Learn with successful small business owner, Rachel Green.
Rachel has run her own micro/small business for over 20 yrs. She was initially a home-based business but then decided to move into business premises where she has been for over 12 years.
She owns a Pty Ltd speaking and training company and speaks on communication skills, emotional intelligence and confidence; and sells CDs, books, and other merchandise such as T-shirts.
Rachel has seen many other small businesses come and go during this time. Yet she has ridden a number of economic downturns, government policy changes, (such as the training guarantee scheme and the introduction of the GST), gone through numerous reinventions, run a website for over 12 years and sold online, employed casual, contract and permanent staff, ... and all while maintaining a (usually!) healthy work-life balance.
She is taking this unique opportunity to share with all solo/micro/small business owners, and potential business owners, some of the key factors that she has learnt that can influence success in a small business.
How to book in and attend a webinar. An easy, three-stage process.
1. Book
You book in and pay on the
Confident-Woman/RachelGreen.Com bookings page.
2. Register
Once you have paid you are sent a link to register for the webinar with Gotowebinars. They are the company we employ to run the webinar software for us. Once you have registered with them they send you another link that allows you personal access to the webinar on the day. It is specific to you on your computer. It will look something like this:
3. On the day
To attend on the day click the link Gotowebinars has sent you and the opening of the webinar will appear on your screen. It is easy! (Just make sure your link is on the same computer you will be attending the webinar on.)
We recommend you log in via the link 10 minutes before the start time to allow you the opportunity to check your equipment. It also means we can check we can hear you through your microphone if you want to ask questions.
NB: Please make sure you put the
correct time in your diary. The time we give is Perth time, Western Australia. Please take into account daylight saving when calculating your own time. When you register for the webinar with GoToWebinars they allow you to change the time zone to match your own. Gotowebinars will send you a reminder notice before the event starts. This means your reminder will show the time in your own time zone.
What equipment will you need?
1. An Internet connection.
A fast reliable broadband connection is best. It may be possible through dial-up but may not be very good, and we don't recommend it.
If you don’t have a broadband connection and you are in a rural area in Australia Telstra does sell prepaid wireless broadband devices on the Next G network. This gives the best coverage in rural areas and I carry one with me to use in rural areas. However, please check before purchasing as they do cost quite a bit. (The device is between $99 - $149 Australian in my experience, but can be used over and over again, so once purchased all you have to do is pay for the calls.)
Alternatively, if you are in Western Australia you may find your local Telecentre has all the equipment you need:
Click here.
Other states and countries may have similar systems.
2. A computer
System Requirements:
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 2000, XP Home, XP Pro, 2003 Server, Vista
Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.4 (Tiger®) or newer
3. Audio
Audio quality can vary based on your audio software/hardware manufacturer as well as your operating system.
You do need to be able to hear the presenter during the webinar.
- You will get the best sound if you wear headphones. You will also need these if other people around you will be affected by the sounds on your computer or if you are in a noisy environment.
- However, we have listened to other webinars successfully through the loud-speakers in our computers. Your choice. Go for the best quality you can.
- The equipment you need will also depend on the level of involvement you want in the webinar. You only need a microphone if you want to ask questions live-to-air so that all participants hear you during the webinar.
- The best quality audio system, in our experience, is a headset with a built-in microphone plugged into your computer
- You do not need a video camera/webcam. No one will see you during the webinar.