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Getting Started with Online Conferencing and Seminar Tools

August 25, 2011 - 9:00am

What better way to learn about online seminar (webinar) tools than via an online seminar? We’ll talk about the features that can help you conduct meetings or trainings over the Web – desktop sharing, slide shows, chat functionality, polls, voice conferencing, and more. Then we look at some of the free and affordable options, such as Glance, DimDim, Yugma, GoToMeeting, ReadyTalk, and Adobe Connect. We’ll close with some tips and tricks about conducting training via the web.

The agenda includes:

• What is an Online Conference?

• Components and Features

• Shared Visuals (documents, desktops, and videos)

• Audio Conferencing

• Interactivity

• Archiving

• A Selection of Vendors

• Desktop Sharing (Screenstream, TeamViewer, Glance)

• Inexpensive and Unproven (WebHuddle, Yugma, DimDim)

• More Established (GoToMeeting, WebEx, Adobe Connect, ReadyTalk, Elluminate)

• Tips for a Successful Online Conference

By the end of the session, you will understand:

• What online conferencing is, and how it can be helpful to you

• The features that are available in online conferencing tools, with a sense of what’s easy or more expensive to find

• A high level list of features that are likely to be important for you

• How almost a dozen online conferencing vendors compare

• Which few systems might be worth further investigation for your organization

• The core differences between conducting an online and live seminar

• Some tips for a successful online seminar

Conducted by Laura Quinn

Laura is the Executive Director of Idealware. She has more than four years of experience in researching and using online conferencing tools. She conducted the interviews and analysis to write Idealware’s A Few Good Online Conferencing Tools article, compared these tools for Idealware’s own use, and conducts dozens of online seminars a year. Prior to directing Idealware’s research, writing, and training, Laura founded Alder Consulting, a firm that specialized in strategizing, designing, and building powerful internet strategies for affordable budgets. Laura is a frequent speaker on nonprofit technology topics, and has conducted literally dozens of online and offline seminars.

Please register with an email address that will allow you to recieve the access and dial-in information for the online seminar.