Teleseminars and Webinars

Teleseminars and webinars have become increasingly popular lately because of how convenient they are, both for the attendee and the presenter. Teleseminars are merely seminars held through audio and simply require a telephone or computer with speakers. Webinars include the visual aspect of seeing the presenter via video or following along with a power point-type presentation, and they require only a computer with speakers. Attendees get to stay in the comfort of their own homes, offices or even their cars, and you, as the presenter, get to as well. Webinars have the added benefit of being highly interactive. For example, most software nowadays lets your visitors interact by submitting questions, engaging in polls, “raising their hands” (virtually), clicking on live links in the presentation, and many other interactive features.
Since you don’t have to rent a space and supply refreshments, your costs are generally very low for these events. You can choose to use teleseminar and webinar services that are free or that have a cost depending on the features you are looking for. There is generally nothing to download, and the process is extremely simple since both presenter and attendee only need to go to a web address and join the event by inputting the corresponding event ID. Here are some bridge line conference companies to check out:



www.instantteleseminar.com
www.accuconference.com
www.freeconferencecall.com
www.voicetext.com
www.gotowebinar.com
www.gotomeeting.com
www.vyew.com
www.microsoft.com/office


Guerrillas love teleseminars and especially webinars for a number of reasons:

. They can provide useful information and pick up new leads and clients in a very simple, convenient and cost-effective manner.
. They don’t need to deal with the additional time and expense involved for travel to their events.
. The technology is state-of the-art, something which both guerrillas and baby boomers love.
. They are able to present to a few people or up to several thousand at once. Added bonus: When you are starting out and your attendance is low, the attendees will never know they are one of a few people.
. The recording can be sent to the people who signed up for the event after it is over so that anyone who missed it can still hear it and will still be able to take part in your offer.

Teleseminars and webinars can be held just like seminars and demonstrations. You should use the same guidelines for presenting information and explaining your offer as we discussed for regular seminars. The difference is that many people tend to multitask when they are listening to a teleseminar or watching a webinar because they are not sitting in front of you and don’t have to worry about offending you. For this reason, be sure to keep your content exceptionally interesting to keep them hooked.
If you don’t like the idea of speaking in front of people, teleseminars and webinars are just the thing for you. You can have a script in front of you and they will never know it. For a webinar, you can use a power point presentation instead of the attendees watching you speaking. It’s a method most anyone can find a comfort level with.
Whether speaking at seminars, demonstrations, teleseminars or webinars, this strategy is one of the most effective out there. People like to get up close and personal with a person they are going to hire. They want to get to know you and feel that you know what you are talking about before they make the investment, and since this method gives them just that, you can be assured it’s a winning strategy.