How do you present using Teams, Zoom (or some other online package) and still have great graphics and some special tricks to keep your audience engaged?

Good question right?

One answer is you can use a cool piece of software called OBS.

What is OBS?

It is a free bit of software that you use to create some great effects and take your presenting to the next level. 

What’s the bad news?

The bad news is that it takes a little bit of effort to set up.

What’s the good news?

The good news is that it is really quite easy to do and we have a video to show you how. 

Our Virtual Presenting Guru Warwick has created a video that shows you step by step what you need to do to take advantage of how OBS works and how you too can become a Virtual Presenting Guru.

How do you make it work?

This is the super simple way to set up OBS. We head straight to the bits you need to make OBS work for you as a trainer, speaker, facilitator or presenter.

And what else?

Warwick covers some of the considerations you need to take into account as well as some of the ways you can use OBS to your advantage. There is also a section showing you how to link it to your Stream Deck.

One of the files referred to is a circle mask. You can download it here.
https://bit.ly/circlecam

To help make it easier, here are the time stamps for each chapter in case you need to come back to this page and look at them again or skip ahead.

Time stamps

0:00 Intro
0:20 Reasons to use OBS
1:00 What we are covering
2:30 Where to get it and Install
3:25 Is your PC Powerful enough?
4:10 The Interface
6:00 Settings
12:00 Creating Scenes
13:00 Main Camera
14:00 Document Camera
16:00 Zoomed Camera
17:35 Slide Deck
19:00 Powerpoint with Camera
20:40 Circle Cam with Mask
23:20 Order of Sources/Layers
24:20 Display Capture
25:40 Image and Branding
27:45 Text on Screen
30:40 Integrating OBS with Stream Deck
33:55 Wrap Up and Resources
35:02 End

Enjoy using this cool software!  Happy Presenting!

© 2023 Michelle Bowden Enterprises

Who is Warwick Merry CSP CVP?

Warwick Merry is a Senior Consultant with MBE.

 

In 2023 the fact is that there are many clients who are now passionate about developing their team members, whilst preserving people’s wish to work from home. Maybe this is you? With remote working, geographically dispersed team members and a need for people to better manage their work-life balance our clients now have a huge need to offer professional and personal development online.

Warwick is:

the guru of online in Australia?

– the 2021 Global Outstanding Intrapreneur for his pivot to ‘online’ during COVID-19,

– the 2022 recipient of the PSA Nevin Award.

– the 2022 Breakthrough Speaker of the Year – for their work in the virtual arena?

– twice certified in virtual presenting.

Warwick Merry CSP, CVP has joined the MBE team to sprinkle his guru-ness on our lucky delegates! How fabulous! And he is ready and willing to deliver a Mastering Virtual Presentation Skills Masterclass for you and your remote team members online!

With over 20 years working as an event host/MC/group facilitator Warwick knows what it takes to engage and energise an audience regardless of whether it is face to face, online or hybrid. He is one-part technologist, one-part passionate educator, one-part cat herder, one-part ringmaster, one-part voice of God, one-part control freak, one-part comedian, and many parts human. Warwick is the spark that ignites your people and the glue that holds all the learning together.

Do yourself a favour and select Warwick as your Persuasive Presentation Skills expert today!