget you are online!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[487,495],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innovationiseverywhere.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}