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Friday, August 19, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
For many people public speaking is very intimidating. You would
think that speaking to an invisible audience on a webinar would be
much more approachable; I’m here to tell you it’s not. Right before
going on a live event last month I found my mouth dry, my palms
sweaty and my heart racing and I was sitting in an empty conference
room. Does this happen to you? I can’t think of anything harder
than speaking to an audience I can’t get feedback from. Sure,
there’s a chat stream, but you’re so busy... Read More » »
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
So there you are, delivering the concluding remarks to end
your very first webinar. You’re feeling quite good about your prep
work, your marketing efforts, and the fact that a good number of
participants actually showed up! Then, you read the very small
number of surveys that were tuned in and your seemingly incredible
presentation turns about to be “meh.” - meaning ho-hum or
booooring. What happened!!?? Why are so many webinars
painfully boring for the audience? Here’s why: It’s...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Anyone who has managed a large audio conference in the past
knows that it’s a big job! The pressure can be even greater
for a high-profile conference or investor call. Through ReadyTalk's
web interface, there are several options to help make your
conference as seamless as possible (for both the chairperson and
their participants). But what if you need another level of
control? That’s where ReadyTalk Event Call Director comes in. So
what can our customers do with this add-on service? Here’s the...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Ways to Use ReadyTalk
As government agencies begin to implement telework policies,
managers are new to managing remote employees and challenged to
avoid disruptions in day-to-day work as employees begin
telecommuting. While it may be challenging at first, it is possible
to maintain workflow and organizational processes. In a recent
white paper, “Best Practices for Managing Teleworkers: Changing
Attitudes, Changing Ways,” analysts from Frost and Sullivan discuss
practical steps managers can take to limit disruption... Read More
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Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
As government agencies continue to document and refine
teleworking processes to comply with the Telework Enhancement Act
of 2010, managers are trying to identify and implement tools and
services that remote workers need in order to maintain workflow and
collaboration with colleagues. In a recent white paper, industry
analysts at Frost and Sullivan outlined key technology components
that should be available to employees who telecommute including,
laptops, instant messaging, VoIP, smart phones and... Read More » »
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
“Spreadsheet hell” is what we call it at ReadyTalk. It
happens when your conferencing service data is isolated from your
marketing automation service. It delays lead follow-up, lead
scoring and the lead nurturing process. It complicates the entire
process and can lead to data errors. As a marketer, I am always
looking for ways to accelerate lead conversion, arm my sales team
with valuable information, simplify reporting and gain a solid
understanding of metrics. The new Eloqua Cloud Connectors...
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Sunday, May 15, 2011 in Ways to Use ReadyTalk
As you see, we’ve changed quite a bit of the site—giving it a new
look a feel but also making it much easier to navigate and find
what you are looking for. If you are interested in how we got here,
check our past blog posts on the topic ( #1, #2, #3). There few
features that you’ll want to take note of: On the Homepage
Start a conference with the Chairperson Login or join a conference
as a Participant. Test Your Computer now includes the test for both
participants and chairperson/co-presenter. Chat... Read More » »
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Friday, April 22, 2011 in More from ReadyTalk
Start Your Audio Meeting Quicker than Ever Today,
ReadyTalk will release an enhancement to it's web-based audio
controls. As a ReadyTalk chairperson, you can now use the audio
controls to start an audio meeting with the click of a button.
Who is it for? This enhancement drastically decreases
the amount of time it takes you to start your audio meeting. With
this feature you now have even more of a reason to use the
ReadyTalk Web Conference Controls to manage your audio
meetings.Audio Quick... Read More » »
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in Webinars
By Melanie Turek, Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan Recently
I was speaking with Karen Gwynne, Director of Sponsorship at the
American Marketing Association, about how the AMA is using web
casts to increase membership in the organization. Gwynne says that
if a prospect attends three or more web casts, he or she is far
more likely to join the organization as a dues-paying member, and
stay loyal to the AMA in the months and years to come. Not
surprisingly, the AMA is taking advantage of web... Read More » »
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Be Seen and Heard ReadyTalk recently released an enhancement to
it's web based audio controls. Now for meetings of any size
Chairpersons and Co-Presenters will have a visual queue for any
audience member who is speaking. This feature brings more
visibility into the audience of your web and audio, or audio only
conferences. With Active Speaker you can: See who's audio line is
making background noise and mute it Find out who's hold music is
playing for the whole call to hear Have more effective... Read More
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Manage your ReadyTalk Account with Confidence Today marks the
arrival of the ReadyTalk Administration Center, which will enable
you to manage your ReadyTalk audio and web conferencing account
with greater control. No longer will you have to send new user and
access code requests through our support and account management
team (unless you want to). The ReadyTalk Administration Center will
give you the ability to: Add new users and access codes to your
ReadyTalk account Create additional access codes... Read More » »
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Post by John Andrews, director of government business development
for ReadyTalk The Small Business Administration (SBA) has used
ReadyTalk’s easy to use conferencing solutions to help small
businesses for years. And now, ReadyTalk’s Government Services
Administration (GSA) contract is making it easier for other
Federal, state and local organization to acquire and use
ReadyTalk’s services. At a time when governments are supporting new
Telework mandates and trying to achieve sustainability goals,...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
The marketing department at ReadyTalk is participating in Telework
week to promote ReadyTalk’s entrée into the Federal Government.
