One of the best ways to leverage your time and create multiple revenue streams is to deliver teleclasses. If you haven't done one yet, my challenge to you is to plan on doing one in the next 60 days. Here are some quick tips to ensure you and your participants will have a great experience.
Preparing for your call
1. What is the purpose of your call? In other words, what do you want your participants to walk away with? Is it more of an overview where your job is to introduce your subject, or are you going to deliver a detailed 'How To' step by step process?
2. Based on the purpose of your call, you will want to consider your participants, and the level of knowledge that they have on your subject. If half of the people on the call are familiar with the subject and would want more detailed information, and the other half is new to your topic, you may want to have two separate calls.
3. If you are new to Audioconferencing, you will want to test out your service ahead of time and get comfortable using it. Play around with the features and commands, and do a test recording to make sure you know how to push the right buttons. There is nothing worse than having conference bridge problems with 30 people on the line.
4. Design a manual or handouts that highlight just the bullet points. If your manual is more like a book and less like an outline, there is no need for a Teleclass since people can read for themselves.
5. If you are the type of person who likes to rehearse things, go ahead and do the call by yourself first, and record it. That way, you will have an idea of how long it will take to deliver your material, and you can see if your call is sequenced in a way that flows for your participants. You will also get used to delivering your material with little to no feedback from your audience, which leads me to point #6.
During the Call
6. In order to avoid background noice and eliminate static and echo's, you should have your participants mute their phones, which will kill some or most of the spontaneous reaction from your group. In order to get feedback, you will need to call on people to engage them in a conversation.
7. At the beginning of the call, have people introduce themselves, and get their outcome and level of experience with your topic. That way, when you are addressing a particular topic that is of interest to them, you can involve them in the process, and make the call more interactive.
8. Check frequently for understanding by asking, "Do you have any questions" or "Does everybody understand this"? That way you won't be leaving people behind and frustrated.
9. If you have another teleclass on the horizon, you will want to let people know that while they are on the call you are doing now. It's OK to let them know what the next step is and generate interest while they are in the afterglow of a great experience.
10. Relax and have fun! After all, this stuff is far to important to take seriously!
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