About This Presentation Here are some tested tips on making the most of live video conversations and Google/YouTube hangouts as viewers, participants and hosts. In my opinion, the Google/YouTube Hangouts are one of the best options for online information sharing and verbal conversation. More about Periscope and other options in the presentation called Engaging Events. Your comments are welcome and so are embeds, likes, clips and shares. - Ron Mader

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2. Here are some tested tips on making the most of live video
conversations and Google/YouTube hangouts as viewers,
participants and hosts. In my opinion, the Google/YouTube
Hangouts are one of the best options for online information
sharing and verbal conversation. More about Periscope and
other options in the presentation called Engaging Events.
Your comments are welcome and so are embeds, likes,
hearts, clips and shares.
- Ron Mader (Las Vegas, 2017)
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About This Presentation

3. planeta.com/hangout

4. planeta.com/livestreaming
“Pictures or it
didn't happen"
has been usurped by
“Livestreaming video
or it’s not happening.”

5. Index
• W h a t ’ s a H a n g o u t ?
• B e p a r t o f t h e C o n v e r s a t i o n
• M o n k e y G r a p h i c s
• H o w t o W a t c h P u b l i c H a n g o u t s
• H o w t o J o i n a h a n g o u t
• H o w t o H o s t h a n g o u t s
• C o m p a r i n g P l a t f o r m s
• S t r a y O b s e r v a t i o n s

6. h a n g o u t s . g o o g l e . c o m

7. youtube.com/watch?v=YNfdchpvYYc
Be part of the conversation

9. g o o g l e . c o m / + / l e a r n m o r e / h a n g o u t s / ? h l = e s
Los Hangouts Tambíen en Español

11. T i p f o r H o s t s :
L e a r n h o w t o
p r o n o u n c e
g u e s t s ’ n a m e s
before
r e c o r d i n g .

12. O t h e r
Ar e we o n
the same
scre e n?
T o w h at
de gr e e
do we
i nte r act?
W h at’ s
next?
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Are we on the same screen?

13. You can
hangout if
you can login
with your
gmail ID on
plus.google.com
Photo @ iafos

14. Or install
the Google
hangout app
on your
smartphone
or tablet.
Photo @ Lefteris Katsouromallis

15. Photo @ Jen Lipp
Be clear about who is initiating the hangout.

16. How to Watch Hangouts
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• If you want to watch a hangout, no login is required. You can view the hangout
live on Google+ and YouTube. Hangouts are also archived for later viewing.
• FYI: You don't have to watch. You can listen to the hangout like a podcast.
• Please share the news. Click ‘+’ and ‘Share the event’ … You can also copy the
link and post on other social web channels or send via email.
• If the Q&A app is on, please ask questions before and during the conversation.
• Viewers are encouraged to share comments on the Google+ event page and
YouTube.
• Enjoy the show!

17. Watching Google Hangouts
@alastairmck Alastair McKenzie

20. How to Join a Hangout
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• It helps to have a Gmail address, but it's not necessary.
• Find a quiet space with ample internet signal strength.
• Bring something for show and tell. We love to see tangible folk art, food and lo-fi media:
postcards, flyers, guidebooks, posters.
• You need a webcam. It helps to have headphones and microphone.
• Let the hangout facilitator/organizer know of your interest in participating.
• Confirm you are watching on the event page. This adds the hangout to your list of events
• Before your hangout, test the software with a private chat. Install plugins if necessary.
• Bonus points. Learn how to set up the Lower Third screen.
• Use screenshare to show websites or photos already on your computer.

21. Stay
Close to
Your
Router
Photo: Helen Haden

22. How to Host Hangouts
• When you are signed into Google+ -- https://plus.google.com -- click ‘Hangout'
from the lefthand navigation menu
• Now click ‘Hangouts on air' and you will be given the choice of starting one
immediately or scheduling a hangout for later (our preference is to schedule the
hangouts for later, thus creating an event page that makes it easy to share and
thus promote)
• Enable the Q&A (Questions and Answers) app
• When you are ready, click ‘start' to Broadcast hangout and invite participants
(individually or by circle)
• At the start and during the hangout, invite viewers to submit questions that will
appear in the Q&A
• Afterwards double check the YouTube video and make sure the show notes include
a link to the Google+ event page and other relevant links; optional: set license to
creative commons attribution so that others can create highlights
! Easy Mistakes: If you choose ‘Event' instead of ‘Hangout' from the
lefthand column, the YouTube video link is NOT automatically created.
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23. When you are signed into
Google+ -- https://
plus.google.com -- click
‘Hangout' from the
lefthand navigation menu

24. Now click ‘Hangouts on air' and you
will be given the choice of starting
one immediately or scheduling a
hangout for later (our preference is to
schedule the hangouts for later, thus
creating an event page that makes it
easy to share and thus promote)

26. Once you have created a
hangout, edit the details which
will appear as ‘show notes on
the YouTube video.

27. Hey, Hangout Hosts
Remi nd yourself,
y o u r par ti c i pan ts an d v i e w e r s :
I t’ s pe r f e ctl y acce ptabl e to
de l ay o r r e sche dul e a hango ut.

28. Invite Your Guests
I f t h e y h a v e n o t p a r t i c i p a t e d i n a
h a n g o u t b e f o r e , i n v i t e t h e m t o a
d e m o c h a t b e f o r e g o i n g l i v e .
Y o u r g u e s t s w i l l b e n e f i t f r o m a
G m a i l a d d r e s s a n d w e b c a m .
F i n d a g e n t l e w a y t o e x p l a i n t h i s .

29. Invite Your Guests

30. Sometimes there will be glitches

31. Archive Your Videos
Hangouts are
immediately archived
on YouTube.
Organizers, guests
and others can embed
videos on other
websites and create
playlists from your
videos.
Image @ Aftab Uzzaman

32. SHOW NOTES
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34. After The Hangout
Edit the YouTube Video
- Tags
- Licenses
- Category
Add to playlist(s)
Embed video on other sites
Timestamp favorite bits
Edit the Google Event Page
- Update the description
- (aka Show Notes)
- Add links to guests
- Add mentioned links

35. After the Hangout
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• On YouTube give the video a thumb’s up
• SHARE the video on the social web – Facebook, Google+, Twitter
• Embed the video on your blog or website
• Bonus Points: Add the video to a YouTube playlist
• Bonus Points: Remix the video to feature highlights
• Bonus Points for Planeta Wiki editors: Add new info and links on the wiki
• Bonus Points for hangout hosts: Edit the captions (creating a transcript)

36. youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGcZwmpqrhGZArWf1yBlVBsqGyQROzEsc

38. Slideshare/YouTube Tip
Editing your Slideshare
presentation, you can insert a
YouTube Video at any point.

41. Those not in the room play a critical role in
event feedback and amplification loops.
Remote Participants
Aivar Ruukel

42. hangout profile gmail circle guest
timestamp green room host show notes toolbox
app join FREE SPACE live mute
chromecast password platform lower third monetization
google video q&a hover login
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Making the most of live and archived video

46. slideshare.net/planeta/googlehangoutstips
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47. @ronmader