Tips for Internet conference

Necessary equipment:

• Laptop

• Internet access

• Projector

• Screen

1. List and prioritize the top three goals that you want to accomplish with your audience. It's not enough just to talk to them. You may think you know what you want to accomplish in your presentation, but if you're not clear with yourself and others, it is very easy - too easy - for your audience to completely miss the point of your presentation. For example, your goals may be for them to appreciate the accomplishments of your organization, learn how to use your services, etc. Again, the goals should be in terms of what you want to accomplish with your audience.

2. Be really clear about who your audience is and about why is it important for them to be in the meeting. Members of your audience will want to know right away why they were the ones chosen to be in your presentation. Be sure that your presentation makes this clear to them right away. This will help you clarify your invitation list and design your invitation to them.

3. It’s always a good idea to have a plan B. If the Internet connection doesn’t work, have screenshots ready. If your USB drive isn’t recognized, have a copy of your talk on CD. While you don’t necessarily have to be able to give your talk during a power failure, be prepared for some divergences from the set plan. Arrive at your talk’s location at least 15 minutes early to make sure all the technology works correctly. Plan to stick around after your talk both to pack up your things, but also to talk to people who may not have spoken up during the Q&A. Be mindful of the fact that there may be another talk happening right after yours, so if people want to schmooze, suggest another venue for further chitchat.

4. List the major points of information that you want to convey to your audience. When you're done making that list, then ask yourself, "If everyone in the audience understands all of those points, then will I have achieved the goal that I set for this meeting?"

5. Be clear about the tone that you want to set for your presentation, for example, hopefulness, celebration, warning, teamwork, etc. Consciously identifying the tone to yourself can help you cultivate that mood to your audience.

6. Design a brief opening (about 5-10% of your total time presentation time) that:

• Presents your goals for the presentation.

• Clarifies the benefits of the presentation to the audience.

• Explains the overall layout of your presentation.

7. List the major points of in Prepare the body of your presentation (about 70-80% of your presentation time).

8. Design a brief closing (about 5-10% of your presentation time) that summarizes the key points from your presentation.

9. Design time for questions and answers (about 10% of the time of your presentation).

Compose an Internet conference using tips given above General topics for Internet conferences

1. Problems of contemporary education

2. Advantages and disadvantages of Bologna Process

3. Innovations of the 21^st century as reflection of interdisciplinarity

4. The greatest achievements of my branch of science

5. Dangers of virtual reality

6. Obesity as a problem of new generations. Reasons and possible solutions.

7. Ecological problems as a result of human interference

8. Ethics – danger for science or danger from science?

9. Ethics as a prevention of scientific breakthroughs

10. Human rights in Russia and the USA

11. Dangers of information technologies of 21^st century

12. Young scientists of the 21^st century: problems and hopes.

13. Plagiarism as a scourge of modern science

14. Interdisciplinary issues as essential part of modern science development.

15. Interdisciplinary approach to the development of your sphere of science.

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