Webinar Guidelines
AAA will manage the technical aspects, market/promote the event, and present the event live to a remote audience. All webinars are recorded for future viewing unless otherwise instructed. Additional tools such as polling, Q&A, breakout rooms and post event Twitter chats may be used to facilitate maximum engagement.
Basic Information
- No more than 2 webinars will be scheduled per month.
- Webinars are typically 1 hour long; 40-45 minutes of actual presentation time plus approximately 15-20 minutes for Q&A. Given this time restriction, we recommend no more than three speakers/panelists per webinar.
- Prior to the live webinar, panelists are encouraged to promote their webinar via various communication channels (social media, online communities, email lists, etc.).
- In addition to the live webinar, all panelists must participate in 15-30 minutes prior to the start time.
- On the day of the live webinar, all panelists will need to join the webinar 30 minutes prior to the start time.
General Timeline (a weekly registration report will be provided to the organizer up to webinar date)
6 weeks in advance: Organizers will be required to submit the following:
Speaker/panelist contact information: name, email, title, affiliation, and brief bio (150-word limit)
Headshots for each speaker/panelist
5 weeks in advance: Webinar registration and web page will be made available, and marketing will begin.
1 week in advance: Speaker training session will be offered and scheduled
Technical Information
- Webinars are presented using Zoom Webinar
- Plan to participate in the speaker training session from the location and computer you intend to use during the live webinar. Any technical issues that are discovered during the training will likely be fixed for the live webinar.
- Once you’ve joined the webinar, there are two ways to connect your audio: computer or telephone.
Presentation Tips
- Have your slideshow (draft or final) ready for the training session
- Use of video/sound within your slideshow is encouraged and will be tested in the training session
- Use of audience engagement tools are encouraged during your presentation:
a. Polls – need to be set p prior to live webinar
b. Chat can be enabled
c. Attendees can “raise their hand” to be unmuted to ask or comment
d. A general survey is sent out to attendees after the webinar, if you would like to include a question on this survey, you will provide it beforehand