"How to teleconference" is one of the first questions when you start thinking about teleconferencing. The answer also depends on whether you are going to use free or paid services?
Free teleconference services usually limit the time and in most cases, the number of participants. Some will allow you to record the seminar, others will not, unless you upgrade to a paid service. Take your time and look them over carefully.
The next step is the presentation which is one of the keys to business success, whether you meet in person on through a conference call. So how do you teleconference successfully?
Create an outline to the presentation to guide you through the online meeting. If you have other speakers, let them have a copy too. Pausing and thinking during a teleconference call can become very uncomfortable for the both listeners and the speaker.
Courtesy and manires of speaking are even more important than in personal meetings since listeners do not see you and focus exclusively on your speaking. They are much more aware of your tone and the meaning you want to convey.
The listeners of the teleconference call have joined you because they want to learn and are interested in your knowledge and expertise. You can waste your and their time by losing the thread of the main topic and talk about some barely related subjects. The outline and focus will help you stay on track.
Do not expect perfection from yourself especially if this is one of your first teleconferences. Everyone needs to learn how to teleconference through trial and error. Be patient with yourself and learn from your mistakes.
If you have an expert of a certain field as your main speaker, make sure to let that person speak more time than you. What you need to do is to manage the time and ask questions that your expert speaker will answer and fulfill the purpose of this call.
You will learn how to teleconference successfully in two ways - theory and practice. This article has hopefully helped you with the theory part, now it's up to you to take action and start teleconferencing. The practice part will be your best teacher.
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