innovative technology for rural regions 31 august 2007
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A Presentation that I did for the Murraylands Regional Development Board in August 2007. This presentation was showcasing the benefits of using an online meeting room for communication and collaboration in rural regions - this was before they were called WEBINARS! I ran a huge number of online meetings and online workshops between 2004 and 2010 on a range of topics - all of which were not recorded as the technology was not as sophisticated as is now!TRANSCRIPT
Innovative Technology for Rural Regions
Online Meeting Rooms
Presentation by Leanne Isaacson31/8/07
What is an Online Meeting Room
Utilises the internet to allow live communication and collaboration between individuals no matter where their location
An online meeting room can be used for small group communication between 2 or more people or with larger groups of participants
All that is needed to host or participate in an online meeting is a computer, an internet connection, speakers and a microphone
What does it do?
An online meeting room allows people from any location to
• talk to each other
• send notes
• see the same website
• work on the same document
• view other presentation on their screens
• run live polls
• Sessions can be recorded for later playback and use
What could it be used for?• Hold remote staff meetings
• Convene online Board and Committee meetings (making it easier to meet quorums)
• Work with colleagues on constructing and reviewing documents, reports, budgets, presentations, contracts
• Provide live customer support and mentoring
• Present reports to a diverse audience for minimal cost
• Provide or attend software training
• Review websites prior to publishing
• Run information sessions or "Webinars"
What are the benefits?
• Reduce your teleconferencing costs
• Save money on travel, time and telephone costs;
• Increase communication between staff, committee members and customers
• Increase productivity within your organisation
What does it look like?
WHITEBOARDWHITEBOARD
•The Whiteboard where shared applications are shown, presentations are viewed and brainstorming, ad hoc notes and drawings can be made.
MenuMenu
•The Menu Area, from which emoticons, notes, whiteboard tools and microphone mute buttons are accessed.
Participant pane
Participant pane
•The Participant Pane which shows the list of participants, their status in room (eg stepped out, microphone muted) and display their emoticons.
Materials pane
Materials pane
•The Materials Pane has a materials tab which shows the materials loaded for the event.
•For Presenters the pane has separate tabs for inserting and displaying documents, sharing applications, managing web tours and initiating polls (presenters screen shown below).
WhiteboardThe whiteboard can be used to brainstorm ideas, make comments on materials loaded, annotate on websites loaded into whiteboard. Participants can type, draw freehand drawings, use drawing tools to draw squares, circles etc and draw lines.
Application Sharing
Web Browsing
Polls can be taken
And Shared
How could this benefit your business and clients?
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