ReadyTalk - Webinar Reminder

Hello CRHC Staff,

In September, there was a bit of confusion surrounding the use of CRHC's two ReadyTalk Accounts and it occurred to me that many of you are probably not aware that CRHC has two different accounts or why (and some of you are probably saying "What's ReadyTalk?"), so here is a quick tutorial.

What is ReadyTalk?
ReadyTalk is the service we use to host webinars, which can also be recorded for later playback.

Why does CRHC have two accounts with ReadyTalk?
As CRHC has placed an emphasis on providing education via webinar, it became clear that we needed two separate accounts for scheduling purposes.

What is the difference between the two accounts and why is it important to use the correct one?
One account is paid for with FLEX dollars and the other is paid out of general technology funds. Since the account paid with FLEX dollars is Federal money for a specific program, we are required to make sure we are only using that account for webinars related to FLEX activities. The other account (paid for with general technology funds) should be used for everything else.

What cost is associated with hosting a ReadyTalk Webinar?
There are two components of cost associated with webinars:
1. Web costs - for each account, we pay an annual subscription fee that allows for unlimited web (this is where you can put in PowerPoint slides that each participant can log in to look at as you go through the presentation or a Word document, etc). There is no cost to the individual webinar for web.
2. Voice - this is the cost for participants to call in and hear what the presenter is saying. The cost for this is 3.9 cents per minute per participant
3. Recording Hosting - additionally, you may choose to record your webinar and there is a hosting fee of 20 cents per minute per month. If you choose to record a webinar, we encourage you to save it to the CRHC server as soon as possible and erase the recording from the ReadyTalk website so that you don't incur hosting fees. Suzie and Jennifer J can help with this process

Is there a limit to the number of participants on each webinar?
We can have up to 2,000 particpants per webinar

Log- in information for the general account can be found on the shared log-in spreadsheet that Suzie sent out about a month ago. Suzie and Jennifer J can also provide this to you anytime, as well as assistance with setting up a webinar.

Thank you,
J$