7. How to Deliver Engaging Interactive Webinars (Donald Taylor)

 Delivering online presentations, meetings, and training has quickly become the norm in 2020, but many people struggle to engage their audience in an online format. Filming a play does not make it a movie, and similarly using the same strategies for an in-person presentation is not the same as presenting it online. The approach and design must be tailored to the medium in which it is presented.On this episode I am thrilled discuss best practices of hosting webinars with an international expert in workplace learning technologies and designing engaging interactive webinars.Donald Taylor is the Chairman of the Learning and Performance Institute and for the past twenty years has chaired the Learning Technologies Conference in London. Donald has helped plan and deliver Learning Technology events around the world, including Berlin, Paris, Singapore and Orlando. He works with speakers of every level of experience – including novices and some of the world’s most experienced online speakers – and has helped them build and pace their presentations, ensuring that they have everything they need to create interactive, compelling presentations that they keep audiences engaged. Since 2014, Donald has run the Learning & Development Global Sentiment Survey, which provides valuable insights to leaders of organizations and L&D professionals. He is also the author of the book Learning Technologies in the Workplace (Kogan Page, 2017) and many articles. In 2007, he received the Colin Corder award for services to training, and in 2016, an honorary doctorate from London’s Middlesex University, for services to the Learning and Development profession. Links:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldhtaylor/The book How to be a Webinar Master can be downloaded from www.webinarmaster.com