Here are a few quick tips to help you get the most out of your audio conference call. Using the name announcement feature, where the system announces who has joined the call, can be really useful – but only for small calls. With a large number of participants, some will come late, some will...
I am going to provide you with three tips to help ensure that the people invited to your audio conference call actually show up. A great way to ensure people show up is to send them an auto reminder. An email that is automatically sent from the conferencing platform 15 – 30 minutes before the...
First - review the promotional material to see what was promised and get to it as quickly as possible in the presentation. No matter how interesting your other information might be, it must take a back seat to the material the audience expects to get. Second - Tell your audience what they are...
The answer to that depends on a number of factors, which essentially all tie back to "what is it worth to your audience"? Before they sign up for the webinar your prospective audience is asking themselves: “What’s in It For Me?” And if the answer to that question isn’t really...
Obviously payment processing isn’t necessary if your webinar is free to attend. However, if you are conducting paid webinars and you are charging your audience to attend your presentation, you’re going to need a way to collect their payment. You pretty much have 3 choices: Do it manually...
Here are 5 tips to keep in mind when creating a PowerPoint for Webinars Use more images and less text. You know how they say “a picture is worth a thousand words” …well that applies to PowerPoint as well. If you’re trying to trigger an emotion in your audience, a visual will more...
Most of the leading web conferencing platforms allow you to record your webinar presentation. It’s then available for playback using one of the free media players out there (depends on what format the service records in). Recording your presentation can be very useful for a number of reasons...
Reach Your Widest Audience with Closed Caption Streaming: Federal agencies are required to make their electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities for...
Who you market to, and how, is the most important element in the webinar process, whether it be free or paid webinars. You have 2 main marketing options (1) email, and (2) social media. Email lists Obviously, to market via email you need a list of prospects – with email addresses. You can...
Most people are familiar with WebEx, Go-To-Meeting, Adobe, Microsoft’s Live Meeting, ConferTel’s i-Present. But are any of you lying awake at night wondering which one you should choose? Checkout this quick video, “The Difference Between Web Conferencing Platforms” to find out.