*Jozzua Notes from a Business and Marketing Strategist/Tactician

Experiencing Online Seminars (Webinars)

Last night I experienced being a "speaker" of sorts for an online seminar (webinar). It felt a bit weird and almost like I was in a radio show. There was a "host" and I was a guest.

What you guys didn't see was that I had practiced two times for that webinar. We tested our bandwidth connections and the entire presentation itself. We reheared for the show.

Truth be told, it was a bit hard - but fun. It was something different.

I've been to LIVE seminars before. There was always a chance that some technical problem would stop the show. If that happened, you just had to adapt.

In a webinar, it was more nerve-wracking. Just think, if my internet went down or the electrical power went off, I'd be gone online! No more speaker!

Lesson learned? Get a better internet line (or even a backup internet line) and a good microphone. Turn off torrents and other bandwidth hogs while at the webinar. Looks like 1MBPS won't work if you're the speaker.

I asked my brother how was it from his end (he listened in). He said I sounded like I had a "transformers" voice but he still pretty much understood the talk.

There are still advantages to webinars though. I'm sitting comfortably at home while "learning" and interacting with people. It's fun. I didn't have to spend for travel or lodging. I can do the talk "in my shorts".

For the first 20 people who listened in, how did your webinar experience go? Was it helpful or informative? I'd appreciate some feedback. Thanks.