Friday, July 18, 2014
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I am looking at tools that would make it easy to use an HOA to host a 'live' Webinar (since most of my people are NOT on G+).
I've gotten 2 thumbs down reports about Webinar Jam from Hangout mastery community. Is anyone pro Webinar Jam here?
Business Hangouts have nice features but I don't like the black interface,with too much going on for first time viewers and the viewing window gets small once embedded into my website....
Creating a landing page on my website means viewers need to press the play button to start the webinar and then I need to get a chat thread and will have no easy way to know who is watching the broadcast....
Any other ideas? I'm starting to wonder if I should go back to Instant Telesummit for the launch and then HOA for group programs.... Kinda disappointing.
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Well, let me try to clear this up in a nut shell for you.
ReplyDeletePretend you had Pro Studio, Cameraman App, Hangout Toolbox, YouTube App Comment tracker, plus MORE all in one place. That is the definition of Business-Hangouts.
If you have to open each app individually every time you want to in a regular hangout, then do that.
I get what you are saying but once folks get in they love it!
Also, you have to figure everyone that goes to "Go to Meeting" or another webinar Event , they are used to similar buttons that a BHOA a viewer sees.
If you do a hangout now with someone there are tons of app buttons to hit (same issues).
If you have viewers in a SHOAE you don't have all the buttons and things I get it. BHOA has buttons on the left hand side different from a viewer in a NORMAL event. That is it.
It has chat (posts) same as HOA Event
It has clickable profiles same as HOA Event
It has Details same as HOA Event
There are buttons you use and have to click while in as a participant. I get it . Same with a regular HOA there are buttons you can press.
In summation Rayne Dowell and Naraya Stein think of the days when you first went into a Hangout and started clicking buttons and learning features. And you clicked the red telephone to see what it does....... Oops! Now how do I get back?
Same learning curves but everything is in front of you.
I just love having you guys in this community! Keep asking the questions.
Hey Michael Daniels , I'd hands down be using it if did exactly what Rayne Dowell is saying. If they can get the face of the viewing landing page professional and simple meaning a larger HOA screen size AND a chat box. I know you have an in with the producers. I'd be happy talk with them but can't do today!
ReplyDeleteMost of my people are not techies, it would be a turn off to have an Introductory Webinar on BHOA.
ok- I'm going to weight in on this... Business-Hangouts was designed to give hosts the tools they need to run a professional webinar presentation - thus the emphasis on the interface catering to the hosts needs and not the first time viewers. Just tell first-timers to typein the chat and watch the screen and keeps their hands off all other button. :)
ReplyDeleteI think their business would skyrocket if they also cater to the end user as much as they did they host. Koodos to them for the integrated system... now just a simple platform for users... Webinar Jam got that part right.
ReplyDeleteI am copying my comment from Mastery into this thread as well...
ReplyDeleteAfter looking closely as a viewer and what a viewer sees in a live BHOA presentation, I do not see any of the extra buttons or as you put it, "webinar viewers that shows no controls just HOA and chat and design choices. "
As I see it, it looks like the viewer sees no controls other than to go full screen and type in the chat box. It looks great actually!
I really enjoy BHOA, can you tell?
as a viewer: The controls are not there. The banner is at the top (optional) and the viewers/participant list is there (optional) and the chat box is there (optional)
ReplyDeleteI too am NOT techy.
I too was overwhelmed by BHOA at first because I was shown ALL the features and all the requirements and all the OPTIONS turned on. If you want the simple interface for a viewer to experience, you set that up that way as a host. The viewer sees it just as you want them to and Voila!
The issue here is, when you are in as a film strip member you do see all the bells and whistles viewers do not see. There is some confusion as to viewer/participant in your comments above. A participant is a FILM STRIP MEMBER! A viewer is just that, viewing the show and able to comment.
Basically, we may need to do a demo here of what you would see without being let in "behind the scenes" or into the film strip and then realize just how simple it is for a viewer at that point, maybe?
Thank you so much Heather Kraafter for sticking with us 'till we 'get it!'. Looking forward to checking it out with Michael Daniels !
ReplyDeleteNaraya Stein he actually did a hangout yesterday and there were about 12 people who got to see the "vanilla" version.
ReplyDeleteWe do this many more times I am sure.
If you have time, ask for another demo in U2U. :)
I just wanted the true experience to come out and for BHOA to get a fair shake.
Thank you... I was working... hope to catch the next demo!
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