Whether your goal is collaboration, client meetings, live streaming conference content or community outreach, Google Hangouts are an excellent (and free) option that could replace webinar and video-conferencing platforms. Learn how to use this exciting new technology, and its marketing, broadcast and collaboration tools while avoiding some of its hang-ups. This session was originally presented at #EventTechLive 2013 in Las Vegas in November 2013. For more tips, case studies and a tip sheet for on-air talent, visit http://Ez.com/hoatips. To join the PYM+ G+ community and receive regular invites to hangouts, visit http://Ez.com/pymhangout. For more advice, best practices and meeting planning tools, visit http://www.planyourmeetings.com. Plan well & prosper, friends! #yaypym

1. Google Hangouts:
Tips, Troubleshooting and Best Practices
with Kristi Casey Sanders • @PYMLive
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2. Why are you here?
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3. G+
Hangouts
#HOAs vs.
YouTube
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4. Getting started
•Inboxes
•Invites
•G+ pages
•Circles
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5. Real time
collaboration
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6. What you need to
know about invites.
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7. Troubleshooting
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8. Educate them:
•What to wear
•Where to look
•Using apps
•Marketing tools
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9. Don’t forget
•Connectivity
•Audio/visual
•Personal vs. brand
•Tech runs
•Virtual audience
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10. What happens
if ... ?
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11. Post-#HOA tips
•Fill in the blanks
•Include hashtags
•Re-edit if necessary
•Revisit event page
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12. Fun stuff!
Learn from our mistakes and
download a tip sheet for your
speakers/talent here:
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13. Let’s hangout!
kristi@planyourmeetings.com
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