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How I learned to stop yawning and love the Zoom Room

Candid

So do everything you can to recognize the attendees as they join: say their names, ask them to share where they’re from, have an interesting icebreaker , play music—whatever makes them feel welcomed and human, not just a square box there to receive a lecture. . Launch a poll, ask for feedback, switch speakers, turn off the slides.

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Durff's Slide Show: Why Integrate Blogging

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My twitter friend Durff asked for feedback on her slide show. The title slide - "Teaching to Transform" should be a second or two longer and then hit me a visual that shows "transformation" -- maybe a bored student and then an engaged one. The rhytm of music is making me want more jump cuts and faster pace.

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What Have We Learned About Creating Engaging Meetings from Virtual Conferences?

The MatrixFiles

BeSpeake clients have: Paid closer attention to the content and slides. In person, ask your speakers to show pre-roll, play music, and start the conversation early. .” But with virtual, more thought has gone into the quality of the sessions to make sure people stay engaged and don’t log off.

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Guest Post: Maintaining a connection with pandemic-inactive volunteers

Twenty Hats

This addition is a slide show of photographs that the volunteers email to me. My favorite addition was a film clip I used as the finale for the first slide show — a 70ish volunteer tap dancing! For both shows, I used PowerPoint to create the slides and captions. Each presentation was about 8 minutes long.

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60+ Spring Fundraising Ideas for Every Nonprofit

Qgiv

Put on some Irish music and work with a local dance company to show off some Irish Riverdance for a more festive celebration. Work with a local pool facility or use a bunch of blow-up pools and splash slides to provide some family fun to the community. Host a Holi festival with music, dance, and colored powders to cover everyone in.

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My Slides from the Screencasting Session and Please Vote.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These are my powerpoint slides from the Screencasting Session at NTC. minute videos, map out the screencast before you actually film it, create a storyboard, write a script, use music. I've put the presentation (and almost all my other presentations) into Slide Share. no more than 3.5 There's some execellent content there.

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Top 21 Virtual Event Ideas for Your Next Online Event

AccelEvents

Virtual Musicals. Musicals can be fun, and many people enjoy them. If you want to keep things exciting and surprise your guests with something fun, try hosting a virtual musical! Try to have some special items lined up for the gala, including a recommended meal or drink, music, games, and a charity event.

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