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Launch presentation
A launch presentation is a great way for institutions to tell their researchers about a new Nature Masterclasses subscription.
If your institution subscribes to our online course in Effective Collaboration in Research, we can provide your institution with a free launch presentation.
About the presentation:
- Aim: To help subscribing institutions tell their researchers about their Nature Masterclasses access.
- Available to: Subscribers with institution-wide access to our online course in Effective Collaboration in Research. The presentations are designed to run at the start of a subscription.
- Presenter: A member of the Nature Masterclasses team
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Software: GoToWebinar. Researchers taking part in the Standard webinar presentation don't need to install anything but are advised to use Google Chrome as their browser. See full system requirements here.
Presentation agenda:
1. |
A brief introduction to Nature Masterclasses |
2. |
How to register for the online course |
3. |
How to navigate the course |
4. |
How to complete lessons and modules, and track your progress |
5. |
Q&A. A chance for researchers to ask questions |
Tips for institutions preparing for a presentation:
Step 1: Decide the format
- Decide whether your researchers should join the presentation individually and remotely from their personal computers, or whether you would prefer to have your researchers watch the presentation together. Each researcher will need to click the registration link to access the presentation.
Step 2: Decide the date and time — and venue if required
- Once your institution has confirmed your subscription, we will be in touch to discuss the date and time of your launch presentation.
- Please note that we request a minimum of one month's notice to prepare for your presentation. (The one-month lead time is also useful for driving awareness of your presentation and encouraging researchers to register).
- If your researchers will watch the presentation together in a room, you will need a venue (ideally accommodating a projector and large screen).
- You will need to distribute the registration link to your researchers in advance.
Step 3: Invite your researchers to register for the presentation
- For each presentation we will supply a registration link. Your researchers must click on the link and register for the webinar.
- To make your researchers aware of the presentation, we encourage you to send an email and post some information on your institution's website. You are welcome to use our sample text.