If you would like to host a webinar, there are a few webinar tools you will need to be professional and effective.

Start planning your presentation by creating a webinar set-up sheet. On this sheet, list out the following:

- your webinar OBJECTIVE (sales, a phone appointment, education?)

- your webinar TITLE (this should be benefit driven)

- what you plan to COVER on your webinar

- “your STORY” (credentials or how you had the same problem and overcame it)

- CASE STUDIES (real-life examples of how you, or others you have helped, have been successful with your product or services)

- EDUCATION (killer tips and tricks they need to know to help overcome the “problem”)

- ROAD BLOCKS to success (These might be setbacks your viewers could face.)

- CALL TO ACTION (This is where you encourage them to act on what you’ve shown them. Go to your website, buy your product or service, or call for an appointment.)

The second webinar tool is a background template for your powerpoint presentation. When you create your template, include these things:

-background graphic – Create or have someone else create an appealing, memorable graphic that communicates the message of your webinar. Use it as the background graphic on your master slide.

- your picture – Again on the master slide, insert your picture in the top left corner so that people can identify with you as a person. It also helps the audience to link a face with your voice.

-bullet points that show up when you click your mouse – Go to the “custom animation” option and have each line on your presentation appear when you click your mouse in the master slide.

- call to action url – In the master view, add a url at the top so that the “call to action” is available on each slide. The call to action should lead to a web site where your audience can take an action (buy button, phone number to call, email option form, etc.)

Finally, to set up your webinar, you’ll need these tools:

-a webinar hosting company – A hosting company enables you to show audio and video to hundreds of people at the same time. Some companies to consider are GoToWebinar, Manexa, Omnovia, Web Ex and Adobe Connect.

-a web page for registration – Your webinar hosting company will likely provide you with a registration page, but I recommend creating your own. Remember to sell your webinar by showing your potential customers what is in it for them. This is known as being “benefit driven.”

-an autoresponder – Even after your viewers register, you will want to remind them of the coming webinar. Afterwards, you will definitely want to follow up with each one who attended.

So those are the essential webinar tools. Give them careful thought, set them up, and you will likely see HUGE results.

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