Hi Clint,
Perspective of a club VP (so, in charge of presentations), so perhaps a view from the other side of the camera...
We run the meeting using the club's account, and the guest presenters connect in. When it's time for the presentations, as VP I introduce them, they share their screen, and take it from there. After the Q&A we carry on with more meeting stuff. Using the presenter's account would be unwieldy, if even possible. The presentation is part of the overall meeting, not the entire event.
Any "techie errors"? Sure, once in a while. We record the presentations for the club's YouTube channel, and "fix it in post" is just part of the deal. Snip out the lock-ups, folks with unintended live mikes, etc. I sometimes highlight stuff that may not be clear in the original. You do what you can; no complaints after that.
Remember, this is a hobby, not the IEEE. Sometimes the less formal the presentation, the greater the chance for interaction with the audience, and everyone appreciates the live nature of the event. It's not worth raising one's blood pressure over.
Greg KO6TH
Clint Bradford via AMSAT-BB wrote:
Hey, fellow presenters -
Since the pandemic, I have been ZOOM-ing my presentations. I issue the invitation, I use my account, I am in charge of the whole show. My wife works the “Chat Box” and watched for questions and late arrivals for me.
The ONLY time I let another club “run the show” it was a disaster. They made a few techie errors … all would NOT have occurred if I had initiated the whole thing.
SO, my question: Are you initiating your meetings yourselves? Or are you finding being set up as “co-host” is working OK for you? There are a couple sound bytes in my session - so sharing full-screen and sharing computer sound are mandatory (all OK when I run it).
Thanks.
Clint K6LCS 951-903-4129
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