Now presenters can enter the webinar and communicate in private before the host officially starts the public broadcast. I think “Practice Session” is a misleading phrase for this functionality, but there you have it. The tricky part is that you have to remember to tick a checkbox when you schedule your webinar in order to get the option for private setup time: You don’t have much choice in configuration… It is what it is.
As with most everything else in that product, simplicity is the overriding priority. “Lobby” – this is a holding area where audience members can wait before the show starts. In a classic physical auditorium event they would probably hear music piped over the room speakers while seeing some nice graphics on the projection screens at the front of the stage.Ĭommon terminology that goes along with this includes: “Green Room” – this is the private space where presenters can hang out and chat without audience members seeing or hearing them. The attendees should feel as though they are welcomed, acknowledged, and are encouraged to be a part of the proceedings. Ideally you don’t want your early bird attendees to see and hear the chitchat going on behind the scenes. Meanwhile, you have encouraged attendees to log in a little early to make sure they are able to connect and start on time. We’ll assume that you are familiar with the underlying goal… You want the presenters, moderator, Q&A assistants, and whoever else has a finger in the pie to be able to login early and test their connections, go over last-minute details, and prepare to start on time. I’ll pick a few of the most common and well-known webinar platforms as tangible examples, but you’ll find similar things to look out for in whatever technology you happen to use.
In most cases I would argue that the cosmetics and psychology are not well thought out by the webinar vendors. It’s different in every webinar product, and sometimes is different within those products depending on how you use them. The subject is what webinar attendees see if they log in before your formal presentation has started. Get a cup of coffee and prepare for a deep dive! Oh dear… This is going to be one of those long and detailed posts for people who really like thinking about webinar details.
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