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"It's a WebConference? Let me fix this up a bit."

Have you ever been on a phone call with someone telling you about their project? Did they seem to be "winging" it a bit?

"We have all the preliminary work completed, and are just putting the final touches on it."
"80% of the design is done already."
"The presentation is looking great! Wait until you see it!"
"All the numbers add up and are showing our budget estimate as accurate."

Why wait? Don't take their word for it! Have them show, and walk, you through the presentation with a WebConference. You'll get to see their PowerPoint, Document, Spreadsheet, or whatever else they might be doing on their computer. Are you a manufacturer with a physical product to see? Make it a VideoConference!

Just the mention that the usual 'update phone call' is going to be a WebConference will make your employees/suppliers work that much harder to make sure they are prepared and are going to have something substantial ready to go.

With our conferencing tools, there are no excuses to use. No downloads to clear with the IT department. No computer type that cannot participate. You really can invite anyone into our WebConference and be confident that they are able to attend. A one-hour WebConference only takes one hour. Unlike a live presentation that can take a day or more depending on your location to them, and require much more planning.

Call us and we will show you just how easy it can be to "see with your own eyes" exactly how the work is progressing.

Anthony Russo
Conferencing Consultant
Great America Networks Conferencing
arusso@ganconference.com
Phone: 312-432-5377
Skype: anth.russo

First impressions are so important!

This weekend my daughter went to tour a possible University that she might attend when she graduates high school in the spring. It would be a five hour drive, and she would be going on this road trip with a fellow senior friend of hers. Unfortunately they were in a car accident only 10 minutes away from the college, but thankfully both will be fine.

They were admitted to the local hospital right by the university in this small college town, and released a few hours later. As we were driving down there to pick them up she called the college and said they had a few hours to kill while we were making the long drive and if they could see the campus anyway? My daughter has that kind of determination.

The college sent a van to the hospital to pick up the 2 girls and supplied a wheelchair for my daughters friend who had a sprained ankle. They saw the tour of the college that they made the trip for, and went through this great ordeal as well, so it wasn't all in vain.

Two very good impressions were made that day:

The college saw the kind of drive and determination my daughter and her friend have. They drove 5 miles, got in a terrible car accident, (hit by a semi-truck actually), but still wanted to see the college and accomplish what they set out to do. The office of admissions told us they were going to make a note of that on her application if she did choose to apply to their University, as it shows a lot of character.

I have to admit that I was impressed by the college sending someone to pick up my daughter from the hospital and providing them with the tour that they requested, including a wheelchair. It showed that the college was much more than a cold institution and looked after it's own. My daughter later told me she got the same feeling.

What impression are you giving to your clients that attend your WebConferences. Is it the same old presentation? Have you had made the extra effort to tailor it to their specific needs? At Great America Networks Conferencing we can't help with creation of your content, but we go out of our way to make sure you have the personal training, and practice to make sure your presentation goes the way you want it to. Use the experience of your Dedicated Conferencing Consultant we provide!

That attention is not easy to find, and is not easy to forget, when you do find it. If you want to be taken care of, like you matter, give us a call.

Anthony Russo
Conferencing Consultant
Great America Networks Conferencing
arusso@ganconference.com

What is your job? What is web conferencing?

I was talking to my wife the other night about what I do here at GAN Conferencing. Now mind you, this is not the first time I’ve had this conversation with my wife. As soon as I start talking about the technology or the features, or anything else that I ramble on about conferencing she usually spaces out. This only leads to a similar conversation happening in the future. However, this time it was different, this time I actually related it to her. She is a teacher at a middle school and she hasn’t had a reason to use web conferencing at work. So when I explained that she could have face-to-face meetings over the web, for say a parent-teacher conference, she became more interested. Now this is a pretty basic use for it since some colleges have thousands of students who never have to leave home to go to class. It really amazed her how many things she could actually use conferencing for. So now with any luck she’ll have an idea what I actually do the next time someone asks. More importantly though, it reminded me that this, just like any technology based product, has no meaning until it actually is related to how it can impact an individual person and their day to day life. People talk too much about what web conferencing can do and not enough about what it can do for you as an individual.

Dave Hatfield
GAN Conferencing
dhatfield@ganconference.com

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Now is the time of Web & VideoConferencing!

The boom in VideoConferencing is no accident in today's world as reported here. Just over the last year I have seen the change in the clients that are coming to us for conferencing services. The majority used to be a company trying to get a message out to many people at one time. While they are still a large portion of our business, there is an ever growing base of businesses coming to us just looking for a way to have a meeting with their clients that they used to travel to, but now want a more efficient means of meeting.

This is a group of people that are new to the whole idea of conferencing and are trying to find a company or service that will walk them through the maze of hardware, bandwidth, large investments, configurations, and the myriad of ways there seems to be to enter this new medium of communication. Truth be known, there is always many paths to a certain goal, but when you are new on the journey, it's good to know you are with a company that has the experience, personal service and reliability to get you there with more than a 37 page PDF document as a guide.

Here at Great America Networks Conferencing we pride ourselves on the personal training, support, and service that will ensure your conference goes smooth and the way you want it to be. You are assigned a Dedicated Conferencing Consultant that will work with you every step of the way to make sure both you, and your company look professional and your attendees come away with your information and content in their minds, rather than the technology that was used to convey it.

Anthony Russo
Conferencing Consultant
Great America Networks Conferencing
arusso@ganconference.com
Skype: anth.russo

What do we spend for a handshake?

How much is your time really worth?  Why do we drive an hour trough traffic (to and from the office/home) for a 30 minute meeting. Spend money to park, spend money for gas and the wear and tear on your car and on yourself. In the end you spent money and about a quarter of your day for one meeting. We do it because that is the way people have always done it. But with the economy the way it is that really a good enough reason. Especially in a time when it is so cheap and easy to connect through the internet. All you really lose is a handshake and a crappy cup off coffee. Why not do things a different way?  Why not take advantage of the technology that is already at our fingertips?  So the next time you book a meeting think about what you are gaining by that handshake and what you could do with that extra time and money.

Dave Hatfield
GAN Conferencing
dhatfield@ganconference.com

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