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Presenting to a gathered audience generally involves a speaker (or multiple speakers) presenting to users who are gathered remotely in another location, such as a classroom. There may also be an audience gathered face-to-face with the speaker(s). This scenario necessitates more preparation and planning than a small group meeting.

If the audience is "mixed," with some users dispersed (logging in individually) and some gathered together, this scenario is covered in the Complete Mixed Meeting Hosting Guide under Hosting Meetings.

Level of Expertise

• Level 3: Advanced (see Level 3: Advanced under Hosting Meetings -> Levels of Expertise)

Examples

• Lecture
• Guest speaker (see the Faculty Focus recording and materials for more information about using Adobe connect for guest speakers)
• Report to large audience

Meeting Activities

• Host broadcasts audio and video
• Display files in the Share pod
• Attendees use Chat pod to communicate and ask questions
• Use Poll pod to incorporate interaction with Attendees
• Use File Share pod to distribute files

Opportunities

• If audience members have access to computers, they can communicate via text chat.
• Face-to-face interactions, including discussion and small group work, are possible for those in the classroom.
• The session can be recorded for additional uses.

Limitations

• If opportunities for discussion and activities are not built into presentation or supported in the classroom, a lengthy presentation can fail to engage an audience.
• For active, engaged learning, an experienced moderator should be present in the classroom to facilitate discussion.
• In order for the distant Presenter to be aware of what happens in the classroom, someone there should send observations using text chat.
• Requires planning and preparation
• Moderator in face-to-face room needs to have a strategy to collect and ask questions from the audience
• May need special setup of A/V equipment in the face-to-face room
• Presenters need wired high speed connections

Roles/Permissions

• Meeting Leader: Host
• Attendees: Participants and/or Presenters

Connection Speed

• Host: high speed, wired Internet connection
• Presenters: high speed, wired Internet connection
• Participants: dial-up modem, DSL, LAN

Support considerations

• Technical support
• Text chat monitor
• Discussion monitor in face-to-face room