THE VIRTUAL PRESENTER’S PLAYBOOK 250+ ideas for rocking your next webinar, webcast, or virtual class Roger Courville The Virtual Presenter’s Playbook by Roger Courville © 2015 All rights reserved. Use of any part of this publication, whether reproduced, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photo- copying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system, without the prior consent of the publisher, is an infringement of copyright law and is forbidden. Print ISBN: 978-0-9965201-0-2 eBook ISBN: 978-0-9965201-1-9 Lead Editor: Jennifer Regner Cover and Interior Design by: Fusion Creative Works, fusioncw.com For more information, contact: Roger Courville at +1.503.329.1662,
[email protected], @rogercourville, or via carrier pigeon. Interested in bulk purchases or distributing the eBook en masse? Give a ring. Published by: 1080 Group, LLC 24111 NE Halsey Street, Suite 200 Troutdale, Oregon, 97060 USA +1.503.329.1662 First Printing Printed in the United States of America TheVirtualPresenter.com DEDICATION Scott Driscoll For faith—without which I’d not have a chance to do what I’m called to do. Vince Epperly For your gift of lifelong friendship manifest. Mark Corcoran, Sovann Pen, John Willsea, Justin Foster, Michael Santarcangelo For being my board. Tamar, Maia, and Alden Courville For being the reason to stay focused on love. CONTENTS Foreword 13 Introduction 15 ∙ Get the Most from This Book 18 Chapter 1: Thinking Strategically 21 ∙ Eight ways web conferencing creates value beyond saving 21 travel expenses