What Is A Webinar?

Webinar is the abbreviation for Web-based seminar: a presentation, lecture, workshop or seminar that is transmitted over the Web.

A key feature of a Webinar is its interactive elements: the ability to give, receive and discuss information. Contrast this with a Webcast, in which the data transmission is one way and does not allow interaction between the presenter and the audience.

How Does It Work?

HCRQ uses gotomeeting.com.

Using gotomeeting, you will:

• see the images from the instructor's computer screen {e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint presentation},
• hear the verbal presentation, and
• be able to interact with the instructor by telephone.

What Are Its Advantages?

Lower Cost

Everyone is interested in lower costs for training. Training and traveling budgets are not what they used to be.

If you were attending a public offering of one of our courses, you would be faced with travel and living expenses. In addition, you would lose time spent in transit.

If we were teaching you on-site, you would be faced with two costs:

• the travel and living expenses for our instructor, and
• the cost of a senior safety engineer's time spent in transit

Convenience

Often one cannot justify the time spent in transit for short duration events.

You do not have to make special security arrangements for our instructor to come on site.

We can arrange a Webinar fast.

Webinars enable us to teach audiences as small as a single person.

What Equipment Do I Need?

• Computer
• Internet access
• Telephone

For a single student, a headset may be useful.
PLEASE NOTE that since tuition fees are charged per student, single students may not use speaker phones.

For multiple students a speaker phone and a multimedia projector may be optimal.

What Does It Cost Me To Connect My Computer To The Webinar?

Nothing.

What Does It Cost Me To Set Up The Voice Link?

The cost of a long distance call to the conference call center.

Can I Connect More Than One Person (e.g., From Different Locations) To The Webinar?

Yes, providing the additional tuition fees have been paid.

Is There A Limit On Class Size?

Yes, class size is limited to 10 people.

Do I Receive A Copy Of The Presentation?

Of course. A soft copy is e-mailed to you in advance of the Webinar.
PLEASE NOTE that our course notes are copyrighted.


How Do I Book A Webinar?

E-mail Wade Hildegard and provide him with the following information:

• Webinar Name
• Desired Date
• Number of Attendees
• Names of Attendees
• Name of Organization
• e-mail Addresses for All Attendees
• Mailing Address (for certificates)

When we receive your registration, we will e-mail you a confirmation. We will also send you an invoice.

Payment Options

Forward* the tuition fee to HCRQ, Inc., P.O. Box 264, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187:

• PayPal (which accepts all major credit cards)
  • Use the "Buy Now" button on the web page for the particular Webinar
• check (for domestic clients only),
• cashier's check,
• money order, or
• ACH direct deposit(details available from HCRQ).

*PLEASE bring this to the attention of your purchasing department.
Webinar pricing is based on prepayment.
You are considered registered when we receive your payment.

When we receive your funds, we will send you a soft copy of the Webinar presentation.
We will also e-mail you a gotomeeting link and a "Meeting ID" to be used when you login to gotomeeting on the day of the Webinar.
In addition, you will receive the telephone number for the conference center and an "Access Code".


What Happens The Day Of My Webinar?

Set up your equipment.
Position yourself in a quiet area where you will not be interrupted.
Have a printed copy of the Webinar presentation next to you so that you can make additional notes.
You must be ready on time.
The Webinar will begin promptly.

Prior to the Webinar commencing, click on the gotomeeting link in our e-mail to you. Download the software following the simple instructions.

You will be prompted for your name and e-mail address. This will permit us to verify who is logged into the Webinar.

Your screen will initialize allowing you to see the instructor's screen as well as a control panel on the right hand side. You can use the control panel to send chat messages to other attendees, to the instructor or to the entire audience. During the Webinar, it will be optimal for you to close this control panel such that you can see the entire screen. This can be done by clicking on the right-pointing arrow near the top left corner of the control panel.

Call the conference center. Enter the "Access Code". You are now connected visually and audibly.

What Happens If The Webinar Is Interrupted?

In case of an internet server going down or loss of building power, depending on the length of the disruption and our schedule and yours, we will either resume when everything comes back to normal or schedule your the Webinar for another day.

What Happens After The Webinar?

The Meeting ID is cancelled.

Course certificate(s) will be sent to you.

Webinar Progression

There are breaks allowing you to do the usual and also to digress over the material that has been covered.

It should be noted, that for very small classes {e.g., one person}, progression through the course material is faster than it would be for a larger group since less interaction takes place.

Time is allotted at the end of the Webinar for additional questions.

Any Questions?

If so, please contact Wade Hildegard.

HCRQ, Inc.
P.O. Box 264
Williamsburg, Virginia 23187
Tel: 757-564-7703
Fax: 757-564-7704

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