This post offers the transcript of the "About Us" overview video that is loaded to the site from the YouTube feed. It is open for comment on matters of clarification and I would welcome any suggestions or comments that you may have.
The video is the first in a series of 'How To" videos on the COMMUNICATORS offered by The Webo / eAfrica Group. This Video offers an overview of The Meetings Communicator.
TMC has two foundations; the MEETINGS PACK COMMUNICATOR APP and the MEETINGS WALL in a virtual MEETING ROOM.
Online Meetings are Efficient, Effective and Economic and TMC is simple to use, affordable and it Just Works.
Based on a comprehensive site builder, content presentation options set it apart. Read more on the blog at www.meetingscommunicator.com where a free trial is on offer.
The range of COMMUNICATORS includes Trade Show, Shopping Centre, School, Neighbourhood, Lifestyle, Club, Church and many more COMMUNICATORS. They are all a new way of communicating information to users that improves the user experience by getting users to their "candy" fast!
We offer business opportunities to distributors worldwide and we offer the COMMUNICATORS for DIY and B4U use. We're here to get your business growing!
Hello, I am Alan Mackenzie the founder of Webo.
The Meetings Communicator is a Specialist Product of ours dedicated to addressing the need for online meeting packs and for online meeting support. Should either of these be needed we are the solution that you are looking for.
One of our unique features is that we have as a foundation a comprehensive WYSIWYG website builder.
This means that there is no coding requirement for you to be an expert online Meetings Pack Builder.
It also means that we specialise in content presentation. While content may be King it is the presentation thereof that gets it read and understood.
The Meetings Pack Communicator is an online bookmarklet APP.
Open the shared webpage URL on an Android Device with preferably Chrome, Tap "Menu" and then tap "Add to Home Screen."
On an IOS device, using Firefox or Safari, tap "Bookmark" and then tap "Add to Home Screen.
On a PC just bookmark the shared webpage.
The Meeting Pack APP is an Alerts, Link and List Communicator
Each time you tap the APP icon it will open the latest version of any document.
You can use the Communicator to hyperlink to document downloads in original format or you can link to these same documents loaded to the most suitable page builder.
Using the Meeting Pack Communicator you are assured that the content is complete and up-to-date, well presented and conveniently available on hansets and PC's.
There are no delivery delays and input can be immediately submitted for agenda consideration.
Once setup a virtual meeting room ensures that your meetings will be economic, effective and efficient.
On the record deliberations are typed by a meeting administrator who maintains a backoffice in support of a "Meeting Wall."
The meeting wall will allow for
Links to documents
Presentation sharing by way of in meeting file exchanges
Opinion sharing by way of image and text polling
At the core of any meeting lies collaboration and deliberation.
In support of this we offer off the record one on one private text messsaging and one to all chat
We also meet governance requirements for on record comments and opinions
Interfacing with your choice of audio and video conferencing is enabled
We have linked to Skype and to Free Conference Call
Why us
We offer unlimited pages, Unlimited Meeting Packs, Unlimited Content Communicators and unlimited Meeting Rooms which is subject to our fair usage policy
We expect you to have a few thousand pages
Our minute taking is efficient as you can use our templates or you can load your own company specific meeting format templates
You decide if you want to release instant draft minutes or if you want them to be released at a later date
Our meeting wall templates for a meeting introduction and document version control schedule, the agenda, decisions and the action plan and feedback templates are purpose built to get the job done for you
Customisation is encouraged and we will support this need
For those that want to stick to the knitting and not take up the DIY option we offer a B4U alternative
We do however stress that it is a time dependent decision as every step of the process is supported by a How To Tips panel at the foot of every page
There are ten steps to hosting your first meeting. These are:
Appoint a Site Administrator to mange the setup options and a Meetings Administrator to type the meeting minues in the meeting room backoffice
Gather Content & Build Meetings Pack APPs by linking to original format pages or to specialist Webpages
Setup Meetings Categories
Add Meetings & Design the Meeting Wall's Structure by selecting from the range of options
Add to the Minute Pages Template Library by adding company specific meeting minute templates
Add Meeting Presentation Content to Specialist Webpages and link these to the Meeting Wall Minute pages
Distribute Meeting Packs with a link to the meeting wall. Our Meeting Pack APP is unique. You can detail alerts on the home screen and link to tap to dial lists of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, urls or to thousands of content pages hosted on specialist webpages.
