Some people want to hold your hand, smell your perfume, hear your voice. But what about the time, energy and expense to show up at the right place at the right time to make it all happen? And what if the person or party you want to talk to is at such a distance that even though you have the desire, it's simply not practical or affordable for you to be where they are? Then an online meeting, conference or presentation may be right for you?
Meetings are typically intimate private gatherings held by two or more people who have something to share. Conferences are larger, usually still private, held by a group of people with some common personal or business bond. Presentations are made to larger groups or public crowds.
Online meetings, conferences and presentations are similar to their in-person cousins, with some important time and expense saving features that should make you jump for joy.
The biggest advantage of having your meeting online is that you can do it almost anywhere at anytime with almost anyone. And because of the rebroadcast features of some online services you can be broadcasting to multiple users at the same time.
You can schedule a meeting, send an email video invitation, broadcast just to say hello to your sweetheart or share a lesson, conduct a seminar or conduct a conference. With some services you can later send an invitation to those on your email list and redirect them to a spot you choose to watch your rebroadcast.
The technology just keeps evolving and as usual in the industry, the newer services just keep getting bigger (with the number of services they offer), better and cheaper. A not so subtle trend is towards the month to month agreement for a great price instead of signing those expensive annual contracts in advance.
One of the biggest challenges we face when we meet online over and over again is maintaining a fresh look. You play the piano or host your own talk show. You teach people how to swim or play the guitar. You hold a series of political conferences or biology training seminars.
No matter how beautiful a star you are--we would all like to be able to change on the fly, the look and feel of the templates others see when they see us online. And with some of the latest and greatest technology you don't have to be a computer whiz kid (thank goodness) to quickly and easily change the look and feel of your environment to fit the changing modes and circumstances of your different audiences. You can have one look when yu talk to Mom; another, if you speak to military; a third when you address your clients or customers.
One other exciting feature is video email like you've never seen it before. Imagine seeing the person or people you find most delightful in your inbox. Imagine others seeing you. Now you can and they can too.
In summary, do you want or need to do online meetings,conferences or presentations? If the answer is yes then there has never been a more exciting time than now to do it. Products are now bigger, better and cheaper.