Chapter Thirteen. The Virtual Presentation

Company Examples

  • Microsoft Office Live Meeting
  • Cisco Systems WebEx

Anytime, Anyplace, Anyone

A new phenomenon has entered the world of business communications: Web conferencing, or online meetings. Think of it as the virtual presentation. This new medium combines the Internet and related electronic technologies to enable you to present and exchange information and ideas with distant audiences without your physical, personal presence. In fact, you can address a group of dozens or even hundreds of audience members in different locations spread around the country or even the world. By virtue of advanced software systems developed by several companies that specialize in hosting virtual presentations, ...

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