This reference guide is for all speakers participating in the SENIA 2021 Virtual Conference, “Learning Ecosystems: Supporting Inclusive School Communities.” Please click each tab below to find the information you need to have an awesome presentation recording and conference experience.
All presenters are eligible for support from the SENIA technical and speaker support team. Please contact the team: [email protected]
| By August 24 |
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| By September 1 |
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| By November 1 |
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| By November 1 |
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| Starting November 1 |
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| Starting November 14 |
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| During Conference (December 3-5) |
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| **Tech Support** | Always know that SENIA is here to help you during this process. Please email SENIA Tech Support if questions/concerns arise. |
To ensure a fantastic experience for presenters and attendees, please review the guidelines below. We all want to ensure a high-quality audio and video experience is ready to go for the conference.
SENIA reviews all videos and may suggest improvements as needed.
The quality of your slides has an impact on how your audience responds. A presentation rich in graphics with limited text is a best practice we all strive to achieve.
We highly recommend this Ted Talk, “Death by Powerpoint. It’s 20 minutes well-spent.
While PowerPoint, KeyNote, and GoogleSlides all work, consider using Canva.com and their beautiful set of templates.
Audio quality is usually more important than any visuals or video that accompanies your presentation. People can deal with bad video, but bad audio really detracts from any presentation.
We advise against using the built-in microphone that comes with your computer. The audio is not up to SENIA presentation standards.
Your video should have two important aspects: A video of you speaking and your notes/presentation. Putting the two together is usually not too difficult.
Please take a moment to watch one of our past speakers as she demonstrates the power of good sound quality, lighting, and slide placement.
It is assumed that your PC/Mac has a built-in camera. Let us know if this is not the case.
Recording yourself along with a series of slides is a common way to prepare and distribute a presentation for all to enjoy. Check out this example.
There are a variety of software packages to make this possible:
If you need any help or advice regarding screencasting, please contact us: [email protected]
Strong lighting lets the audience see the best version of you and creates a professional atmosphere.
See this past presenter’s nice lighting look
What is behind you during your presentation will be noted by attendees. We are all a little curious about where people are presenting from.
The idea in stage two is to give a short overview of your talk and excite the audience with your upcoming content. It also helps us test the tech (video, audio, etc.) of your presentation.
Always know that SENIA is here to help you during this process. Stay in touch.
This will take place after you have completed the short introduction. All troubleshooting, video, and audio issues will be resolved at this point.
Ensure your recording includes this title slide. It is the same one you used for the intro video.
We ask that you break your presentation into 2-4 parts. This helps our tech team upload and make small edits if necessary. Also, if something needs to be updated, you will not have to record your entire presentation again, rather you will just have to edit that part.
Please export your presentation at 1080P resolution. Your audience will appreciate your dedication to quality and the video and sound improvements that come with it. See this screenshot for help with iMovie exporting
Upload your intro video using this Google form.
If Google does not really work in your country or you do not have a Google Account, please use the free service WeTransfer.com to send your form our way. Send all WeTransfer files to [email protected]
Questions or need help? Contact our support team: [email protected]
Please upload your final video, broken into 2-4 parts using this Google form.
If Google does not really work in your country or you do not have a Google Account, please use the free service WeTransfer.com to send your form our way. Send all WeTransfer files to [email protected]
Questions or need help? Contact our support team: [email protected]
Many schools have Watch Parties where attendees get together, watch the presentation and have a discussion session after.
Please add 2-4 discussion questions to this document.
Look for your name in the table, or add it if needed. You are welcome to look at other questions for ideas.
Whova has a built in application for attendees to ask questions. Presenters are asked to answer these questions at a later date (preferably within 24 hours of their speaking time).
For guidance, please see this Whova Guide. Scroll down to “Answering Q&A”
SENIA loves to share fantastic information from presenters like you. To increase outreach, we are asking all presenters to promote their presentation through their own social media and other marketing channels.
Start to share your presentation topic, highlights, and a conference badge (see below)
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