So you have your webcast or webinar video archive recording ready, and you want to post it to YouTube, Vimeo, Viddler, Metacafe, Revver,  and more. Here is the quick way to get the widest distribution possible.

Upload your video once to TubeMogul and let it distribute it to all the major video sharing sites for you. An account is free – just remember that you need to have an existing account on your targeted video destination sites.

View the TubeMogul tutorial on uploading and distributing your video here.

One problem you may encounter – every site has a different supported video length, so you will need to consider that before posting.

Tags: archives, event recordings, event replays, Promotion, Social Media, tubemogul.

Want to get more registrants for your on-demand webinars and webcasts?  Try posting a video out-take to YouTube to improve its visibility and make it easy to share with partners.

First, you will want to reduce the length of your webinar by breaking it into chunks or by creating a highlight reel.  Look for statements that are controversial or compelling, and leave you wanting to learn more.

Editing your webinar length really is a requirement since you want this to be a teaser and fit into the viewing habits of visitors to these video sites.  During editing make sure you add a closing call to action that shows the URL for your landing page. Make that link short and simple since viewers will need to write it down and enter it into their browser.

Next you will want to give some thought to YouTube channel placement and tagging. I recommend that you check the tags your considering by searching for them before you publish – you want to make sure your placement is next to appropriate content for your audience.

Finally, use the embed code to place the video on your landing pages or other pages as a promotional teaser. Promote it with your partners for placement on their site, and use a source code in your registration link to track which partners are sending you registrants.

Bill

Tags: archives, event replays, Promotion, YouTube.

When you are broadcasting a PowerPoint presentation during a web seminar it can be very distracting to have your mouse pointer (the little arrow) dancing across the screen as you or your presenter is speaking. The movement on the screen draws the audience’s attention from the presenter’s narration. It can even be confusing to the audience since their is no correlation between where the mouse is going and what the speaker is saying.

To prevent this from happening, after the Slide Show view has started, use this combination:

• To hide the mouse arrow:  Ctrl + H
• To restore the mouse arrow:  Ctrl + A

Here is another tip (when your in the Slide Show view):

When you really want the audience to focus on what you are saying, blank the PowerPoint screen:

To go black:

• Press the B key
• To restore press the B key again

To go white:

• Press the W key
• To restore, press the W key again

These tips and more can be found at David Paradi’s blog Think Outside the Slide.

Tags: PowerPoint, webinar.

Webinars. You know they are out there, but inevitably when the topic in question becomes a priority for you, you just can’t find them. Google is your first stop, but the results are just lost in the mass of content they provide. You may visit key industry hubs, but you wonder if your missing anything.

For you there is now a solution:  Webinar Today – the webinar search engine.

Webinar Today Search

We have been busy compiling an index of web seminars, starting with security, storage, marketing, and VOIP.  We invite you to try it out and see what you think.

If you know of webinars that should be added to this index, please suggest them by following the link at the bottom of the page.  As long as they are educational and informational, we will add them to the index.

Now we consider this a beta release, but please let us know what you think!

Tags: LinkedIn, search, Web Seminars, Webcasts.

Web seminars and webcasting are inherently green, eco-friendly communications since they eliminate the need for people to travel to events and eliminate the consumption of paper-based hand-outs, datasheets, and other collateral.

As an event management and production company, we do use alot of workstations and server infrastructure to provide redundant and scalable events. To do our part to better protect the environment, we have joined CarbonFund as a partner.

One small step…

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Ever look for that bee buzzing near your telephone?  Sometimes its just a click or pop.  So just what is it?

Annoying you say.

Agreed, but its just radio interference from a wireless phone, iPhone, or Blackberry.

Happily, its easy to fix. Simply turn off those phones before the event starts.

Ahh, and for those doctors that must keep the electronic leash alive, move that phone as far away from your telephone and telephone line as possible. This will minimize telephone equipment interference.

Bill

Tags: Audio, event management, webcast tips, webinar tips.

Here is a link to test your GoToWebinar connection:

GoToWebinar Connection Wizard – Test My System

If you need help conducting a GoToWebinar event, please contact us and we can help.

Regards,

Bill

Tags: gotowebinar, problems.

Here is a WebEx link for testing if your system can’t access a WebEx meeting:

WebEx System Test

If you need help conducting a WebEx web seminar, please contact us and we can help.

Regards,

Bill

Tags: problems, webex.

According to Computer Economics, 55% of businesses are cutting travel expenses in expectation of lower revenues driven by recession.  In addition to using video conferencing and collaboration tools, for larger meetings, web seminars and video webcasts are an effective way to eliminate travel expense while stil maintaining good company communications.

Computer Economics reports other cost-cutting moves include not back-filling open positions (40%), eliminating contract workers (33%) and cutting staff (17%). If your company is doing more with less, when your looking at webinar/webcasting solutions it makes sense to look for managed solutions – this both helps ease your workload and saves you time since you can leverage their expertise.

Tags: travel.

We edit live webinars to produce event recordings that can be used for post-webinar marketing and training, and think alot about how to get the most out of these live events. Many of our customers will update specific slides or request that we edit out details like pricing that may change over time. Between judicious editing, recording new narration, and adding a moderator voice-over, we can really extend the life of these recordings.

However, there are a few simple things that would make our life easier, and would help any company that wants to extend the shelf-life of their content: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Editing, event replays, Microsoft PowerPoint, recording, reusability, Web Seminars, Webcasts, webinars.