Webinars

A Webinar is tool for sharing information online, usually combining an live or recorded audio plus a slideshow presentation. The benefit of a recorded Webinar is that it is fairly fast to download and view compared to full-motion video, it is very easy to produce, and offers a good vehicle for short, compelling demonstrations.

The combination of any audio recording software and PowerPoint means that many PC users have the tools needed to produce a recorded Webinar. The most popular format for outputting a recorded Webinar for use on the Web is Macromedia Breeze.

Live Webinars offer additional interactive advantages in that they allow the use of additional features from polling and question-and-answer sessions to fully live video conferencing. The most common tools for conducting live Webinars are WebEx and GoToMeeting. These services combing telephone conferencing with Web conferencing creating a very engaging selling or training environment.