Now that more events
are being done through webinars and conference calls more people are
able to participate at once.
It is always
interesting to see what time a webinar is so that it can cover the
largest range of the country at once. There are now times that a lot
of the events are scheduled between noon and 3 pm Eastern time. The
reason for this is to ensure that people out on the west coast are
also able to participate in the same call. There are even some
webinars are that are held at 6 pm so that more people can
participate. We have been taking an online course and the webinar
choices at 6 pm on Tuesday or 9 am on Thursday. The course is
actually covering most of the world so the times need to be doable
for everyone. We normally do the 6 pm course as it means that we
have the day to do client work and then the 6 pm is at the end of the
day. I actually tried the 9 am session once and found that I wasn’t
able to gain a focus for a couple of hours after the webinar so that
meant I lost all of the morning.
Webinars and
conference calls are making it so much easier to communicate around
the world and the cost is so much less than having to attend the
various conferences and meetings physically. It is nice to have the
ability to attend sessions this way but there is one disadvantage and
that is you don’t get to meet the rest of the people face-to-face
that you are dealing with.
Having the
opportunity to attend the various webinars and conference calls is
wonderful as long as you are aware that you may not get a lot out of
some of the things you attend. Some webinars are very informative and
other ones seem to miss what the description was that outlined the
session. We have attended both types of webinars and conference
calls and you just have to be aware that not all of them will be a
win.
The another
advantage of webinars and conference calls is the impact on work.
Most webinars can be done either at your own desk or in a boardroom
so that means that there is minimum time away from work. Conferences
and sessions that involve travel can be a day to many days away from
the office. It can impact more than the person that is attending the
event as someone else will be needed to cover their job while they
are away. Now with the use of the webinars and conference calls it
is basically like someone taking a lunch so there isn’t as much of
an impact on others.
The negative side of
webinars and conference calls is now there seems to be a lot more of
them and that can impact work. There is such a balancing act between
attending all of the webinars and conference calls that sound
interesting and getting the work done. The balance is something that
needs to be looked at and each person is different. Understand what
your actual job is and how attending or not attending a specific
webinar or conference call will be. The choice is yours so now I am
off to attend a webinar that will help me with my job.
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