I was asked to provide some training for a new company (wasn't sure where to post). Anyone have experience doing webinars?? Not sure where to start to get organized and provide a quality delivery at low cost. The subject & content is no problem but how to put it together and what service to use is what I'm looking for...anyone???

Thanks

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Genevieve Lachance
VA Simple Services

Hey. Here's a few places I've heard about for webinars and screen share that should be free:

Vyew.com http://vyew.com/site/index3
Yugma https://www.yugma.com/
Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/

Dimdim is a popular site, but you can choose any of these or others by Googling "free online conferencing".

Each site should give you a web link for your participants and maybe a code in case you have to dial in by phone for sound.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need anything else.

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Genevieve,

There are many options out there with GoToMeeting being my favorite. I have used DimDim and while it is okay there were many technical issues that my attendees had. Since I do several a month I went with a more reliable service.

If it is only a one time thing, there are many out there that offer you a 30 day try so pick one of the best and use that during the trial for a good quality training webinar. If you want attendees to be able to accees audio from computer or phone make sure that they have an integrated VOIP as well as bridge line. Some services offer one or the other and not both.

As for putting it together my first suggestion is practice, practice, practice. Do a dry run with a friend or colleague to make sure everything is working. Then schedule and plan just as you would an on site training (without the travel of course).

Few other tips I give my clients: have a glass of water handy, turn off cell phones and clear the room of distractions, have someone to assist you so that you can worry about the presentation and they can moderate the rest and do a dry run with recording to check for any technical issues beforehand.

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Lee Drozak
My Office Assistant

Thanks guys for the info, I'll check those out. I will probably do several training sessions as I also have to do it in French & English so I want to make sure I pick the right product. What's the big difference between GoToMeeting and WebEx?

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Genevieve Lachance
VA Simple Services

another option is Glance.... I know that they have a one-day use charge too, which might help if all you need is one or two days worth. I think with Glance, you have to have a separate audio service, but that's easily solved with something like FreeConferenceCall.com.

GoToMeeting/GoToWebinar is a great platform, but the cost can be prohibitive. WebEx (from what I remember) is even more pricey - more bells and whistles, though.

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I use InstantTeleseminar.com and I believe it might have a $1 trial for the 30 days or something similar. It provides both phone and web access for delegates and the speaker can also show powerpoint presentations. The event is recorded and available for download within 24 hours for you to use as you wish.