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Using OPAL for Easy
Online Meetings, CE, and Public Programs
  • A presentation given by Tom Peters to the
  • Member Libraries of the
  • South Central Regional Library Council

    Friday, January 22, 2010
  • Online via OPAL
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How OPAL Can Benefit Your Library
  • Online Meetings
    • Richer experience than a telephone conf call
    • Easy to record and archive
  • Continuing Education Opportunities
  • Public Programs
    • Book and genre discussions
    • Author interviews
    • Lectures and demonstrations
    • Battle of the Bands
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The Plan for Today
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1.  OPAL Functions
  • VoIP:  Voice-over-Internet-Protocol
  • Text Chatting: Public and Private
  • Presentation Slides
  • Co-browsing the Web
  • Polling Attendees
  • Whiteboard
  • Desktop sharing
  • Webcam
  • Recording
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1 cont.: Tweaking OPAL
  • Backroom configuration
    • Default homepage
    • Branding the online room
    • Password protection
  • Modifying the User Interface
    • Accessibility features
    • Text chat font
    • What the user sees and hears
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2.  Social Aspects
  • Presentation Styles
  • Participation Styles
    • Chatty or silent?
  • Talking and Typing
  • Fielding Questions
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3.  Pulling It Off
  • Conceptualize the OPAL event
  • Promote it
    • Low cost, but takes time
  • Orient presenters and participants
  • Facilitate
  • Assess the impact of both the live online event and the archived recording
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Thanks for Your
Time and Attention!
  • Tom Peters
  • Founder and CEO
  • TAP Information Services
  • Email:    tpeters@tapinformation.com
  • Phone:  816.616.6746
  • Web:     www.tapinformation.com
  • SL:        Maxito Ricardo