The Value of a Web Conference

Web conferences can be a great way to meet with others face to face when time or distance constraints make meeting in person difficult.

To be beneficial, it is important that certain rules be followed, just like at a traditional meeting.

The most important one, to me, is posting an agenda before the conference begins, and sticking to it. I have learned things at our Web conferences, but I feel like most of the time is spent troubleshooting. Since everyone is logged in as a presenter, anyone can mess up the view settings for everyone.

I do anticipate that our Web conferences will improve over time, and it is nice to be able to just go back and skim the notes. It saves time and is an invaluable resource.