How to Present for a Teleseminar

Presenting over the telephone is harder for most people than a face to face presentation because it’s a one way communication; there is no body language no guffaws at your side splitting humour, no feedback . . . at all.

The best way to overcome this is to write a script and practise until you can deliver it without sounding like you are reading. The aim is to know your content inside out so that you sound like you are having a conversation. Having a script as the core of your presentation will also make it easier to stay focussed and not stray from the point.

When people listen to a presentation over the phone it is very easy for the audience to unconsciously tune out. You should assume that they have a maximum attention span of around 12-15 minutes, so be ready to change yyour style of delivery often.

For this reason, people that run teleseminars frequently will often have two presenters so that the interaction will prevent anyone getting too bored by just one voice.

Radio is a similar one dimensional medium. Not so long ago most programmes had one presenter, these days they all have two or three. As you can imagine, they don’t do this to make it easier for the presenters, they do it because it keeps people tuned to that station.

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