Today is my scheduled day to telework. Coincidentally, I also got a
last minute opportunity to stay up in our condo at Winter Park, CO
and spend some time with my family. Turns out I can do both. For
those of you unfamiliar with the concept of teleworking, it is the
act of working from home or from an alternative work place – really
from anywhere. Today’s technology... Read More » »
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Thursday, February 10, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Corporate Training: Now, More than Ever By Melanie Turek, Industry
Director, Frost & Sullivan When I ask C-level executives about
their biggest concerns when it comes to deploying new technology,
one topic always tops the list: training. That’s a bit of a head
scratcher, really. Training is, after all, something completely
under a manager’s control. But in fact, with the increasingly
virtual nature of the workplace, it’s harder than ever to make sure
employees get the training they need—whether... Read More » »
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in Audio and Web Conferencing
By Melanie Turek, Industry Director, Frost & Sullivan One of
the biggest topics of discussion in IT circles these days is the
so-called “consumerization” of IT. The idea is that unlike in the
past, when most people were introduced to new technology at work
and then adopted it at home as prices allowed, these days,
employees are just as likely to first adopt new technology at home,
then bring it into work as needs demand. We are seeing this trend
around devices, such as mobile phones and tablets,... Read More » »
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Thursday, December 23, 2010 in More from ReadyTalk
Have you taken advantage of ReadyTalk’s Co-Presenter feature yet?
If not you are missing out on one of the most effective ways to
manage your webinars. Co-Presenters can be promoted from within the
ReadyTalk meeting after joining as a participant. Once promoted to
Co-Presenter they are given nearly the same privileges as the
Chairperson. They can help manage the chat feature, mute and unmute
participants, push polls, present slides, and share their desktop
or applications. How do I? Simply invite... Read More » »
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
The ReadyTalk Webinar Series has been around for nearly six years -
six! Our growth continues each year with the help of a few things:
Great content and expertise provided by our speakers. Word of Mouth
– you (our audience) gaining new and actionable insight from our
webinars and spreading the word to colleagues and friends. Social
Media networks – we’re persistently tweeting, posting, and linking
to groups with the same interests - the gift that keeps on giving!
Continually adding our events to new... Read More » »
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Saturday, December 4, 2010 in Webinars
Next week marks the annual Salesforce.com user conference in San
Francisco. As a long time CRM administrator, I always look forward
to attending this event, in fact, this year will be my 7th trip to
Dreamforce. In honor of that I’m listing the top 7 reasons why I
love going to Dreamforce… #7 The schwag – Not only have I
accumulated some really nice Salesforce schwag over the years, but
the partner expo is loaded with fun chotchkies. I’ve stuffed my
suitcase with computer bags to water bottles,... Read More » »
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Thursday, December 2, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
Most web conferences and webinars consist of uploading PowerPoint
slides or sharing applications, but occasionally customers want to
share PDFs and images during the presentation. These could be
presented by sharing the PDF with application. However, this can be
cumbersome if you only want to share a few pages of a PDF or if the
document is very large. It is much easier just to have that content
available as individual slides in your ReadyTalk presentation.
While you cannot directly upload PDF... Read More » »
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010 in Audio and Web Conferencing
We’ve all been there right? Five minutes late to your own
conference call, there are 25 people already dialed in and you
somehow have to tell the presenter how to un-mute their line so
they can present on the call without broadcasting your embarrassing
lack of preparation...no… just me? Oh, well if not, I’m sure some
visual control over your audio conference controls would still do
you good. ReadyTalk gives each and every one of its customers
access to a web-based audio controls to enable greater... Read More
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