HOW TO HOST ONLINE MEETINGS WITHOUT BREAKING YOUR BUDGET OR SANITYJonathan F. Sullivan

National Conference for Catechetical Leadership

May 22, 2014

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JONATHAN F. SULLIVAN

Director of Catechetical Services, Diocese of Springfield in Illinois

Blogger at www.JonathanFSullivan.com

Twitter: @sullijo

“A Conference Call in Real Life”http://youtu.be/DYu_bGbZiiQ

OVERVIEW Why Bother with Online Meetings? What You’ll Need What to Do Demos

Google HangoutsSkypeGoToMeeting

Questions and Conversation

WHY BOTHER? Saves time Saves money Geographical

diversity

WHAT YOU’LL NEED Device

ComputerTabletSmart phone

Front-Facing Camera

Headphones

WHAT TO DO Send the agenda

in advance Use personal

video Don’t mute! Unless… Don’t pray aloud

together Use visual aids

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google.com/hangouts

owned by Google

Free; requires Google account

Free iOS and Android apps

10 video attendees

Live broadcasting, records and uploads to YouTube

Many add-on features, including screen sharing

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skype.com

owned by Microsoft

Free

Free iOS and Android apps

25 audio or 10 video attendees

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gotomeeting.com

owned by Citrix

$19/month, 5 video attendees

$49/month, 25 video attendees

Free iOS and Android apps

Records in .wma format (easy to upload to Vimeo, YouTube

Screen sharing

RESOURCES Effective Teleconferencing podcasts

(Manager Tools)bit.ly/teleconferencing1bit.ly/teleconferencing2bit.ly/vidconferencing

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