5 Responses

1. 2 things

   2 things I've noticed…

   1) People who are rubbish at training are also rubbish at webinars. 

   2) Even the very latest technology (I know because we use it) is quite unreliable and it doesn't take much to turn off a remote audience.

2. webinars

   Hi Julie – we promote webinars for clients here on TZ, some of which we also host and moderate, and we find they're a very good way of providing valuable info for the community. You need three things for a decent webinar:

    

   – non-salesy, useful content

   – an engaged audience

   – stable technology for delivery

    

   If you are missing one of these three things you might run into problems.

    

   Agreed though – there are quite a few out there that are thinly disguised sales pitches.

    

   Jon

   (editor)

3. Thanks Steve and John

   ..for your comments. I asked the question because of a couple of disdainful responses (think screwed up noses!) I had when I mentioned I intend to use webinars more in the future. I wondered how widespread this low opinion was, as perception will have an impact when I start promoting them.

    I think I might just avoid using the word and come up with something else instead!

    

4. Masterclass

   If anyone is interested in a free masterclass in how to deliver on-line content I would highly recommend https://www.learningandperformanceinstitute.com/

   They run regular 1hr sessions and are about as good as I have experienced… 

5. Useful, Practical and Valuable

   We use them to disseminate smart, small chunks of learning both internally and externally and customers find them a useful way of getting info in a concentrated format which is not that intrusive. I recently did one for UNESCO and their World Food Programme, 90 people equipped with ideas and practical tasks and activities in under an hour all around the world, encompassing South America, Europe and the Middles East. The feedback was brilliant.