May 29th, 2010 @ admin // One Comment
In addition to no software installs with online meeting rooms now you can record your meetings. This is ideal for archiving what was said, when it was said and who said it. Keeping minutes of meetings usually requires one person dedicated for the purpose and meetings often start with “where we left off”.
Not only can you save time, money and of course travel bringing people together over the web, now you have a reliable way to protect and follow up on those meetings. You no longer have those “minutes” transcribed for distribution, now you know exactly what was said. The added bonus is how people reacted to your suggestions through body language. Facial expressions are essential in understanding the reaction to your proposals. Training, coaching and understanding when to stop talking can all be key factors during a meeting. The example below in collaboration with Irishdebate.com we have recorded the Irish Minister for Transport discussing his thoughts on “proper planning”. Over 20 people logged in. Not everyone had a webcam not everyone had a microphone but everyone could hear the Minister and see him sitting at his constituency office in Dun Laoghaire. Guest’s attended from all over Ireland and Europe.
The meeting is fully encrypted and when the meeting is finished you are provided with a recording to download.
Part 1. of the video conference can be found on http://www.irishdebate.com
May 20th, 2010 @ admin // One Comment
Over a 30 minute time slot Ciaran got to engage with up to 25 people
April 24th, 2010 @ admin // 3 Comments
The week nobody could fly in or out of Northern Europe hopefully showed businesses that online meetings should not just be a business backup but a viable, affordable and essential method of conducting day to day face to face meetings around the globe. Saving time and money are the most obvious reasons for companies to conduct online meetings but what about business continuity ?
If companies learned anything from the Icelandic Eyjafjallajokull Volcano they should start planning for possible further interruptions or (eruptions) to business.
Online meeting rooms were approached by the organisers of the Inaugural Green IT Summit. Minister Eamon Ryan responsible for Communications Energy and Natural Resources spoke at the event.
in conjunction with ICT Ireland and the Irish Software Association, the inaugural Green IT Summit is a major conference focusing on how and where you can make green IT deliver business value. This gathering of experts and peers aims to provide Irish businesses with an improved understanding of how they can go green and save money along the way.
Guest speakers and keynotes including Tom Raftery, the lead analyst of GreenMonk and Energy & Sustainability analyst from RedMonk (Spain) Jonathan Steel, Founder & CEO, Bathwick Group UK and Sonny Masero, VP, ecoSoftware EMEA, CA (UK) were unable to attend the event in Dublin due to the flight ban. Online meeting rooms were able to work cross platform and cross browsers to deliver the guest speakers directly into Croke park by way of video link. Presentations were delivered along with Q & A sessions after the presentations. All remote speakers were also able to see those that attended the venue as Tom Raftery indicated when he asked venue participants to raise their hands while assessing the roles of those assembled.
fantastic help from Joe at Green IT Summit yesterday in dublin. Well done, you saved our skins.
The question now is, what happens if this Iceland Volcano goes off again ? What will it take for companies to embrace “Green” Technologies like for instance video conferencing ? For one thing, this volcanic activity has shown the fragile nature of our dependence on air travel, hopefully it has also shown companies that business meetings can be conducted online. Online meeting rooms were given 36 hours to co-ordinate with the venue, the speakers, the av people and the event organisers. But, everyday companies still send their people on flights to some broadband available nation… why ? Work practices and efficiencies must be found. To stay competitive as every well run business knows, no matter where in the world they are located, environmental and human impact in terms of stress on our planet and us is also a massive factor when you consider keeping your employees. Teleworking is now regarded by many as a major “benefit”.
Think about it! and If you need additional convincing please watch this video on FORA.TV
CO2 Emissions
April 19th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
On Friday 16th at lunchtime we were contacted by the wonderful people from Seminars.ie. Their dilemma was how to get some of their guest speakers into Dublin’s National Concert hall for an event over the web the next morning. Unable to travel with the European airspace lock down. The volcanic ash plume from Iceland had put the event beyond the reach of the keynote speakers involved from the UK and Canada. Travelling to Dublin to give presentations was out of the question. Some 450 people were expected at the event.
