Teleseminars: Easy and Convenient for You and Your Audience
A teleseminar is a seminar that’s delivered via a telephone bridge where a number of people can come together to listen and participate as a group. Teleseminars have been around for years. And, with the decrease in communication costs, their popularity has skyrocketed because they’re not only fast and easy to set up, but also they’re convenient to attend. Here are just some of the reasons teleseminars are growing in popularity.
1. Teleseminars require no travel. As long as you have access to a telephone, you can set up and deliver a teleseminar. Equally so, participants only need access to a phone line or even a VOIP system, like Skype, to participate. This saves commute time, gasoline, and all the related frustrations associated with traveling to and from face-to-face events.
Teleseminars: Easy and Convenient for You and Your Audience
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A teleseminar is a seminar that’s delivered via a telephone bridge where a number of people can come together to listen and participate as a group. Teleseminars have been around for years. And, with the decrease in communication costs, their popularity has skyrocketed because they’re not only fast and easy to set up, but also they’re convenient to attend. Here are just some of the reasons teleseminars are growing in popularity.
1. Teleseminars require no travel. As long as you have access to a telephone, you can set up and deliver a teleseminar. Equally so, participants only need access to a phone line or even a VOIP system, like Skype, to participate. This saves commute time, gasoline, and all the related frustrations associated with traveling to and from face-to-face events.
2. Teleseminars are inexpensive to deliver and attend. Communication costs continue to drop making teleseminars a low-cost option for delivering information to your target market. While you can purchase higher quality bridge lines, you can easily find free telephone bridge services, if desired. The only real costs, beyond the cost of the seminar, are long-distance charges to connect to the bridge.
3. With a teleseminar, the world is at your fingertips. No longer restricted by geographic boundaries, you can reach your target market whether they’re in Boston, Bangalore or Beijing. Traversing time zones allows the world to come together – -making this the best option for connecting with the global marketplace.
4. Teleseminars can be recorded and listened to at your convenience. Because many bridge lines offer recording capabilities, or you can easily record them yourself with other audio tools, teleseminars can be both time-shifted and place-shifted, making it convenient for you to deliver the content exactly how your target market prefers. Some hosted teleseminar systems archive recordings so participants can dial in later and listen to a replay at any time they wish. Alternatively, some teleseminars are place-shifted which means that you can listen to them where you wish. This is made possible when the presenter provides an mp3 download which you can then load to your iPod or other portable media player.
5. Teleseminars allow you to serve many in a very intimate way. A live teleseminar can be a wonderful way to create a positive, energetic and inspiring connection with your constituency. This level of connection is not achieved to quite the same degree when you’re listening to someone at an in-person event, where the presenter may be physically distant from you. Teleseminars provide a level of intimacy that is quite unique. Someone on the other end of the line is literally talking in your ear! They couldn’t get any closer unless they were standing right in front of you!
6. Teleseminars are cost effective. For a minimal expenditure, you can rent bridgelines that can literally hold thousands of people. It would be cost prohibitive, in comparison, to try to reach out and serve the same quantity of people at a face-to-face event. Costs such as room rental, food/beverage service, hired help and related expenditures are just some of the costs you would incur. Sure, with teleseminars you have long-distance charges, sometimes you purchase a paid bridge service, and then there might be recording and transcriptions fees, and costs to hire an assistant, but typically these costs are significantly lower than what you would incur for a face-to-face venue.
These are just some of the great benefits of using teleseminars to connect with your target market. They’re convenient and cost effective for both the presenter and the participants.
Tara Kachaturoff provides coaching and training to entrepreneurs who want to grow their businesses faster, easier, and with less effort using teleseminars. http://www.TeleseminarStrategist.com
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