“Wow, what a cool experience. After initially getting over the feeling of being a voyeur, I loved teaching, interacting, and communicating my usual content in a totally different forum. This is really exciting software and it’s just the beginning of things to come. As people get busier and busier it is programs like this one that will revolutionise the way that people learn.
This software is best used when its capabilities are maximised. There’s so much value in the chat box, the notice board, and the poll features. By combining it all with the occasional presentation, I was able to target the various learning-style preferences of the participants. I found the whole experience a lot of fun and really recommend that people give it a try not only for training but also for business meetings, especially businesses with employees in different sites.” (James Adonis)
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Week 3- Training Online can be cool!
Our next session was an online training meeting on a topic that's important for most growing small businesses - How to Recruit and Engage Staff. Our trainer and workshop leader was James Adonis, who is a corporate speaker and also growing his own business. Prior to the session, I had demonstrated the features of how he could display his powerpoint presentation, set up polls, and how he could use the chat and noteboard. I had done this in a short online meeting with James and so he modified his presentation to use all these features. During the session, James moved in and out of the presentation and meeting modes, so that everyone in online meeting room was able to comment -even though we had nine of us! There was some occasional sound loss as the each part of the presentation was being set up, but overall, everyone was able to follow what was said and able to contribute.
It really showed how this could be used to train staff, or present a new feature to clients, or to learn something new from a supplier. And because the presenter can go back to the meeting mode as often as he/he likes, no-one can leave, read a book or check emails! And eating is OK, as we don't yet have smell-avision - it's not the problem that it would be in a face to face meeting! (Mary)
It really showed how this could be used to train staff, or present a new feature to clients, or to learn something new from a supplier. And because the presenter can go back to the meeting mode as often as he/he likes, no-one can leave, read a book or check emails! And eating is OK, as we don't yet have smell-avision - it's not the problem that it would be in a face to face meeting! (Mary)
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