I’ll Be So Embarassed If I Mess Up My Teleseminar!
This is post #4 of a 5 Post Series on the 5 Biggest Teleseminar Hosting Issues. Here are links to the other posts:
1. The ‘I’m No Speaker’ Complaint.
2. The But I’m Not a Technical Person! Problem.
3. The ‘What If No One Shows Up?’ Fear.
4. The ‘What If I Totally MESS UP?’ Fear.
5. The I’m Not an Expert Issue.
Common Teleseminar Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
You might be worried you’re going to totally mess up your teleseminar and ruin your chances at getting new customers.
It’s really not something you should be worrying about!
The people who actually show up to your teleseminars and 99.99% of the time there to support you. They are investing their valuable time to hear what you have to say and they WANT you to do well!
That’s why they will forgive you technical glitches, internet issues and other problems beyond your control.
Beyond those problems, there are some things you can do to keep the teleseminar issues to a minimum:
1. Test Your Equipment – Whatever you are using to host your teleseminar, test it! Don’t go in cold the first time you host a teleseminar and try to figure out how to use it, that’s a big mistake and it could cost you some credibility.
2. Arrive Early – In addition to testing out the equipment at an earlier date, you’ll want to arrive early the day of your teleseminar to make sure everything is running ok.
3. Have a backup – I’ve used FreeConferenceCalling.com in the past to record my teleseminars, but I also do a backup recording via Audio Acrobat and a safety measure.
4. Make an Agenda – Know what you’re going to talk about and write it down. It’s not hard to forget some key points you wanted to mention if it’s not there in front of you in black and white.
5. Hire a Helper – A virtual assistant can be of huge help to you when hosting a teleseminar or other event. You can get your VA to respond to last-minute emails that come in asking how to access the call, or for her to give you feedback on any issues she may notice to fix them before they become a problem.
6. Know Your Controls – Many teleseminar rooms have different controls so that you can mute out callers or turn off new entry notifications, etc. Get to know these controls and print out a copy of what they do to have handy during your call.
7. Don’t Forget – One of the worst teleseminar mistakes is not showing up because you’ve forgotten. It’s embarassing to have a room full of guests waiting only to find out you’re not showing. Take all the precautions you can to make sure this doesn’t happen. I like to use Google Calendar to send me TWO email reminders; one a few days before and one the day of my event.
If all else fails we learn the most by our mistakes. I encourage you to embrace your so called ‘failures’ and use them to propel your business forward. I know you can do it!
Here’s More Teleseminar Information You Can Use…
Getting over the initial fear of hosting a teleseminar is a good start! Now you need to get set up. If you need some help, some handy shortcuts (checklists, emails, templates) then check out my latest course, Teleseminar Mojo, and sign up now before the introductory pricing is gone.
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Ang
