Webinar FAQ

One measure of a successful webinar is how many people actually attended. Scheduling your event for the best day possible can positively influence the percentage of people who attend your event.

Weekends are usually a bad choice because most chose to spend that time with their families, pursuing their hobbies, shopping, or just relaxing.

Mondays are often a stressful and busy day at work, so are usually best avoided for that reason. Plus football fans don’t want to miss the big game Mon. night.

Fridays are usually another poor choice because people just want to get through the day at work and start their weekend.

Wednesdays are possible, however some people attend church or other activities on Wed. night.

Tuesdays and Thursdays are usually a good choice for holding a webinar, at least without specific factors or evidence to the contrary.

To actually find the best date to schedule your webinar, why not ask the people you invite? Consider adding a ‘best day?’ survey question to your webinar registration form.

Valuable Web Conferencing Features

The type and size of your online event determines the necessary capabilities of your web conferencing software. If you are giving a training seminar for a handful of employees, obviously you need a less robust solution than if you are conducting a multimedia presentation for hundreds of attendees.

Here are some features commonly included in Webinar Software.

Email Reminders: This feature lets you send emails reminding participants of upcoming meetings, track responses, and also attendance and details from follow ups after the event.

Flash Demos: These are useful as a teaching tool or tutorial. They can be used to showcase the important parts of previous webinars.

Surveys and Polls: Surveys and polls provide useful feedback from previous webinars. Use them during your webinar to steer it in the right direction according to the responses and needs of your audience.

Adequate Bandwidth: Bandwidth is usually tied to the maximum number of participants. The type of webinar you are giving figures into the bandwidth equation too. Basic PowerPoint presentations require less than live video or webinars using flash animations.

Ability to Record and Playback: This is an important feature for most businesses. Non-Attendees will be able to view the webinar at a later date. Also, keeping a record of the meeting is useful for research and archiving purposes. Look for the ability to save meetings in a standard format, such as Windows media files or .wmv.

Conference Calling and Web Surfing: When enabled, these features can improve communication between the presenter and the audience.

Annotation Tools: Tools such as a highlighter and pointer help to give your presentation a professional look and feel.

How Does Web Conferencing Work?

Web conferencing lets two or more participants engage in a virtual meeting via the internet. These participants can be located within the same office or building or even on the opposite side of the world, getting together to discuss, exchange and share ideas & resources. Quality web conferencing software contains a variety of features including data and audio transfer, among other things.

Some of the tools and features that you may be able to make use of during a web meeting include: Continue reading…

Effective Presentation Skills

In preparing a presentation, always think about your objective, which is essentially the message you want to put across. Think about what you want your audience to come away with and base your presentation on that. A lot of people lose their audience when they themselves lose sight of their message.

Practice makes perfect in the world of presentation. Practice Continue reading…

Effectively Delivering Your Message
By Bill Knell

Whether you’re preaching a sermon, trying to sell something or wanting to nail down that presentation, delivery is everything. The best way to Continue reading…

In these times of rapidly changing technology, successful businesses need to keep familiar with new technologies. One such technology is web conferencing.

Web conferencing allows for the nearly instantaneous transfer and retrieval of information… thereby freeing up time, effort, and expense for other income generating projects. With only  a working computer, an internet connection, and a web conferencing software program companies can evolve toward a dynamic working environment which enables faster responses and quicker resolutions to issues faced by the company.

Holding meetings with clients and partners who are out of state and offsite is no longer a hassle with web conferencing. Marketing campaigns can be enhanced and invigorated using web conferencing. Customers can be wowed by your newest products & latest features using web conferencing.

So go ahead and embrace web conferencing technology within your company. Profits will increase, investments will come in, and you, your customers & your business partners will all be happier.

Here are some basics to help you manage a successful web conference or webinar:

Before the conference:

1. Preparing your agenda before starting the meeting ensures a smooth flow to the conference. Outline the important topics carefully. Have a list of questions and answers handy.

2. In most cases, meetings should not exceed around 2 hours. Long conferences will tend to create boredom, restlessness, and a reduction in effectivness.

3. Line up all the products, visual aids, and other demonstrations you will need. Coordinate with others if need be. Continue reading…

Commerce conducted on the web is now more than a 2 Billion dollar segment of the business landscape worldwide. But simply slapping up a e-commerce website alone won’t make much of an impact. In order to fully realize the potential of your online endeavour, it’s important to take advantage of the modern online communication tools which are available.

Web and video conferencing are two of those tools which might help grow your business. Web conferencing facilitates meeting and collaboration online. Features provided by web conferencing let participants share information or show presentations using documents, slide presentations, and spreadsheets.
Some web conferencing software allows for participants to control a different computer, making collaborations more effective. Video conferences become a better alternative to traditional phone-calls since the participants not only hear each other, but can also interact face to face.

More and more companies are realizing the benefits of using web conferencing products for their business, compared with having to hold physical meetings with employees, clients, customers, & prospects. Agents and salesmen who have to do presentations and sales or product demonstrations had to travel from one destination to another in the past. Using web conferencing, there is no longer any need for air travel and finding lodging. Obviously this saves both time and expense, since airfare and hotels can get quite expensive.

Online meetings or webinars will also save the trouble of bringing product demonstrations back and forth. Some of these products may even incur large freight charges. Instead, just by clicking a mouse, a client can easily inspect your product. Web conferencing applications can also expand your market, since businesses can reach areas of the world which were too expensive to send sales people to in the past.

Holding training sessions can become more convenient for both you and your employees using web conferencing. Let your staff train and attend virtual seminars as their time and schedule permit. Online support is also an advantage with audio and video conferencing. A simple e-mail may not always be enough to close a deal or provide support to a client. Live chat can be a helpful tool, but a video conference can be even more effective, especially for complex issues.

Web Conferencing is here to stay as a way of promoting efficiency, saving time, and saving money for smart businesses.