A webcast is essentially a presentation that is broadcast on the Internet, using streaming media to distribute the presentation to viewers, who might be anywhere in the world.
As you learn to adapt to online presentation environments, remember these commonsense guidelines:
Practice is important: you need to make sure that you can immediately access everything you need online—
Because you cannot make eye contact with audience members, you should remember to look into the camera, if you are using one. If you are using a stationary Webcam, practice staying still enough to remain in the frame without looking stiff.
Even though your audience may not be visible to you, assume that if you are on camera, the audience can see you quite well; if you slouch, they’ll notice. Also assume that your microphone is always live—