Make Better Virtual Keynotes

Looking at the elements that make virtual keynotes more engaging, and how to change your mindset when presenting online.

Marcus John Henry Brown

May 04, 2020 • 5 min read

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Summary

Expert business conference performance artist and a teacher of stagecraft Marcus John Henry Brown share his top tips on how to write craft and perform a virtual talk at a virtual conference in this engaging Ted Talk. He states that virtual conference performers should always picture themselves as a film that the audience is watching from a very distractive environment. As such, the audience can easily switch the film off or stop paying attention. Thus, Marcus suggests that virtual talks need to be concise and exciting to be effective. Let's find out more from the video.

Takeaways

As a virtual keynote performer, your audience is in a distractive environment. As such, your talks need to be concise and exciting.
For any virtual conference talks, it's vital to understand you are not in an actual conference stage.
When doing a virtual keynote, picture yourself as a film that the audience can switch off, so it's very important to gain their full attention.