The following provides information for certified Trainers on how to prepare for a successful Demo Skills Workshop. “Attention to Details” will make all the difference.

Checklists:

Provide these checklists to your local workshop coordinator at least 45-to-60 days in advance of the workshop:

• Technical Liaison Checklist

• Venue Logistics Checklist

Check back with the coordinator 10 days before the workshop to make certain that all “check boxes are checked”

Rehearse:

• • Review “WAMware-Demo-Skills-Workshop-TrainerNotes”

  • Review complete slide presentation (“WAMware-Demo-Skills-Workshop.ppsx”) at least 5 times

  • Night before workshop:

    • review all slides again

    • write bullet summary of all slides (1 page total)

    • rehearse Intro (slides 1-thru-8) aloud, without notes, in front of a mirror

Brought by You to the Workshop:

• • laptop PC

    • PowerPoint 2007+

    • video codecs as needed

    • SD card slot

  • portable audio system (e.g. Bose Computer MusicMonitor)

  • cordless remote (e.g. Logitech Cordless Presenter)

  • all Demo Skills Workshop files (the complete ZIP folder)

  • digital camera with video capture (e.g. Canon PowerShot with 8GB SD card; or iPhone with VGA or HDMI dongle to connect to projector)