What obstacles or challenges will you come across?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nMeasurable<\/h3>\n Measurability gives you a way to evaluate the performance of a goal. If you can\u2019t measure it, you\u2019ll struggle to determine if you achieved it.<\/p>\n
For example, \u201cI want to give my webinar guests an enjoyable experience\u201d is a goal, but it\u2019s not measurable. How would you know if people found the goal enjoyable?<\/p>\n
The trick is to attach a metric to your webinar goals. You might measure how much people enjoyed your webinar by giving them a survey at the end and asking them to rate their enjoyment on a scale of one through ten.<\/p>\n
Your goal, therefore, would be better stated like this: \u201cI want my webinar guests to rate their enjoyment at an average of eight.\u201d This gives you a lot more information. If their scores averaged a seven, you would know you just need a few tweaks to make it enjoyable. But if their scores averaged a three, you would know you have a lot of work to do.<\/p>\n
Achievable<\/h3>\n Your webinar goals should be realistic and attainable based on your skills and tools. They should stretch your abilities without demanding outrageous results or unavailable techniques.<\/p>\n
For example, if you don\u2019t have your own following or know any influencers with followers to leverage, then setting a goal of \u201cregistering 500 people\u201d for your first webinar would be ridiculous. There\u2019s no way you would reach that. Similarly, the goal of \u201cattracting 100 people via paid Facebook ads\u201d is impossible if you don\u2019t have a budget to buy ads.<\/p>\n
Beware of setting webinar goals you don\u2019t entirely control. It\u2019s hard to \u201ckeep the presentation under 45 minutes\u201d if you plan to let someone else speak for half the time.<\/p>\n
Relevant<\/h3>\n This characteristic of a proper goal answers the question \u201cDoes the goal really matter?\u201d<\/p>\n
We touched on this earlier when we mentioned your webinar goals should fit into your broader business needs, but the goal should also be relevant within the context of the webinar.<\/p>\n
For instance, setting a goal of \u201cGet people to sign up for a product trial\u201d isn\u2019t relevant if the product isn\u2019t available yet. That goal doesn\u2019t serve any purpose.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, make sure your webinar goals are relevant to your guests. There\u2019s no sense in trying to get them to like your company\u2019s Facebook page if they\u2019re not part of a demographic that uses Facebook.<\/p>\n
Timely<\/h3>\n Proper webinar goals need endpoints. Without deadlines, you could technically work on a goal forever. You\u2019d never know if you achieved or failed. You must set some points to evaluate your performance.<\/p>\n
Your end points will depend on your specific goal. They could be hard dates or the end of certain activities. If you set a registration goal, the end point is when registration ends. If you set a sales goal, the end point is when you\u2019ve reached out and followed up with each attendee.<\/p>\n
Set Some Personal Webinar Goals<\/h2>\n It\u2019s a good idea to establish some personal goals for your webinar to help improve your performance as a host. These goals don\u2019t come directly from your business objectives, but over time they\u2019ll make you a better host and help you lead more effective webinars.<\/p>\n
What is a personal goal? It\u2019s a goal just for you to improve your presentation.<\/p>\n
For instance, let\u2019s say you have a tendency to build your slide deck out of order, which means you end up skipping forwards and backward throughout your presentation. This is confusing for your guests who want a linear story, so your goal is to create an ordered presentation that doesn\u2019t require jumping around.<\/p>\n
If that were your personal goal, you would keep it in mind as you created, edited, and practiced your presentation, and make adjustments wherever appropriate.<\/p>\n
Here are some more examples of personal webinar goals:<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI want to avoid using filler words such as \u2018like,\u2019 \u2018uh,\u2019 and \u2018um.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n \u201cI want to anticipate my guests\u2019 questions and answer them before they ask.\u201d<\/li>\n \u201cI want to use more diagrams to explain complex topics.\u201d<\/li>\n \u201cI want to speak slower and in a more conversational tone.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSet New Webinar Goals for Each Presentation<\/h2>\n Assess your webinar goals at the end of each webinar. Consider whether you achieved each and to what degree.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t be discouraged if you don\u2019t reach your goal. Ask yourself what you can do differently to hit your goal next time. Does your webinar need a few tweaks or a complete overhaul? Even if you made your goal, it\u2019s important to ask how you can do better next time.<\/p>\n
But don\u2019t use the same webinar goals for your next webinar. Push yourself to achieve more with each subsequent event. If you hit your goal of \u201c10 sales conversions\u201d this time, set the next goal for 13.<\/p>\n
Setting webinar goals is an important part of the planning process. If you neglect this step, you\u2019ll end up with an unfocused webinar that doesn\u2019t achieve any of your broader business needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Setting webinar goals is a critical step in your planning process. In this post, we dive into the process of setting webinar goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3129,"featured_media":15703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[51,42,41],"class_list":["post-15702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-strategy","tag-webinar-goals","tag-webinars","tag-why-run-webinars"],"yoast_head":"\n
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