Considering that a majority of Aspire's live training activities occur via the Web, the obvious answer is yes. Using a presentation network for Web-based presentation works exceptionally well and is a wonderful way to carry on virtual conversations or to conduct training. However, the following caveats are noted:
- There are two primary kinds of Web-based presentation platforms—screen sharing-based and non-screen sharing-based. For Relational Presentation to work in a Web environment, you MUST use a screen sharing-based platform. We use and like GoToMeeting.
- Presentations given over the Web, whether relational or not, always should contain optimized graphics (the smallest file size possible that still looks good when presented). Optimizing your graphics also helps you keep the overall size of the network manageable.
- All participants (and, of course, the presenter) must have high-speed Internet for best results—in other words, real-time display.
- As yet, video doesn't project well via Web broadcast. No doubt this issue will be addressed in the near future as technology improves.
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