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How to Entertain Webinar Early Birds

omnoviaadmin — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 17:12:58 +0000

Handling people who show up 15 minutes early to your webinar is a lot easier than handling people who show up 15 minutes early to your house party. For one thing, it doesn’t matter if your hair is still wet. For another, the omNovia webinar platform has lots of tips and tools to keep early-birds entertained:

Ask open-ended questions in the chat box. Early birds will answer, and as new audience members sign in they can read the chat thread and get involved.
Run a pre-event slide show to include housekeeping topics, presenter information, social media instructions like assigned Twitter hashtags and a schedule of upcoming webinars. This lets you get your message out without using valuable webinar time.
Launch opinion polls. When you are asking your audience to take action they are less likely to give in to other online distractions.
Play music to set the tone of your webinar. A rousing march, modern electronica or soothing new age will help get your audience in the proper mood to receive your message.
Entertain with videos. Sure, the sneezing baby panda may have nothing to do with your webinar topic, but dollars to donuts your audience will watch it – no matter how many times they’ve seen it before.

Webinar Presenters, this Checklist is for You!

omnoviaadmin — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0000

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” – Benjamin Franklin

Ben Franklin may not have been a webinar presenter, but we are pretty sure that if he was, he would have used the omNovia Checklist for Web Conference Presenters. Check out the knowledgebase article that lists 10 tips to follow before presenting live.

How to Queue Up Webinar Content Without Disrupting Flow

omnoviaadmin — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 13:00:37 +0000

Switching from one media module to another can be a tricky endeavor, requiring cat-like finesse. Or maybe it just requires a little white button.

In the omNovia webinar platform, we have the “Change Tab for Me Only” button.

It lets moderators privately access other media module tabs without affecting attendee view. This lets moderators queue up videos, cobrowser web sites or surveys while attendees are viewing other media modules. Then, when the moderator clicks on the actual media module tab, it brings the module live for attendees.

Learn more in the Change Tab for Me Only knowledgebase article.

How to Flag a Feature

omnoviaadmin — Mon, 14 Jul 2014 13:00:49 +0000

You know how sometimes you need to draw someone’s attention to something and words don’t seem to get it done? In the omNovia webinar platform, we have a feature for that. It’s the equivalent of tapping someone on the shoulder and pointing.

Only, we call it “Flag A Feature.” When you want to point out an item or icon in the webinar room, simply put your mouse over the item and right click. You’ll see a pop-up with the option to “highlight for all” or “highlight for presenter.”

This is a useful tool if you want to point out room features (such as where the documents folder is located) or if you want to draw the presenter’s attention to something (like annotation tools).

It’s just one of many useful tools available in the omNovia platform. Learn more in the Tools knowledgebase article.

Where in the World Is Your Webinar Audience? Check the Map!

omnoviaadmin — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 13:00:38 +0000

The omNovia webinar platform gives you the world. The World Map, that is. To access, select Map from the Tools Menu. It will display the participants’ geographical locations based on their IP addresses. You can use the World Map tool to gather information about attendees or show to all to create a sense of camaraderie or show scope of audience.

Learn more in the World Map knowledgebase article.

How to Use Event Registration to Improve Audience Approval

omnoviaadmin — Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:00:12 +0000

Ask registrants questions to help you determine which topics your target audience finds the most relevant. Use their feedback to develop content that draws in attendees.
Ask registrants questions to help you pick the perfect date, time and format for future webinars. Do your prospects prefer a 30-minute lunch-and-learn or a 60-minute evening presentation?
Ask registrants beforehand which question they would most like answered. Then address it during the webinar to add value for audience members.

The omNovia Event Registration Tool lets you create any number of questions, using a variety of question types, to ask registrants at sign-up. You can make these questions optional or required. To learn more, check out the knowledgebase article on the omNovia Event Manager.

3 Tips for Better Webinar Surveys

omnoviaadmin — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:00:08 +0000

Survey your attendees in the webinar room – get their feedback before they forget the details of the event.
Keep the survey short – the longer your survey, the less likely someone will complete it.
Ask for testimonials – include “permission to share” wording that will allow you to use data collected to help attract new business.

The omNovia Survey Module makes it easy to gather the thoughts, opinions and behaviors of attendees.

Learn more by reading the knowledgebase article on using the Survey Module and watch our one-minute update.