Slides from a presentation at the American Library Association Annual Conference, June 2013, Chicago.

1. Host Your Own
Virtual Lightning Talks
Using Google Hangout
Peter Murray – Twitter: @DataG
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2. Outline
• Preparation
• Showtime!
• Follow-up
Roles: Host, Presenters, Viewers

3. Preparation
• Host must have a “Verified” YouTube
account:
https://www.youtube.com/verify
• Host and Presenters must install the
Hangouts plugin:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin/

7. Preparation Tips
• Make the hangout event start-time earlier
than the actual event start
• Read the “Hangouts-on-Air” documentation:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2553119

8. Showtime!

9. Showtime! Tips
• Use a “Beep Track” to warn Presenters of
time left
• “Ready, Set, Go” tones at the start draw
focus to Host video feed with title slide
• Presenters share their entire screen or just a
window
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/1660627
• Use the “Cameraman App” function to hide
and mute other presenters:
https://support.google.com/plus/answer/2660854

10. Follow-Up

12. More Links
• Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Virtual_Lightning_Talks
• My Notes on Hosting C4L Lightning Talks
http://dltj.org/article/c4l-virtual-lightning-talk-notes/
• Other’s Wisdom
https://plus.google.com/u/0/%2BFraserCain/posts/PaeeynDx34L
https://code.google.com/p/course-builder/wiki/OnlineOfficeHours
• Presentation Slides
http://dltj.org/

13. Advancing Knowledge