Train the Trainer Seminars:

Producing Engaging Synchronous eLearning

The ability to provide a live instructor to any one, anywhere is a very powerful technology for education and communication.

But synchronous technology has limitations. If not designed well, it can be ineffective and may even fail. More is lost when you leave that physical classroom than people realize. You lose non-verbal communication to enhance the instructor's speech. You also lose eye contact. Eye contact is a powerful way for a speaker to hold the audience's attention. Eye contact also gives the speaker some sense of the audience comprehension. In a synchronous, event you lose these abilities.

Additionally, you should not underestimate the freedom your audience has in these online sessions. No one is watching them. If they are not engaged, they will check emails, voice mails, or worse; anonymously drop out with one click of the mouse.

So it is not enough to just do the same PowerPoint presentation online.

To help you create engaging synchronous presentations, Thinks! offers the following three seminars that can be run separately, or as a one full day training.

Using Radio Broadcast Techniques

The audio is the most important communication medium in a synchronous event but it is often the most ignored when designing these events. This seminar focuses on inexpensive ways to improve your audio, thus improving your ability to communicate effectively with your audience and keep them participating in your session.

Interactivity and Collaboration

This session covers techniques to integrate interactivity and collaboration into your synchronous event, productively engaging your audience.

Management of the Synchronous Production Process

This seminar covers the behind-the-scenes strategies and protocols necessary to run a successful and seamless synchronous event. This presentation includes, team and role selection, and team organization before and during an event.

If you are serious about producing a quality synchronous event that will engage your audiences to achieve your educational objectives, you need Thinks! Learning.