Specialists in on the subject of Health and Music, Dr. Daniel Levitin and Prof. Paul Robertson were expected to arrive for the event. The event was described as
Music has always been considered a soothing and healing influence, calming the soul and relieving stress. With the rise in Music Therapy as a paramedical discipline we have come to understand just how useful it can be in the treatment of autism, learning disabilities, dementia, neurological disorders and depression.
With no chance of travelling, the National Concert Hall and Seminars.ie pulled together and worked on a way with us to stream the speakers and their multimedia presentations to an audience. We had less than 16 hours to organise, train and coordinate Professor Paul Robertson and Dr. Daniel Levitan. Here is a 4 minute video of how Dr. Levitan got on.
This is a short amateur video captured by one of the attendees.
April 8th, 2010 @ admin // One Comment
As is often the case with group collaboration most industries require additional professional expertise when working on and managing projects. Engineers, Architects and Designers are one particular group that can benefit from sharing their screens and collaborating remotely. In this short two minute tutorial you can see the autocad application being shared through video from one PC to another. Any application can be shared on the fly to your group and any member of your group can also share their screen or application too. Try watching the video in full screen mode.
March 11th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
DERVALA HANLEY RETURNS to Limerick for a few days and has agreed to a roundtable Social Conversation in Limerick’s Absolute Hotel for two hours from 1100 on Wednesday, 10 March 2010. Dervala sparked creative thoughts during a classroom lecture in Tipperary Institute a few months ago, pointing to specific ideas about innovation, creativity and working productively in highly competitive industries. Read more on InsideView.ie
This is a short clip of Dervala speaking with members of the Limerick Open Coffee group about Foursquare and Meetup. Recorded while in an online meeting room.
February 12th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
Krishna De, a well respected social media consultant in Ireland has a few pointers on using the new webinar solution from onlinemeetingrooms.com. Take a look at what Krishna’s take on the solution is.
I have been hosting teleseminars and webinars for 5 years – however here in Ireland not too many organisations host webinars and teleseminars at the moment. With services like OnlineMeetingRooms.com and their new simple webinar service, I predict that may change!
Webinar in Action.
Out of interest here are the results of the polls I ran today with the participants – the webinar was about blogging, podcasting and online video:
- How likely are you to implement social media in your business in the next 90 days – 60% of the participants said yes, 20% did not vote and 20% were unsure
- Have you ever attended a webinar previously – 30 of the attendees had attended a webinar previously
- Would you attend a webinar in the future if it was a paid event – 75% of the attendees said yes!
- Was the OnlineMeetingRooms.com webinar platform easy to use – 100% of the attendees said yes.
Webinars For Lead Generation And Boosting Profits Made Simple – Review Of OnlineMeetingRooms.com
February 10th, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
Teachers and educators generally are looking at whiteboards these days, in this tutorial you can see how to use webinar to broadcast your slides and with the integrated drawing facility you can turn your webinar into a whiteboard. Particularly useful if you are considering training people remotely. We suggest using a tablet for better control – you can find them here. http://www.onlinemeetingrooms.com/index.php/shop/
February 3rd, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
The information gathered from polling those that attend your online meetings is a valuable way to ascertain and evaluate the quality of your presentation or indeed the information retained by your students. Polls call be set up before your meeting or even on the fly and activated at any time during your meeting. You can also set up as many polls as you require.
February 1st, 2010 @ admin // No Comments
Back in 2006 we were approached by the Health Informatics Society of Ireland (HISI) to provide services for the streaming Dr. Susan Newbold’s presentation from Maryland in the U.S. After some initial training with Dr. Newbold, she was able to login from her home office and give her presentation to the conference where a group of 400 health informatics professionals listened and participated and Q&A. Here is a brief 4 minute clip of how it went.
Remote guest’s and speakers save time and money by utilising streaming technology this way, events organisers can also benefit from providing streaming facilities for their remote speakers by increasing the chances of availability of the speakers and by simply making life easier for their remote speakers. Dr. Newbold had a standard DSL connection, a webcam and as you can see from the recorded clip, a standard headset.
