Today we held an orientation with directions to self-record your sessions. If you were unable to attend or want to view the meeting again, find the video and slides by following this link.

Please ensure that you have signed the waiver and updated your biographical information by March 31. This is required of all presenters.

Similarly, we encourage all presenters to register for the conference before early-bird registration ends on April 15. All those involved in a NAFSA prerecorded session must register for the conference.

As you prepare your session, please rehearse with all presenters, use the PowerPoint template to create your presentation, and ensure that your session is no longer than 40 minutes total.

All materials and session recordings are due by April 26 to this link: https://freemanco.box.com/s/64hs8n60xayiiko74wbbkccmnocotws1 You may drag & drop or select files from your computer. When you have added all relevant files, click to submit. Please have your session ID and title on hand when you complete your upload. Email us at [email protected] if you require this information.

Presenter Resource Center for On-Demand Presentations

Moving forward, we will be sharing all updates on our new Presenter Resource Webpages. Content from past emails will be there, as well as all future updates. It also features key deadlines so that you don’t have to go digging through your email. Take a look!

The Pre-Recording Process & Orientation

You will record your own session and share the file with us. We will go over how to do that using some of the most popular video meeting software during our orientation. Pre-recordings will be due to us by April 26, and a link to upload your files is forthcoming after the orientation.

Speaking of orientation, we are delighted to invite you to join us and Freeman for an orientation about what to expect on the day of your pre-recording and during the conference itself, as well as how to best prepare for your recording. The orientation for sessions that are pre-recorded and on-demand is March 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada). A link to join is below:

• https://freeman.zoom.us/j/93206945095?pwd=S2RCdUFWQk85QW5MRlY5cWhiZElMQT09
• Meeting ID: 932 0694 5095
• Passcode: 834613

If you cannot attend on that day and time, we will send a link to view the recording. Ideally, at least one person from your session can attend the orientation.

Similarly, be ready to share your materials (PDFs, handouts, slides) with us by April 15. You’ll upload them directly into our file management system using a forthcoming link.

Crafting a Successful Online Presentation

Together with our fearless NAFSA Trainer Corps colleagues, we are proud to share with you a library of training videos to help you ensure that you’re making the most of your pre-recorded presentation and live interaction! More than 20 Trainer Corps members got together to produce this fantastic library of tips on connecting with your audience and amending your session format and proposal to a virtual delivery. We invite you to click through the library using the following link, which will ask you to sign in with your NAFSA credentials: https://www.pathlms.com/nafsa/courses/1877/sections/32902 Enjoy and let us know what you think!

Reminders

Finally, a few housekeeping items:

1. If you have not already, don’t forget to sign the video release waiver ASAP. Each presenter must do so individually. If you are on two panels, please only fill in this waiver once.
2. Confirm or update your name, professional title, educational degree, affiliation, and biography for use in the online schedule. Log into your NAFSA profile and make any updates by the end of the month.
3. If you need to make a change to any presenters on your session, please let us know by March 31 by emailing us directly at [email protected]. New speakers need to complete the above steps.
4. Register for the conference! As a reminder, per our presenter policy, we ask all presenters to register for the event. Early bird registration ends April 15, and we encourage all speakers to register before then to take advantage of early bird savings.

We are so excited to feature your expertise at the annual conference from June 1-4, 2021! Below are a few tasks that we ask you to please complete in the coming weeks.

Next steps for you:

• If you have not already done so, sign the waiver and update your NAFSA profile with any biographical data that may have changed. Please do this by Friday, February 26.
• If you need to add/change/remove a presenter, contact us separately using the form at the bottom of the page.
• Register for the conference! As a reminder, all presenters must register for the conference, regardless of presentation format. Early-bird registration is open now through April 15. You can find all of our presenter policies on our website.
• Share your excitement about presenting at NAFSA 2021 by using the email signature badge which you can download here.

Begin preparing your session:

• Download the PowerPoint template to prepare your slides.
• Start rehearsing! In line with best practices for online content delivery, we ask you to keep your session recording up to 40 minutes to allow for Q&A.
• Be on the lookout for a library of additional presenter resources that we will share in early March.
• Join a speaker orientation with our technology and production vendor the week of March 22! We will send more specific information as soon as it's available.
• We'll ask you to share your slides, recorded session, and any other handouts at the beginning of April, and be ready to prerecord your presentation in mid-April.

• Sign the video waiver
• Update your NAFSA profile
• The format of your session