A webinar is an online meeting or presentation held via the Internet in real-time. To put it simply, it is an online event, which connects individuals with viewers across the world. The main feature of live webinars is interactivity, or the ability to discuss, send and receive information in real-time.
Features of the webinar
- Sharing video and presentation
- Chat
- Whiteboard
- Polls and surveys
- Desktop sharing
- Recording
Webinar’s Advantages
- Educators can reach a wider audience of students, as they will not have to spend time and money traveling. Participants can just tune into the training from anywhere.
- Avoid costs related to venue rental, food, and other expenses, which will allow the educator to charge less for the event and, thus, have more attendees.
- Webinars make holding conferences and meetings possible at any time and place. Anyone can participate in a webinar without leaving work or just staying at home, on a business trip, or vacation.
- No more headache concerning venue rental, coffee breaks, and transfers – holding a conference is as easy as several mouse clicks!
Webinar’s Disadvantages
- Limited Interaction
- Technical Difficulties
- Lack of Teamwork
- Lack of Body Language
- Lack of Environmental Control
Example of the daily programme description
Day 1 |
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When |
What |
Session 1 30’ |
Ice breaker: Aim/purpose: To make participants get to know each other. How (kind of methods): plenary. To keep in mind: all names must be said! Exercise: Names exercise. People say their name in a circle, then anyone is asked to say a name and switch positions with that person. Further resources: https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/name-exercises.1041/ |
Session 2 30’ |
Participants’ expectations How (kind of methods): plenary, self-reflection. Description: The facilitator guides a discussion about the current public skills of participants and what they expect from the workshop. After some information has been shared, people start to reflect on their limits about their public speaking skills. What scares them, what they think they need to improve. They write them in some post-its, which are kept secret and which will be used for discussion. |
Session 3 45’ |
The Theory: Some public Speaking tips
Aim/purpose: Participants learn the theory behind public speaking How (kind of methods): small groups. Exercise: – Make a pitch on a chosen topic, and then show through a presentation, what you did and how (techniques of pitch, theory, etc.) – Discussion guided by the facilitator Further resources: – https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toolbox/tool/presentation-excellence-basics-devil-s-dozen.1643/ – The SPEAK toolbox |
15’ |
Break |
Session 4 30’ |
Team building activity: Shared stories Aim/purpose: This exercise helps build rapport between people through active sharing and allows people to be exposed to many people in the group. After hearing stories from many people, participants are asked to identify patterns in story structures. How (kind of methods): Storytelling Exercise: – Ask participants to take a couple of minutes to write the outline of a story they want to share. – Ask them to stand and pair off with someone from another part of the room. Participants should listen enthusiastically to their partner’s story and then narrate their own. – Participants then find new partners and repeat the procedure. – After exchanging stories with half a dozen other participants, form groups and ask participants in their groups to find common elements in storytelling from all the people they heard, for example, what made it a positive experience |
Session 5 150’ |
The Theory in practice: Public Speaking exercise Aim/purpose: Participants apply the theory of public speaking. How (kind of methods): small groups. To keep in mind: All participants must help each other develop their part. The work must be done in the group so that the parts will be agreed upon and split afterward. Exercise: – In groups of 4 people or similar, participants will have to choose a product, a brand, a project, which already exists and prepare a pitch for the audience. All of them will need to play a part in the pitching process – 5-8 min pitch – During the pitch one group will have to prepare questions, another will have to prepare constructive feedback – Participants get feedback from both the trainers and another group. |