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Presenter Guidelines

Just Four Steps to Complete

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Your One Minute Video Promo

This guide helps you to provide a sneak peek of your presentation with a short, recorded overview. Conference attendees love these videos and they watch them to plan which sessions they attend. 

 

Action Item 

Record a short, one to two-minute introduction of your presentation.  

Please include the following as part of your script:

  • Your name
  • Presentation topic
  • Anything that will get people excited about your presentation 

If you want to screen-share content in your intro, make sure to record the beginning of your introduction in full-screen mode, before going into picture-in-picture mode; viewers really want to get to know you first before seeing content details.

Recording Tips

Audio quality is usually more important than any visuals or video that accompanies your presentation. People can deal with bad video, but bad audio really detracts from any presentation.

  • Best option: A clip-on microphone makes you sound and look good. Here is a sample clip-on microphone from Amazon.
  • Second best option is: Use a common headphone/microphone combination such as Apple Earbuds.  While the sound quality is acceptable, the headphones detract from the overall look.

Your video should have two important aspects: A video of you speaking and your notes/presentation. Putting the two together is usually not too difficult.

Video Recording Tips
Recording yourself along with a series of slides is a common way to prepare and distribute a presentation for all to enjoy. Check out this example.

There are a variety of software packages to make this possible:

  • Canva: A personal favorite in the teaching and SENIA world. Builds awesome slides and does video recording.
  • Zoom: Popular and easy to use.
  • Screencastify: Another strong screencasting software. Requires a paid account to exceed five minutes.

 

Lighting Tips

Backdrop

Strong lighting helps keep the viewer focused on the most important part of the video: You! 
 

A few tips:

  • Avoid having the light behind you, such as a window or lamp. It will darken your appearance.
  • Place light in front of you. Natural lighting from windows is best whenever possible.

What is behind you during your presentation will be noted by attendees, and can make a recording either visually pleasing or distracting.

A few tips:

  • Present from your desk or office.
  • Having a backdrop such as a plain wall, books, shelves, etc. is a nice feeling for the audience.
  • We recommend avoiding virtual backgrounds if possible; they often disrupt video quality.

Sample Video

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Upload Your Video

You have done a ton of work and are excited to upload your video introduction.  

Here are some tips:

  • Export your presentation in the highest possible quality (Zoom, Screencastify, Canva, etc.)
  • Add the following when you name the file:  [Your Name – Title of Presentation]

If you are having an problems uploading your video in the form above, we have a backup plan for you. Please use the free service WeTransfer.com to send your video.  

Send all WeTransfer files to arcelia@seniainternational.org 

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Promote Your Presentation

SENIA loves to amplify and share the words and ideas of presenters like you!

To increase outreach, we are asking all presenters to promote their presentation through social media and other marketing channels.

  • Conference Badges: Let others know you are part of this great conference by using SENIA’s personalized conference badges. Your individual badge is sent out in early January.
  • A Few Weeks Before Your Presentation: Start to share your presentation topic, highlights, and personal conference badge.
  • Day of Your Workshop: Post comments and photos to your social media accounts. Tag SENIA’s Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin accounts. Be sure to use our hashtag, #SENIACambodia
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Share Your Handouts and Documents

Overview

Whova, our conference platform, no longer supports adding documents to your Whova presentation profile.

Please add a link to your speaker session that points to the documents you wish to share with your attendees.

For example, a link to a Google Drive folder with all the documents you wish to share.

Step-By-Step

  1. Upload your documents to a Google Drive folder or other sharable storage system such as DropBox or Microsoft Office
    1. Please double-check that the folder is open for all to view.
  2. Find the email that Whova sent to you that allows you to update your speaker session. It is a special link that is unique to each speaker.
    1. It looks something like this: https://whova.com/xems/engage/speaker/senia_202403/35384200/?code=11a01f4d5f69521c2e
  3. Grab the link to the storage folder you are using.
  4. Add the link in the description section of your presentation.
    1. Use the “link” button to make it a clickable link.  Makes it a little easier for people.

FAQ’s

  1. What if I can’t find that email with the link to my speaker profile?
    1. No worries, contact Michael Boll (admin@seniainternational.org) and he will send you that link.
  2. What if I don’t have a storage system such as Google Drive?
    1. No worries, email documents to Michael Boll (admin@seniainternational.org) and he will take care of it for you

Questions? Concerns? Thoughts? A sense of panic? I am here for you. Reach out to me, Arcelia, anytime!

Arcelia@SENIAInternational.org

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