Transcript BT MeetMe Presentation

So What is it?
BT Conference Call MeetMe is Simplicity Embodied!
• The simplest PhoneConferencing service in the world!
• Meet with up to 20 people over any phone (mobile or landline)
• No booking required - register once and use the same details
for every conference
• Meet any time - night or day, from wherever you are in the
world
• Catch up for 5 minutes - or 5 hours, be as flexible as you want
• Just use one phone number and a 6 digit passcode to join
your meeting
So What can it do?
It has a whole range of features to make meeting a lot easier
• Operator assistance at the touch of a button
• Announcements when people join and leave the meeting
• Mute your line - if you are on a mobile or a noisy place
• Roll call to announce who is in the meeting
• Call a new participant from the meeting - and invite them to
join
• Lock the conference for security
• Allow meetings to continue without the chairperson
So What Can I Use it for?
For any meetings where you need to catch up with up to 20
people.
• Project Management updates - keep closer tabs
• Regular team meetings and catch ups
• Team briefings
• Document reviews
• Quick impromptu discussions to reach quick decisions
• Catching up with suppliers and customers
• Crisis management meetings
So How can it Help me?
It can save you time, money and STRESS!
• Reduce the length of meetings
• No need to travel, save time and money and therefore….
Increase your productivity
• Involve all key people, wherever they are
• Reduce stress in rushing from meeting to meeting
• Catch up with people when on the move
So How do I use it?
All you need is a touch-tone phone.. And to follow the
instructions
• Register once for a FREE account
• You get a telephone number and two passcodes - one for
you as chairperson and one for all your participants
• Tell people when you want to meet
• Give them the telephone number and passcode
• Follow the voice prompts to join the meeting
• Use the features as necessary
• Pay as you use and receive a quarterly bill
So How can I get an Account?
• Just call us on 0800 083 7845 to open an account
• We send you an email with your telephone number and
passcodes - keep these details safe
• You receive a welcome letter with plastic aide-memoire card
to remind you of the features
• You now have you own “personal meeting room”
• Visit www.meconsultancy.com for all you need to know
So What is BT MeetMe Web Tools?
Take your meeting online with BT MeetMe Web Tools
• You can not only hold a phoneconference but also join the
meeting over the web too!
• Link people through their web browsers as well as the phone
• See your virtual meeting - complete with meeting table and
people!
• Share thoughts on a whiteboard
• Chat privately or with a group over the web
• Work together on documents by sharing them over the web
So What can Web Tools do?
Make your meetings more collaborative
Named ICONs
to
represent
who is present
Just click to mute
people, call another
participant,
do a roll call,
lock the conference
People can join by phone only,
just click to identify them.
So What can Web Tools do?
Share thoughts on the Whiteboard
All participants on
the web can see and
draw on the
whiteboard
Write free text
in any colour and
use a pointer
to show workings
Sketch out designs using
shapes and arrows
So What can Web Tools do?
Application sharing for greater collaboration
Share any application on
your PC, even ones
which the other
participants don’t have
Show documents or your
desktop to participants
Invite participants to
edit documents online
So What can Web Tools do?
Chat using text messages over the web
Have a private chat
with one person
in the conference
Chat with everyone
in the conference to share text information
such as contact details
So What can Web Tools do?
Personalise your BT MeetMe account
Customise the
settings to suit
the way you work and
submit online
• Music before chair
• Entry announcements
• Exit announcements
• Allow Web Tools
So What can I use Web Tools for?
Work Together Online
• Project Management meetings
• Creative discussions and brainstorming
• Preparing joint presentations
• Show people a new application…and train them
• Show people your work for feedback
• Add a graphical dimension to the meeting to see who is
present
So How can Web Tools Help me?
Make your meetings matter
• Share ideas and proposals instantly
• Agree the final version of a document in your meeting - not
afterwards!
• Make faster decisions
• Hold more productive virtual meetings
• Deliver projects more quickly
• Keep colleagues better informed and involved
So How do I use Web Tools?
Link the web to your phone - its simple
• Simply dial in as usual to your BT MeetMe phoneconference
• Go to the BT MeetMe portal at www.meconsultancy.com
• Click on join a conference - and follow the instructions
• Choose an ICON to represent you and enter your name
• Click join, then press #8 and the 6 digit code you are given
• Wait for a few moments while the web and phoneconference
link… and you are ready
• Click on the relevant buttons to activate the functions
• You need a web browser that accepts java applets and cookies
So What Does it all cost?
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Two options - Regular or Occasional
Phoneconference is charged per person per minute
FREE to view your conference online
Collaborative tools - whiteboard, application sharing and chat
are charged at a flat rate per person per minute - you can use
all of them or any combination of them
It costs a lot less than travelling and allows you to get more
done!
Change the Way you Meet using BT MeetMe
• Travel-free meetings - use time more productively
• Instant meetings - just dial-in and you’re talking together!
• Flexible meetings - dial-in from anywhere
• Last minute meetings - just pick up the phone
• Low cost meetings - pay as you use