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NAAIA presents VIDEO MEETINGS & PRESENTATIONS: FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING

VIDEO MEETINGS & PRESENTATIONS:

FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING

Join NAAIA as Gilda Bonanno offers us guidance and tips on strategies to master virtual meetings and presentations.

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

12:00 pm - 1:00pm EST

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The current world’s circumstances have forced us to transition from in-person meetings and presentations to virtual formats. Many firms and individuals have struggled to make this transition smoothly or effectively.  Although the goal remains the same for virtual/video meetings and presentations, your approach to them should be different than for in-person.

This live webinar will provide a roadmap to help you transition from just surviving video and virtual meetings/presentations to thriving, so you can build trust, win business, and boost your company/individual reputation and brand!

1. Prepare

  • How to choose the right medium for your message: video, phone, email, etc. 

  • Tips and tricks to set the stage and look professional – lighting, camera, attire, etc.

  • Testing the technology – developing “Plan B”

2. Present

  • How to make your content more concise and focused, to fit shorter virtual attention spans

  • Best practices for being more dynamic and keeping the audience engaged

  • Guidelines for team presentations, to create smooth speaker/topic transitions

3. Follow-up

  • Ideas for virtual leave-behinds, including short personalized videos

  • Ideas to continue developing your skills


ABOUT OUR SPEAKER

Gilda Bonanno is a professional speaker, consultant and facilitator who serves as a trusted advisor to executives and entrepreneurs to transform their communication, presentation and leadership skills. 

Since 2006, she has run her own business and worked with leading organizations on four continents, from Chicago to Shanghai and Rio to Rome, including Travelers, GE, Society for Marketing Professional Services, Wells Fargo, Assa Abloy and Yale University.

Gilda has delivered thousands of in-person programs, her YouTube channel has received over 2 million views and her digital newsletter has reached subscribers in over 45 countries since 2008.

She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds a master’s degree from Fordham University and an Advanced Business Certificate in Management from the University of Connecticut School of Business.

Gilda is a past Board Member for the Women's Business Development Council (WBDC) and also Past President of the CT chapter of the National Speakers Association and the Southern CT chapter of the Association for Talent Development.