google hangouts: tips, troubleshooting and best practices
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Whether your goal is collaboration, client meetings, live streaming conference content or community outreach, Google Hangouts are an excellent (and free) option that could replace webinar and video-conferencing platforms. Learn how to use this exciting new technology, and its marketing, broadcast and collaboration tools while avoiding some of its hang-ups. This session was originally presented at #EventTechLive 2013 in Las Vegas in November 2013. For more tips, case studies and a tip sheet for on-air talent, visit http://Ez.com/hoatips. To join the PYM+ G+ community and receive regular invites to hangouts, visit http://Ez.com/pymhangout. For more advice, best practices and meeting planning tools, visit http://www.planyourmeetings.com. Plan well & prosper, friends! #yaypymTRANSCRIPT
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Google Hangouts: Tips, Troubleshooting and Best Practices
with Kristi Casey Sanders • @PYMLive
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Why are you here?
@PYMLive #eventtechlive
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G+ Hangouts
#HOAs vs. YouTube
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•Inboxes•Invites•G+ pages•Circles
Getting started
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Real time collaboration
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What you need to know about invites.
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Troubleshooting
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•What to wear•Where to look•Using apps•Marketing tools
Educate them:
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Don’t forget•Connectivity•Audio/visual•Personal vs. brand•Tech runs•Virtual audience
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What happens if ... ?
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•Fill in the blanks•Include hashtags•Re-edit if necessary•Revisit event page
Post-#HOA tips
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Fun stuff!Learn from our mistakes and download a tip sheet for your speakers/talent here:
Ez.com/hoatips