"Topic is the number one reason why people register for a webinar," Leslie Davidson, a leading webinar consultant from Davidson Direct, wrote on the SIPA Forum recently. "Evergreen topics still pull, but they don't begin to compare with the hot topics of the day, such as new regulations.

"We started [teleforums] in 2014, and it has grown to become a value-added outreach program. While our members travel in the car or fly in the air, they can listen to a live or recorded conversation that feels more like talk radio than a slideshow presentation."