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Building a better webinar: A view through experience and research into best practices

March 9, 2017 at 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Location:Online - Register using the form below to receive the webinar link!
Cost:Free
Audience:Anyone
Key Contact:Nicole Bedford
Contact Email:cfice@carleton.ca

Four cartoon computers with cartoon people engaging in video calls.Have you ever wanted to deliver your own webinar but just didn’t know where to start? Or have you tried already and found you’re struggling to keep attendees engaged? Well look no further, because this webinar is for you!

On Thursday, March 9, from 2pm – 3pm EST, join us for Building a better webinar: A view through experience and research into best practices.

Drawing from personal experience, as well as best practices from the literature, presenters Jeannie An and Jill Bedford will walk you through key tips and pointers for creating the best possible webinar to reach your target audience. Throughout the webinar, Jeannie and Jill will demonstrate the techniques they discuss, so you can experience first hand what works, and what doesn’t.

Level: Beginner

Topics to be Covered: 

  • Benefits of Webinars
  • Best Practices
  • Challenges
  • Tools We Used
  • Conclusions

Length: 1 hour

Attendance is limited so be sure to reserve your spot today!

Presenters:

Portrait of Jeannie An, the Research Services Librarian, Ron Joyce Centre, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University.

Jeannie An is the Research Services Librarian, Ron Joyce Centre, DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University. She was also the Chair of the Staff Learning & Development Committee (SLDC) for the library where she gained her knowledge of webinars by viewing hundreds of webinars and also investigating what makes a great webinar through current research on webinar best practices.

Portrait of Jill Bedford, a Library Assistant at the H. G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering, McMaster University.

Jill Bedford is a Library Assistant at the H. G. Thode Library of Science and Engineering, McMaster University. Jill also served on the Staff Learning & Development Committee for the library for 5 years and has been involved with the making of and presenting about webinars since 2014.