Wonderful Writing Webinars – Miss Write

That’s a seminar or a lecture online to you and me. It’s a form of web conferencing in real time. Webinars can be multi- or single user (plus host), sometimes they’re interactive where you can speak to the host live or submit questions before hand, and they can be useful tools for writers like us. 

I experienced my first webinar in October 2012. It was a technology themed presentation for my ‘day job’ in recycling, looking at mobile solutions for customer service. The host invited us to put our two cents in via phone with any questions at the end of the webinar, which was a nice touch. I found the session very useful, and have since been browsing for writing themed webinars to learn from and to share with you (see bottom of this post). 

My thoughts during my first webinar were as follows:

I’m in my first ever webinar UK-Canada! Modern technology is amazing! *Someone’s going to say it’s not that modern, I know!* 

Ok, first technical hitch… That awkward moment when someone doesn’t mute when they’re in a webinar. One tip if you are joining a webinar which allows for voice interaction – make sure your phone or microphone is on mute so you don’t disrupt the session with background noise, coughing and the like. 

Mental note for next time: I could have done this in my pyjamas and a flashy bow tie and no one would know. Unprofessional moment. It’s passed now. 

The host is pretty good. Succinct, lively, interesting, engaging… Makes it easier to listen to. 

It’s basically a PowerPoint presentation on a web program with a dial in phone audio option. Considering this is #my1stwebinar it’s interesting to see how it works… Very interactive, I like it!