The Silicon Valley Project - The Why, How to, and What’s Next of Going Virtual - Dec 2020
The Silicon Valley Project speaker series present:
The Why, How to, and What’s next of Going Virtual -
Learning the technology behind a great virtual meeting
♦♦ Preceding by PMISV Annual Business Meeting ♦♦
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Event Focus:
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Date: Tuesday, December 1, 2020 |
Location: Virtual
Speaker: Chuck Hooper
Event Description
In this virtual world we live and work in how are you delivering impactful content, managing all the technical challenges and conducting meaningful meetings for your valued clients and prospects?
In this online presentation, Chuck Hooper, recent dean of the Speakers Academy, gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the equipment, techniques, and best practices to manage virtual meetings confidently and competently. Join us to learn tips, tricks, and back-up plans for when your sound is not working or your internet connection suddenly drops and you, the meeting lead, are booted off the call.
Your takeaways
1. A checklist of affordable tools
a. Lighting: ring, box, small or large, color or white, placement
b. Microphones: WiFi, wired, or Bluetooth vs. ear pods vs. yelling!
c. Cameras: computer. DSLR, webcam, iPhone
d. More Advanced: switching controllers, eye glasses
2. Presentation skills needed to maintain audience or employee attention
a. Polls: size, timing, what to do with the results
b. Chats: good or bad?
c. Breakout rooms: when do they work?
d. Backgrounds: Follow the K.I.S.S. principle
e. Internet failure: Now what?
3. COVID-19 changes that have and might occur and how you might take advantage of them
a. Staying virtual as an option
b. Using more virtual after going live
c. New opportunities for different business models
Speaker
Chuck Hooper
Dean of the Speakers Academy for the Northern California chapter of the National Speakers Association
Registration (virtual access details to be distributed upon registration)
- PMISV Members: Free for December
- Non-members: Free for December
- UCSC Active Students: Free for December
- Veterans: Free (Request a veteran code to attend all PMISV events for free.)
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CHAPTER ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING: It is traditional that our Chapter will hold a short Annual Business Meeting at the beginning of the December event. Please note that the first 15 minutes of this webinar is dedicated for our Chapter President to present our 2020 annual business report and announcements. Annual Business Meeting Agenda: (December 1, 2020 6:00 - 6:15PM)
Our SVP event speaker, Chuck Hooper, will seamlessly start his webinar in the same Zoom meeting session immediately following the Annual Meeting. |
Additional Information
Meeting Leader: Contact Gail Ferreira, PhD
The Silicon Valley Project
Thought leadership for project management professionals
The Silicon Valley Project provides monthly virtual forums to expand our understanding of the evolving field of project management. A supportive network of seasoned practitioners and aspiring professionals, we share best practices and new ideas. We are a collaboration between PMI Silicon Valley Chapter and UCSC Silicon Valley Extension, organizations that provide exceptional opportunities for professional instruction, professional development units, and, in some cases accredited University of California credits.
Event Properties
| Event Date | 12-01-2020 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 12-01-2020 8:30 pm |
| Individual Price | Free |
| No. of Ways of Working PDUs | 2.0 |
| PMI Event Number | Event code to be shared at the end of presentation |
| Location | Zoom |
Speakers
Chuck Hooper
Dean of the Speakers Academy for the Northern California chapter of the National Speakers Association
After founding and selling multiple companies, professional speaker Chuck Hooper brings more than five decades of business experience to his presentations. His passion is helping others succeed. His presentations are littered with stories from his experiences of getting things right, and sometimes, wrong, on the way to accomplishing goals both in business and as a speaker. This past year, Chuck served as the dean of the Speakers Academy for the Northern California chapter of the National Speakers Association. He worked to equip speakers with the presentation, storytelling, marketing, and sales skills they need to succeed in the speaking and presentation business. Born and raised in Uniontown, PA, Chuck now resides in Citrus Heights, CA.