Appoint and provide login details to the Meetings Administrators to take the Meeting Minutes.
Host the Meeting. Our meeting wall is also unique as it allows you to have scroll box windows open on up to six meeting minute pages at once with on and off record chat, optional social media integration, draft minute downloads, presentation sharing and opinion polling.
Manage Comments, Comment Followers, Voting Detail and finalise the Draft Minutes.
Thank you for your time. You will find a transcript of this video on the BLOG at www.meetingscommunicator.com where you will find links to all the pages, the meeting pack and the meeting wall referenced in this video. I look forward to your questions on the blog.
Thank you
Some Bonus Detail:
The ten steps.
1. Appoint a Site Administrator to mange the setup options and a Meetings Administrator to type the meeting minues in the meeting room backoffice
Finalise Policy Guidelines
Create Meeting Categories
Finalise a Meetings Calendar
Appoint Meeting Attendees
2. Gather Content & Build Meetings Pack APPs by linking to original format pages or to specialist Webpages
Hyperlink Original Documents from a Webpage
Load Content to Specialist Webpages - see 6 below
Create Alerts, Link & List Communicator APPs
Define minimum document security requirements
3. Setup Meetings Categories
Organise meetings into categories such as:
Public meetings
Such as the Staff Car Club
The Annual General Meeting etc
Private Meetings
Board meetings, sales meetings, factory etc.
4. Add Meetings & Design the Meeting Wall's Structure by selecting from the range of options
Setup The Meeting Structure for Each Meeting
Select an Audio Channel, in meeting opinion surveys and doc sharing
Setup on record, private and off record chat and comment systems
Set up a meeting "Go Live" Date & Time
Decide on immediate or the later release of on record comments & draft minutes
5. Add to the Minute Pages Template Library by adding company specific meeting minute templates
Add Intro/Version control meeting wall page templates
Add Agenda meeting wall page templates
Add Decision meeting wall page templates
Add Action Plan / Feedback Reports meeting wall page templates
Add other templates eg Budget Frameworks and Marketing/ Sales Projection Templates
6. Add Meeting Presentation Content to Specialist Webpages and link these to the Meeting Wall Minute pages
Create download pages with original document hyperlinks for Meeting Packs
Add Image slide shows, rotators, alternators, image/text surveys, forms etc.
Setup facebook/Instagram/Twitter Integration for sharing & image harvesting
PDF & Video Download Register Pages
Add Linked webpages with password access & social media image harvesting
7. Distribute Meeting Packs with a link to the meeting wall
Our Meeting Pack APP is unique. You can detail alerts on the home screen and link to tap to dial lists of telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, urls or to thousands of content pages hosted on specialist webpages.
Link Content to a Meeting Pack
e-Mail Attendees the Link to the Communicator APP
Notify those that have the Communicator App to Open It
Follow up on Meeting Pack user friendliness and assist
8. Appoint and provide login details to the Meetings Administrators to take the Meeting Minutes
Load Meeting Wall Links to the Meeting Pack
Load Other Links to the Meeting wall
Load Meeting Presentation pages (if any) to the meeting
Train the Meeting Administrator on taking Minutes or Outsource
9. Host the Meeting
Our meeting wall is also unique as it allows you to have scroll box windows open on up to six meeting minute pages at once with on and off record chat, optional social media integration, draft minute downloads, presentation sharing and opinion polling.
Online meetings that are not live
Attendees link to the meeting wall & review documentation
Attendees vote on all agenda items
Attendees can share presentations, comments, chat and private messages
At a given time on a given date attendees can return to review the draft minutes
Online real time meetings
Attendees link by Skype, Conferencce Call or Other
Opinion Surveys and Voting can be built/voted on during the meeting
Attendees can share presentations, comments, chat and private messages
Attendees can instantly see the poll result at that stage but they do not see who voted for what
Attendees can vote anonymously if they do not login to the site
Offline Meetings
Attendees can reference their Meeting Packs in the Meetings on hand held devices