eStorming with Live Meeting 2007

Presented by Chris DalbyLive Meeting User GroupCommunity Day 2008, Microsoft UK

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In this session, we will explore how you can use Live Meeting 2007 for collaborating with remote co-workers and customers.

Orientation Webcast Objectives

Orientation Webcast Objectives

Following this session, participants will be able to setup, organise, structure and manage a Live Meeting event.

Orientation Webcast Broadcasting• We are broadcasting this lecture using Live Meeting

from the Irish Microsoft Technology Conference for the Live Meeting User Group.

• Audio broadcast over Live Meeting using a bluetooth headset and computer audio from Live Meeting.

Orientation About Chris Dalby

http://yellowpark.net/cdalby/

http://twitter.com/yellowpark

MVP – Live Meeting

• LMUG is a collaboration forum for all Live Meeting users, resellers, developers, and partners.

http://livemeetinguser.og

Orientation Live Meeting User Group (LMUG)

Poll 1What experience do you have of Office Live Meeting?

• I use OLM 2007 regularly• I have used OLM 2007 once or twice before• I am an experienced Live Meeting 2005 presenter• I have only attended as a participant• I have never used Live Meeting before

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

What’s new in 2007?Describe key improvements in OLM 2007

• Virtual break-out rooms• Enhanced colour palette and annotation tools• Fully integrated event registration• VOIP in both directions• Handouts• Webcam integration• New recording options• Improved web-based meeting client• Enhanced media tools, webcam and video• Roundtable

What’s new in 2007? Round Table

What’s new in 2007? Round Table

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

“Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution to a problem. The method was first popularized in the late 1930s by Alex Faickney Osborn”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainstorming

What is eStorming?Wikipedia Definition

• Who: Staff, customers, suppliers• What: Formal or informal?• Where: Meeting Lobby, email invite or self register?• When: Scheduled event or Meet Now?

What is eStorming?Characteristics

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

Types of Meetings and Events

• Choose the right tools for the job• Meet Now• Scheduled Meetings• Public Meetings• Recurring events

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

Creating Meetings and Events Event Registration

• The Events and Registration service is now fully integrated with Live Meeting

Creating Meetings and EventsDemonstration

DEMO

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

Using Content to Engage ParticipantsEngaging the Audience

Photo courtesy of fridgeukhttp://flickr.com/photos/fridgeuk/237937539/

Using Content to Engage ParticipantsEngaging the Audience

Live Meeting Video on Events

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

Interactive Tools and TakeawaysSuggestions

• Use polls to gather opinion and engage• Annotation tools• Share control of documents• Feedback to presenter• Surveys

Interactive Tools and Takeaways Annotation Tools

Interactive Tools and Takeaways eLearning Tools

• Breakout rooms allow smaller group activities

Interactive Tools and Takeaways Shared Notes

Interactive Tools and Takeaways Handouts

Orientation Agenda• What’s new in 2007?• What is eStorming?• Types of meetings and events• Creating meetings and events• Using content to engage participants• Interactive tools and takeaways. • Controlling meetings and etiquette.

Controlling Meetings and EtiquetteConference call etiquette

Photo courtesy of Wouter Kersbergenhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/8490723@N03/513459895/

Photo courtesy of forever soulshttp://flickr.com/photos/foreversouls/212654601/sizes/m/

If the opposing team (anyone else on the conference call) start scoring points, you must counter these attacks, after all attack is the best form of defence.

Controlling Meetings and Etiquette Conference Call Golf

Music on hold - 10 pointsTaking a call on your cell – 10 points Not muting phone - 5 pointsNot introducing yourself - 3 pointsLeaving and rejoining for no reason - 2 points.Speak at the same time - 1 point each1 point per conf call hour up to 2 hours+2 points per hour thereafterBackground dog bark or kid whine – 1 point

Controlling Meetings and Etiquette Conference Call Golf – the Points

Controlling Meetings and Etiquette Basic Guidelines

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More Information• LMUG Website: http://livemeetinguser.org

• Chris Dalby: Blog http://yellowpark.net/cdalby/• Email: dalbyc@gmail.com

• Unified Communications User Group• http://mucuguk.org/

• Instructor Led Training:• http://microsoft.com/livemeetingILtraining

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Get Involved

• We are actively encouraging the community to get involved in LMUG:

• Blogging on http://livemeetinguser.org• Collaborate in the forums• Content ideas to drive direction• Host a webcast

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Road Photo by Robert Brook

Thanks for the photo Robert ;)http://flickr.com/photos/brook/

Other photos credited and linked on the slide. All are Creative Commons from Flickr

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