I attended a webinar hosted on Adobe Connect and presented by Ken Molay, President of Webinar Success and author of The Webinar Blog. He had some very useful information and broke down Webinar production into 9 key steps/segments.  He estimated that typically a new event set-up takes 22-38 person hours to manage and 6-7 weeks to fully prepare.

Here are my quick notes to share (hour estimates in parentheses are based on brand new events/presenters, etc):

1. Plan Your Event (2 hours)
   1. Based on what you are trying to accomplish – this may change your selection and evaluation process
      

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   2. Roles – Determine Event Staff
      1. Coordinator/Administrator
      2. Moderator
         1. Answering questions
         2. Technical Support
         3. Presenter does not split their attention
      3. Presenters
      4. Marketer
   3. Pick your Dates/Times
      1. Look at time zones
      2. Unlimited events in a certain time period
   4. Create Timelines and Responsibilities
      1. Description/Target Date/Responsible Party/Status
   5. Other Decisions

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