Webinars can be a great platform to interact with district leaders. This session is designed to showcase what a webinar can do, and what topics are best suited for a webinar. Participants will learn best practices for PowerPoint slide design and software options available. This session took place during the 2015 Rotary Regional Leader Training Institute.

1. 19 March 2015
USING
WEBINARS TO
REACH YOUR
REGION

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Welcome to Using Webinars to Reach Your Region
Use the Audio pod to select
Telephone
- or -
Mic & Speakers
Please type into the
Questions box:
• Name
• Role
• Zone
• Amount of webinar
experience

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Using Webinars to Reach Your Region
Adam Arents
Learning Technology Supervisor
Rotary International

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How to participate in the webinar
Use the question pod to
type in your location and
how the weather is there.
If you can’t hear or others
can’t hear you, select a
different mic or speaker
option on your computer.

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REMINDER:
All attendees will receive a link to
the slides and a recording of today’s
session via email within 48 hours.

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Learning Objectives
1. Understand the purpose of a webinar
2. Identify topics that are best suited for a
webinar
3. Use best practices for webinar slideshow
design
4. Log in and use GoToMeeting webinar
software

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Poll: What is the best way for
you to connect with leaders
in your region?

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What has been your experience
with webinars?

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What makes a good webinar topic?

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Interactive
Photo by Alyce Henson. © Rotary International.

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Interactive
Example:
Successful membership tactics, including a
presentation from a panelist and time for
participants to suggest ideas from their
districts

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Practical
Photo by Monika Lozinska. © Rotary International.

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Practical
Example:
Ten ways you can engage the members of
your club

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Thought-provoking
Photo by Alyce Henson. © Rotary International.

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Thought-provoking
Example:
Ethical dilemmas in Rotary clubs –
What would you do?

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What should you avoid when choosing a webinar topic?

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One-sided lecture
Photo by Kevin Dooley

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One-sided lecture
Example:
A summary of all the service projects my
club has done over the past year

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Too much information
Photo by Russell Davies

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Too much information
Example:
Everything there is to know about donor
recognition points

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Requires a hands-on activity
Photo by Gillicious

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Requires a hands-on activity
Example:
How to complete an expense report for
Rotary travel

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POLL: Do you think this topic would work well for a webinar?
Introducing yourself to your district leaders
and explaining to them how your role can help
them succeed

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POLL: Do you think this topic would work well for a webinar?
You notice your region has not been adopting
Rotary’s new voice. You want to share best
practices for how to do so, and showcase
examples of one club in your district who has
adopted the new voice.

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POLL: Do you think this topic would work well for a webinar?
You want to have a zone team meeting to give
an update on what you’ve been working on for
the past month.

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What is a webinar topic that you
think would be helpful
for your region?

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Designing webinar
presentations

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Webinar software

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SOFTWARE OPTIONS
For Rotary Members:
60-Day Free Trial
15% discount

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SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Video conference with up to 10 people
Anyone can watch the conference live on YouTube
Ron Burton did it!

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SOFTWARE OPTIONS
Free (with ads) for up to 200 attendees

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REMINDER:
All attendees will receive a link to
the slides and a recording of today’s
session via email within 48 hours.

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Questions

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webinars@rotary.org