Practice Meeting Tips!

With a little experimentation and some lengthy technical support phone conversations, (and with Angela Christian's tremendous help doing the same experimenting and phone calling) (THANK YOU ANGELA!!)- here is a list of step by step instructions for signing on to our upcoming Practice Meeting on Thursday, Feb. 5th at 6pm.

As long as you have the Meeting Link and Meeting ID you do not need to receive a special "invite" from me for this first free Practice Class.  In the future, I will send Invitations based on class "orders" through my Square Market online.  (we'll discuss all of this on the 5th).

Anyway, below are the steps and I do not guarantee 100% that your computer and system will behave exactly according to these steps.  Which is why I suggest you do most of these steps prior to class time.   And be sure to have the tech support phone number handy; they are extremely patient! 877-216-7555 (I have that # memorized...)

In order to hear audio through your computer you will need to install the proper desk top application as instructed below.  Once it is installed, that step will not need to be repeated for future classes.

If you do not wish to install the desk top application - you can still join the meeting and use a regular telephone for audio by actually dialing the number and listening in on the phone (712) 775-7031.

Now to get on with the steps:

_____ Go to Free Conference Call link

_____ Select Online Meeting in top white bar, select "Join"

_____ Put in the Meeting ID 148-949-152, select "Submit"

_____ Enter your name & email address,  select "Join"

_____ You will see a black screen with a "Waiting for Presenter" message

_____ On that screen find the "information" icon on the task bar (that is the little "i" with   a circle around it)

_____ Click on the "i" icon and select "Desk top Application to download" (or something like that; this part I've never seen myself, but was told by tech support this is what it says)

_____ The installation process will begin, then it will launch the program

_____ At this point, you should have the same Meeting Dashboard as me (you'll be sharing my desktop)

_____ Select the green telephone icon on that Meeting Dashboard (upper left box on screen)

_____ This will give you audio through your computer

So there we are (or hopefully will be) on Thurs. Feb. 5th at 6pm!!  Thanks for your efforts to join this class and your patience in doing so!  I look forward to our little community of learning and networking!

Please email any new discoveries regarding getting signed on or questions of any kind!

Carla Brock   holisticrn@energyconcepts101.com

Practice Class Coming Up!

Hi Everyone!  Welcome to 2015! 

I hope it is off to a very good start for each of you!

Wheels are turning slowly for me as I'm trying to find the best and easiest way to begin online classes!  My schedule allows for Thursday evenings and most of us are accustomed to the third week of each month - so, my creative juices came up with the ThirdsDay Class!  No, that is not a typo!  It is the Third Thursday of each month!  A bit tricky to say, but hopefully hard to forget!!

Classes will be offered through FreeConferenceCall.com.  It is recommended to download the desktop application for FreeConferenceCall in advance to ensure expedited access at the scheduled meeting time. Click this link  freeconferencecall.com  to download and install this application and configure your computer for these shared sessions.  You will find a technical support phone number to call if you have problems.

There will be a free "Practice Class" on Thurs. Feb. 5th (NOT a ThirdsDay!) at 6:00pm.  Besides a trial & error opportunity, this will be an orientation to future classes, fees, etc..  I'll report on Survey Monkey feedback and we can take a vote on class starting time.  6pm or 6:30pm - be thinking about that!  

Our first real ThirdsDay Class will be Feb. 19th!!!

Also, I plan to eventually figure out how to record these classes and offer recordings for those who miss or cannot participate at this specific time.  I apologize that I'm not a 'whiz' at this technology, and I will probably make mistakes until I get it right!

The Meeting ID is 148-949-152. This ID number will get you to my "Meeting Wall" from where I'll be able to share my computer screen with all participants.  You may want headphones with a microphone if your computer speakers & mic are not adequate. Participants can also communicate with typed messages in the Chat box at the bottom left of the screen. 

I will be practicing this myself this weekend (recruiting Ronnie as a participant), so I will send another news-blog if I discover any helpful tips or suggestions.   Please email me if you discover any as well!  (holisticrn@energyconcepts101.com)

Mark your calendars, plan an evening at home, get comfy and prepare to connect!