How to retain a prospect’s attention — Melissa Kwan // eWebinar

Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder and CEO at eWebinar, talks about the limitations of Zoom meetings. When it comes to scaling automated content, people fear that they’ll lose that personal connection with the audience. However, technologies like eWebinar enable interactive experiences with prerecorded content. Today, Melissa discusses how to retain a prospect's attention.
About the speaker

Melissa Kwan

eWebinar

 - eWebinar

Melissa is the CEO and Co-Founder at eWebinar

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Show Notes

  • 02:54
    Retaining a prospects attention with prerecorded content
    To keep prospects' attention, a flexible recurring schedule and tailored content are key. If the content is tailored for specific user groups, its more likely to be shorter, higher quality, and more personalized, so prospects are more likely to stay engaged.
  • 05:20
    Segmenting content to keep prospects engaged
    Content can be segmented by industry, level of experience, etc. to help keep people engaged and allow for more tailored content. Automating the content creation process can also help make multiple pieces of training for the same product in order to target different user groups.
  • 06:34
    The benefits of making webinars engaging and interactive
    Making a webinar interactive with questions, polls, quizzes, etc, improves engagement and prompts attendees to stay until the end. This not only benefits the attendee's experience but also provides valuable data to improve future presentations.
  • 08:46
    Effective on
    Melissa has developed a guaranteed script structure for on-demand content to convert prospects without one-on-one interaction. It works by addressing objections and guiding the prospect through a thinking process to convert on their own.
  • 09:59
    Ensuring a live chat option is available to keep prospects engaged
    A live chat option is important to keep the attention of attendees, as it provides them with the opportunity to reach out and ask questions, without having to leave the platform. This helps create a connection with the host and ensures a personal touch.
  • 12:08
    Production quality in automated videos
    Beyond production quality, people enjoy webinars because of their authenticity and the exposure to the personality of the speaker. Screen recording tools such as Loom or Descript can be used to make high-definition videos.

Quotes

  • "The number one key to retaining someone's attention is making sure that they're watching it at a time of their convenience, not yours." -Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder, eWebinar

  • "When content is more tailored to me, I'm more likely to stay. And, if content is tailored, it's also more likely to be shorter, keeping me more engaged." -Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder, eWebinar

  • "If you have an interaction that pops up every two or three minutes, up to 95% of people will stay until the end, because they're actually doing something throughout the experience. -Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder, eWebinar

  • "Having a live chat option where people can get real-time or email responses to their questions is essential. It makes people feel like they have a connection to the host if they need it." -Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder, eWebinar

  • "The reason why people love webinars is that they're authentic. It gives people a sense of who you are. It's not a produced educational commercial that is clearly scripted." -Melissa Kwan, Co-Founder, eWebinar

About the speaker

Melissa Kwan

eWebinar

 - eWebinar

Melissa is the CEO and Co-Founder at eWebinar

Read On-demand Demo Script

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