Megameeting Training - the college perspective

The training was delivered by Megameeting themselves. Terie, our trainer was exceptionally competent, well prepared, patient and understanding and generally did a fantastic job - particularly when you consider that he was in Los Angeles and it was 2.15am!!

Terie began by outlining the benefits of online conferencing and the features of the room. Then he took us to a second room where he shared his desktop and demonstrated how each of the features work. The training was delivered over a two hour period and was structured as follow:

- Camera & Microphone/Headset Troubleshooting
- What is Videoconferencing/What is MegaMeeting
- Basic Account Functions/Features
- Logging into your MegaMeeting Account
- Creating a Meeting
- Meeting Name
- Setting a Date and Time
- Configuring Additional Meeting Settings & Appearance
- Inviting Participants to Meetings
- Joining a Meeting
- Ending a Meeting
- Installing Additional Utilities (ShowMyDesktop / Outlook Meeting Add-In)
- Inside the Meeting
- Controlling Video (Turning it On/Off – Resizing Video Images)
- Using the VoIP Feature (Hold-to-Transmit vs. Lock)
- Differences Between Host & Guests
- ShowMyDesktop Feature (Showing Participants Presentations)
- Host Options (Additional Host Abilities inside of the Meeting Room)
- User Rights (Controlling what Participants can do inside of the Room)
- Invitations (Inviting Additional Participants to the Meeting)
- High Quality Video (Upgrade Video Quality for a Meeting Participant)
- What to do When Your Meeting is Over (Disconnecting vs. Quitting)

In my opinion, at the end of the training most people had an understanding of what they software can do, and comments in Google Groups indicated that some are considering how they can use virtual conferencing in their business. Comments were made about bandwidth issues, strategies for conducting meetings and the potential for networking with peers and colleagues.