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June 2016 Speak Out 15
Professional Development
The total registrations equalled 2921 individuals! With
registrations for a number of future webinars, it brings
the total to well over 3000 registrations.
There have been a number of well attended webinars.
‘Update on Diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of
Speech’ had the greatest number of registrations at
526 registrations, followed by 470 registrations for
‘Paediatric feeding difficulties: What is the evidence
for treatment?’ and 243 registrations for ‘Selective
mutism assessment and intervention from a multi-
disciplinary perspective’.
Due to the composition of SPA membership – 98%
female, many working part-time and many having
family commitments, it is no surprise that there is a
preference for choosing a recorded webinar over a
live session.
Choosing a recording allows for greater flexibility
when deciding when a delegate wants to watch a
webinar.
While statistics showed that 30% of attendees had a
preference to watch a recording between noon and
3pm (early afternoon) and 18% preferred watching
a recording between 3pm and 6pm, a surprising
number, 7%, enjoyed the quiet time, after the kids
had been put to bed, between 9pm and midnight.
Two percent were complete night owls and watched
recordings between midnight and 6am in morning!
Percentage of Speech Pathology Australia
attendees watching a recording at a specific
time (all sessions)
After dark/midnight to 6am
Before work/6am to 9am
Late evening/9pm to midnight
Early evening/6pm to 9pm
Late afternoon/ 4pm to 6pm
Morning/9am to noon