Presenting remotely
This section explains how you can use Meetecho to present remotely in a session, and inject your own audio/video feeds in the physical and virtual rooms.
NOTE WELL: Please beware that rooms need to be configured properly to allow remote presentations, and so you should always contact us in advance if remote presentations are needed.
Testing your WebRTC capabilities
All audio/video functionality in Meetecho is WebRTC based, which means you'll need a WebRTC compliant web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Opera) if you want to present remotely. That said, a compliant browser is sometimes not enough, as your neteork may employ filters or firewalls that may affect a successful WebRTC connectivity.
In order to check whether or not you'll be able to present during the session, we prepared a simple self-test web application that you can find here:
https://karlin3.conf.meetecho.com/self-test/
In case the test is successful, you'll be able to see yourself in both video boxes, and listen to your own audio as well.
Joining as a remote presenter
Assuming the self-test was successful, to join as a remote presenter you'll need to open the link we will provide you privately via mail or through other out-of-band mechanism.
IMPORTANT: Do NOT use the links that are available on the public agenda on this website: those links only allow participants to attend, and not to contribute any media at all, except for active Jabber participation.
Although the link we'll provide is different, the interface will look exactly the same, so you'll be asked to compile the virtual blue sheets exactly as regular attendees are.
The remote presenter Meetecho interface
The interface you'll be presented when joining will, in general, be almost exactly the same as the one regular attendees will make use of. As such, just as the other attendees you'll get the Jabber chatroom, a video of the beamer feed and video feeds coming from the physical room (e.g., pointing at chairs, a local speaker, or the mic line).
Unlike regular attendees, though, remote presenters are allowed to inject their own audio and video in the room in order to make their presentation. By default both media are muted, as you can see from the red webcam/mic icons in the upper left part of the screen, next to your name: this is also reflected by the fact you'll see your own video with a dark overlay and a Video not published caption, in the upper right part of the screen.
To start speaking and/or injecting your own webcam feed in the room, just click the related mic/webcam icons and wait for them to turn green.
As to the slides, the easiest option is to let the chairs open your slides deck: the slides will be available to you through the beamer video feed, meaning saying a simple "next slide"/"previous slide" will allow you to ask the chairs to navigate the slides accordingly just as if you were presenting remotely.