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Tips for Remote Presenting

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

If you are presenting remotely you need two things: a robust Internet connection and a moderator in the room who can serve as a bridge between you and the folks in the room. It is also helpful to have a back channel for communications with the moderator. In the past, I have presented remotely using skype audio and video.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." Too Much Freedom?

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." Too Much Freedom?

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Connect with TechSoup at NCVS!

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Facebook — We post frequently to our TechSoup Facebook page from our laptops, tablets and phones by tagging @TechSoup in our updates. NPSM Social Wiki — The new NPSocialMedia wiki offers a one stop resource guide for nonprofits seeking help with social media at the 101 level. Connect with us at NCVS or online.

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The One Secret To Better Virtual Meetings: Empathy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

This direct experience will help everyone understand what it is like to be at meeting and not being able to see or having our ability to understand or participate in the conversation restricted. Two simple tips will help in hybrid meetings. And if the quality of the audio is bad, can’t hear everything well.

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Video Conferencing Apps: Take Virtual Meetings on the Road

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ReadyTalk Mobile (iPad) makes it easy to jump in on a meeting if you left your work laptop behind. Android, BlackBerry, iOS, Windows Phone) is the mobile version of the popular face-to-face video calling service (we use Skype here at TechSoup). TechSoup Donor Partners. You can make calls over both 3G and Wi-Fi connections.

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"This Is My Friend": How the Kosch-Westerman Foundation Connects Terminally Ill Children to the Outside World

Tech Soup

Their project began with just one or two kids attending classes with the help of a camera and a clunky laptop. Brian uses donated laptops and tablets with Skype software, connected to cameras in the children's classrooms. … your laptop is really your only friend." Too Much Freedom?